Peoria Unified School District (4237)
Public school district based in Peoria, Arizona. NCES district ID 0406250; state ID AZ-4237.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
44
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
34,436
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,855.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 673 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,976 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,071 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,215 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,465 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,379 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,445 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,492 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,560 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,608 | |
| Grade 9 | 3,246 | |
| Grade 10 | 3,135 | |
| Grade 11 | 3,182 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,989 | |
| Ungraded | 0 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.0% | |
| Asian | 3.1% | |
| Black or African American | 5.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 39.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3% | |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | |
| White | 45.9% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.7% | |
| Male | 51.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 42, Town 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High School Peoria | 7–12 | Regular | 2,510 | 116.7 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Centennial High School Peoria | 7–12 | Regular | 2,026 | 87.9 | 23.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunrise Mountain High School Peoria | 7–12 | Regular | 1,896 | 95.1 | 19.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Ironwood High School Glendale | 7–12 | Regular | 1,804 | 89.8 | 20.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Raymond S. Kellis Glendale | 7–12 | Regular | 1,691 | 79.4 | 21.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Peoria High School Peoria | 7–12 | Regular | 1,397 | 65.9 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Pleasant Elementary Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 1,267 | 59.5 | 21.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Vistancia Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 1,089 | 53.5 | 20.4 | Town: Fringe |
| Cactus High School Glendale | 7–12 | Regular | 1,036 | 53.2 | 19.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunset Heights Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 987 | 46.5 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Country Meadows Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 972 | 51.0 | 19.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Oakwood Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 937 | 45.5 | 20.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Parkridge Elementary Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 895 | 44.3 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Frontier Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 846 | 48.0 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Zuni Hills Elementary School Sun City | PK–8 | Regular | 794 | 42.7 | 18.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Desert Harbor Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 779 | 44.5 | 17.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Cotton Boll School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 756 | 36.5 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Apache Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 751 | 40.8 | 18.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Oasis Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 724 | 40.5 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Sun Valley Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 720 | 36.3 | 19.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Santa Fe Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 698 | 48.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Coyote Hills Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 695 | 58.9 | 11.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Paseo Verde Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 689 | 35.5 | 19.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Marshall Ranch Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 662 | 39.0 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Alta Loma School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 641 | 35.8 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Copperwood School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 625 | 37.0 | 16.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 578 | 38.5 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Cheyenne Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 554 | 34.5 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sundance Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 549 | 32.1 | 17.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Foothills Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 537 | 34.5 | 15.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Peoria Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 499 | 38.8 | 12.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Heritage School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 478 | 28.3 | 16.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Sky View Elementary School Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 467 | 29.8 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Ira A Murphy Peoria | PK–8 | Regular | 450 | 34.5 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Desert Valley Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 439 | 31.1 | 14.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Pioneer Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 411 | 26.5 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Peoria Traditional School Sun City | K–8 | Regular | 380 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
| Desert Palms Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 373 | 25.8 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Canyon Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 297 | 21.5 | 13.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Kachina Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 273 | 18.5 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Peoria eCampus Peoria | K–12 | Regular | 130 | 1.0 | 130check | Suburb: Large |
| Peoria Flex Academy Peoria | 8–12 | Alternative | 100 | 24.6 | 4.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunflower School Glendale | PK–12 | Special Education | 21 | 3.0 | 7 | Suburb: Large |
| GCC Early Childhood Learning Lab Glendale | PK | Regular | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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