Desert Palms Elementary School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Glendale, Arizona·85304
Score
40.2/100
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#296
Among 494 Arizona K-8 schools
#27
In Peoria Unified School District (4237)
#19
In Glendale
Top 60%
In Arizona

Score 40.2/100: better than 40% of Arizona K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% passing on state tests in Arizona, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Arizona schools.

English language arts
32%
Similar Arizona schools ≈ 39%, better than 41% of them
252 students tested
Math
21%
Similar Arizona schools ≈ 32%, better than 36% of them
252 students tested
Science
26%
Similar Arizona schools ≈ 33%, better than 42% of them
87 students tested
All Arizona schools (ELA / math)
41% / 34%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by Arizona Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3AASA/ACT/MSAAhidden (small group)46
English language artsGrade 4AASA/ACT/MSAA4339
English language artsGrade 5AASA/ACT/MSAA2741
English language artsGrade 6AASA/ACT/MSAA3540
English language artsGrade 7AASA/ACT/MSAAhidden (small group)40
English language artsGrade 8AASA/ACT/MSAA4846
English language artsAll gradesAASA/ACT/MSAA32252
MathGrade 3AASA/ACT/MSAA3346
MathGrade 4AASA/ACT/MSAAhidden (small group)39
MathGrade 5AASA/ACT/MSAAhidden (small group)42
MathGrade 6AASA/ACT/MSAAhidden (small group)39
MathGrade 7AASA/ACT/MSAAhidden (small group)40
MathGrade 8AASA/ACT/MSAA2946
MathAll gradesAASA/ACT/MSAA21252
ScienceGrade 5AzSCIhidden (small group)41
ScienceGrade 8AzSCI3246
ScienceAll gradesAzSCI2687

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
415
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
415
Typical K-8 school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Maricopa County

Contact

Address
11441 N 55TH AVE
Glendale, AZ 85304

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Arizona. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Desert Palms Elementary School at a glance

Desert Palms Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Peoria Unified School District (4237). It has about 415 students (a typical Arizona K-8 school has 464).

In 2024-25 state tests, 32% in English language arts (similar schools: 39%) and 21% in math (similar schools: 32%) reached the state standard (% passing). On our score, which compares it only with other Arizona K-8 schools, it scores 40.2 out of 100: better than 40% of them, ranking #296 of 494. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.