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Best Elementary Schools
in Peoria Unified School District (4237)

This page covers 33 elementary schools in Peoria Unified School District (4237). Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Coyote Hills Elementary School
Grades PK–08787 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
2
rank
Desert Harbor Elementary School
Grades PK–08803 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
17.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
3
rank
Parkridge Elementary
Grades PK–08886 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
4
rank
Frontier Elementary School
Grades PK–08970 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
19.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
5
rank
Apache Elementary School
Grades PK–08732 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
18.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
6
rank
Sunset Heights Elementary School
Grades PK–081,064 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
21.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
7
rank
Canyon Elementary School
Grades PK–08294 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Pioneer Elementary School
Grades PK–08402 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Zuni Hills Elementary School
Grades PK–08880 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
10
rank
Kachina Elementary School
Grades PK–08327 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$10,264
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
33
Elementary Schools
44
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.