Best Public Schools in Eloy, AZ

Summary:

The city of Eloy, Arizona is home to 7 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in Eloy face significant challenges, with stark disparities in academic performance and socioeconomic factors impacting student outcomes across the district.

While Toltec Elementary School struggles with alarmingly low proficiency rates, the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School shows more promising, albeit still below-average, performance. The Eloy Junior High School consistently ranks among the lowest in the state, while the Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (VOICE) alternative high school has the highest district ranking but also the lowest graduation rate and highest dropout rate.

Across the Eloy schools, high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients suggest significant socioeconomic challenges, and the wide variation in performance within the same Toltec School District and Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District indicates that district-level factors may be playing a crucial role in shaping the educational landscape in Eloy. Addressing these disparities and improving outcomes for all students will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)						AASA Mathematics (2024)	AzSCI Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
CAVIT - Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	900 W. Main St.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 466-2200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$00			$00
Curiel School	Public	PK, KG-3	1000 Curiel Street	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2120	233	14	17.2		16 (6.9%)	24 (10.3%)	177 (76.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$13,029	$2,513	$663	$5,688	$7,231	$2,623	$9,854
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	900 N Main St	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2200	384	18	21.3		52 (13.5%)	26 (6.8%)	289 (75.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)						14.0				$16,240	$2,474	$787	$5,735	$7,840	$5,139	$12,979
Santa Cruz Center for Success	Public	9-12	900 N Main St	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2200	31				3 (9.7%)	6 (19.4%)	21 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$2,604	$160	$33	$352	$1,538	$874	$2,412
Toltec Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3315 N Toltec Rd	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Toltec School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2350	426	16	26.6		78 (18.3%)	21 (4.9%)	290 (68.1%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)								(n/a)										$9,300	$2,135	$80	$4,350	$5,931	$1,154	$7,085
ECambridge	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3315 N Toltec Rd	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Toltec School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 466-2363	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eloy Junior High School	Public	6-8	404 E Phoenix Ave	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2140	246	18	13.6		17 (6.9%)	20 (8.1%)	191 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	11.9	509^th of 550 public middle schools	7.5%		12.2	817^th of 854 public middle schools	4.3%	308				19.0	14.0				16.0	$12,671	$1,648	$658	$3,955	$7,709	$2,655	$10,365
Eloy Intermediate School	Public	1-8	1101 N. Sunshine Blvd.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2130	249	16	15.4		19 (7.6%)	26 (10.4%)	188 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	12	839^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.0%		16.6	1079^th of 1245 public elementary schools	13.3%	240	24.0	29.0	20.0				19.0	21.0		$10,857	$1,877	$529	$4,283	$6,083	$2,368	$8,451
Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice)	Public	9-12	3740 N Toltec Rd	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 450-4500	75	10	7.8		1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	71 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)										$17,166	$253	$1,505	$2,010	$14,522	$886	$15,408

Cities Near Eloy

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Picacho	5.37 mi	1
Arizona City	6.63 mi	1	103^rd
Casa Grande	10.46 mi	32	81^st
Coolidge	15.79 mi	16	99^th
Red Rock	18.38 mi	1	79^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.