Mirage Elementary School

Summary:

Mirage Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 582. The school is part of the Deer Valley Unified District, which is ranked 91 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mirage Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 28% to 36%, while the district and state averages were significantly higher, ranging from 52% to 61% and 39% to 46%, respectively. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates were also lower, ranging from 15% to 27%, compared to the district's 49% to 59% and the state's 30% to 43%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from ranking 460 out of 1,039 Arizona elementary schools in 2018-2019 to ranking 728 out of 904 schools in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools within the Deer Valley Unified District, Mirage Elementary School generally underperforms. For example, Traditional Academy at Bellair, located less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Mirage Elementary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, Mirage Elementary School performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Sunrise Elementary School, which is also part of the Deer Valley Unified District.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3910 W Grovers Ave
       Glendale, AZ  85308-3006


(602) 467-5300

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
728th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,055 Help


Students who attend Mirage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Desert Sky Middle School
High:    Deer Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  582

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.4%
Hispanic:
30.9%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mirage Elementary School ranks worse than 80.5% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.17. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.4%), Hispanic (30.9%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mirage Elementary School is 16.2. 15 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mirage Elementary School is $8,055, which is the 7th highest among 31 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mirage Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mirage Elementary School 728th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Mirage Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 91st of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mirage Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 47.66 570th 1062 46.3%
2010 59.70 439th 1090 59.7%
2011 62.27 403rd 1075 62.5%
2012 63.80 408th 1141 64.2%
2013 54.81 520th 1158 55.1%
2014 52.03 524th 1079 51.4%
2015 27.34 656th 955 31.3%
2016 54.61 446th 1079 58.7%
2017 50.16 486th 1106 56.1%
2018 57.30 440th 1109 60.3%
2019 51.86 460th 1039 55.7%
2021 46.29 582nd 1226 52.5%
2022 41.43 520th 1000 48.0%
2023 34.84 747th 1245 40.0%
2024 18.17 728th 904 19.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.69 912th 1027 11.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.86 826th 975 15.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.72 246th 417 41.0%
2021 44.82 537th 1201 55.3%
2023 14.59 807th 820 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.52 235th 820 71.3%
2022 42.61 365th 618 40.9%
2023 34.27 729th 1116 34.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 68.29 31st 423 92.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.55 417th 1023 59.2%
2019 39.44 488th 862 43.4%
2021 48.66 553rd 1219 54.6%
2022 31.56 586th 824 28.9%
2023 34.88 727th 1219 40.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.90 86th 101 14.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.59 474th 1032 54.1%
2019 48.31 410th 850 51.8%
2021 43.32 620th 1220 49.2%
2022 31.01 570th 830 31.3%
2023 33.90 754th 1216 38.0%
2024 10.82 564th 609 7.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.30 394th 620 36.5%
2022 21.64 245th 270 9.3%
2023 50.38 143rd 316 54.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.25 466th 895 47.9%
2022 58.63 146th 289 49.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.76 369th 911 59.5%
2019 49.58 324th 709 54.3%
2021 39.18 663rd 1198 44.7%
2023 30.63 812th 1170 30.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.75 318th 654 51.4%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.72 31st 171 81.9%
2022 35.95 17th 24 29.2%
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Rank History for White students at Mirage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.49 451st 720 37.4%
2019 37.42 396th 595 33.4%
2021 42.67 673rd 1161 42.0%
2022 26.84 646th 800 19.3%
2023 21.73 862nd 1024 15.8%
2024 2.98 473rd 477 0.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Open Quote I'm redoing this due to I got an email saying I submitted a rating . So when opening this email it showed I rated Mirage Elementary a 1 star??? Witch I would not give , because they were great in giving him the much needed help he needs being he had to leave Bellair due to the change in there school an they would not have the teachers he needed. So I definitely 100 give them five stars!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Mirage Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 887 6 12 41 7 n/a n/a -25 928
1989 892 14 24 28 1 n/a n/a 1 960
1990 909 14 15 43 n/a n/a n/a -51 930
1991 871 15 26 43 0 n/a n/a 713 1668
1992 825 13 14 48 6 n/a n/a 0 906
1993 858 20 14 44 6 n/a n/a 0 942
1994 539 15 6 38 6 n/a n/a 0 604
1995 745 22 18 66 8 n/a n/a 0 859
1996 745 22 18 66 8 n/a n/a 0 859
1997 763 27 22 74 8 n/a n/a 0 894
1998 720 28 25 86 8 n/a n/a 0 867
1999 703 32 18 89 6 n/a n/a 0 848
2000 695 26 18 91 6 n/a n/a 0 836
2001 654 22 27 82 5 n/a n/a 0 790
2002 612 22 18 95 11 n/a n/a 0 758
2003 612 22 18 95 11 n/a n/a 0 758
2004 558 22 20 115 16 n/a n/a 0 731
2005 549 21 22 115 14 n/a n/a 0 721
2006 541 28 25 141 12 n/a n/a 0 747
2007 516 26 15 134 14 n/a n/a 0 705
2008 475 23 14 135 18 n/a n/a 0 665
2009 422 25 11 128 16 n/a n/a 0 602
2010 415 23 13 128 14 n/a n/a 0 593
2011 318 12 4 140 12 2 11 0 499
2012 293 19 3 106 10 5 18 0 454
2013 280 10 7 114 16 3 13 0 443
2014 281 11 2 114 9 2 16 0 435
2015 274 18 0 142 7 0 17 0 458
2016 289 13 10 135 8 0 13 0 468
2017 306 19 9 147 6 1 13 0 501
2018 286 18 13 150 7 2 10 0 486
2019 323 15 12 153 7 3 14 0 527
2020 339 23 11 153 6 2 29 0 563
2021 281 12 11 116 6 2 16 0 444
2022 319 12 13 167 7 4 20 0 542
2023 328 22 15 180 3 4 30 0 582

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mirage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 928 39.0 23.7 n/a
1989 960 39.0 24.6 n/a
1990 930 40.5 22.9 n/a
1991 1668 37.5 44.4 n/a
1992 906 52.4 17.2 n/a
1993 942 52.0 18.1 n/a
1994 604 40.5 14.9 n/a
1995 859 48.6 17.7 n/a
1996 859 48.6 17.7 n/a
1997 894 51.4 17.4 n/a
1998 867 50.3 17.2 n/a
1999 848 48.9 17.3 n/a
2000 836 49.0 17.1 n/a
2001 790 44.5 17.8 n/a
2002 758 47.5 16.0 25.1
2003 758 47.5 16.0 25.1
2004 731 45.5 16.1 31.3
2005 721 41.5 17.4 13.6
2006 747 45.9 16.3 16.7
2007 705 45.2 15.6 22.7
2008 665 43.2 15.4 n/a
2009 602 43.8 13.7 31.1
2010 593 39.3 15.0 38.6
2011 499 36.3 13.7 38.3
2012 454 33.7 13.4 41.2
2013 443 32.4 13.6 58.9
2014 435 33.2 13.1 63.9
2015 458 30.0 15.2 66.4
2016 468 34.0 13.7 59.6
2017 501 34.8 14.3 59.9
2018 486 32.6 14.9 52.9
2019 527 29.4 17.9 52.9
2020 563 35.9 15.6 52.8
2021 444 40.0 11.1 n/a
2022 542 37.0 14.6 26
2023 582 35.9 16.2 50.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mirage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 928 39.0 23.7 n/a
1989 960 39.0 24.6 n/a
1990 930 40.5 22.9 n/a
1991 1668 37.5 44.4 n/a
1992 906 52.4 17.2 n/a
1993 942 52.0 18.1 n/a
1994 604 40.5 14.9 n/a
1995 859 48.6 17.7 n/a
1996 859 48.6 17.7 n/a
1997 894 51.4 17.4 n/a
1998 867 50.3 17.2 n/a
1999 848 48.9 17.3 n/a
2000 836 49.0 17.1 n/a
2001 790 44.5 17.8 n/a
2002 758 47.5 16.0 25.1
2003 758 47.5 16.0 25.1
2004 731 45.5 16.1 31.3
2005 721 41.5 17.4 13.6
2006 747 45.9 16.3 16.7
2007 705 45.2 15.6 22.7
2008 665 43.2 15.4 n/a
2009 602 43.8 13.7 31.1
2010 593 39.3 15.0 38.6
2011 499 36.3 13.7 38.3
2012 454 33.7 13.4 41.2
2013 443 32.4 13.6 58.9
2014 435 33.2 13.1 63.9
2015 458 30.0 15.2 66.4
2016 468 34.0 13.7 59.6
2017 501 34.8 14.3 59.9
2018 486 32.6 14.9 52.9
2019 527 29.4 17.9 52.9
2020 563 35.9 15.6 52.8
2021 444 40.0 11.1 n/a
2022 542 37.0 14.6 26
2023 582 35.9 16.2 50.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mirage Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $730 (8.4%) $109 (1.2%) $1,570 (18.0%) $6,634 (76.1%) $1,249 (14.3%) $7,883 (90.4%) $8,722
2020 $612 (7.9%) $241 (3.1%) $1,465 (19.0%) $6,436 (83.3%) $435 (5.6%) $6,871 (89.0%) $7,724
2021 $556 (6.4%) $522 (6.0%) $1,633 (18.8%) $7,839 (90.2%) n/a $7,610 (87.6%) $8,687
2022 $1,409 (17.5%) $48 (0.6%) $2,867 (35.6%) $6,379 (79.2%) $218 (2.7%) $6,597 (81.9%) $8,055

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mirage Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 460th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 747th of 1245 Elementary schools
 15.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students527582
 10.4%
African American1522
 46.7%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian1215
 25%
Hispanic153180
 17.6%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White323328
 1.5%
Two or More Races1430
 114.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.9%50.9%
 2.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mirage Elementary School

Students who attend Mirage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Sky Middle School
High : Deer Valley High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 582 students attended Mirage Elementary School.

Students at Mirage Elementary School are 56% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Mirage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Arizona elementary schools.


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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.

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