Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85118

Summary:

The 85118 zip code in Arizona is home to a single elementary school, Peralta Trail Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and has a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Apache Junction Unified District.

Peralta Trail Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and science, is generally lower than the district and state averages. The school's ELA proficiency rates range from 27% to 50% across grades 3-5, while its math proficiency rates are more mixed, with 3rd-grade students performing above the district and state averages, but 4th and 5th-grade students performing below. In 5th-grade science, the school's proficiency rate of 26% is lower than the district and state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 462 out of 904 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 854 out of 1,000 in 2021-2022, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 star out of 5 in 2021-2022 to 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023.

Peralta Trail Elementary School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 73.78% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $4,980, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 23.8, which is slightly higher than the national average. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and the inconsistency in its performance over the past few years.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)			AASA Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th 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
Peralta Trail Elementary School	Public	K-6	10965 E Peralta Rd	Apache Junction	85118	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7540	286	12	23.8	73.8%	167 (58.4%)	5 (1.7%)	89 (31.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	41.8	462^nd of 904 public elementary schools	48.9%		44.8	602^nd of 1245 public elementary schools	51.6%	140	36.0	50.0	27.0	61.0	34.0	34.0	$4,980	$883	$21	$1,787	$3,992	$84	$4,076

Cities Near Zip Code 85118

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Apache Junction	1.43 mi	13	126^th
Mesa	7.37 mi	162	65^th
San Tan Valley	8 mi	23	88^th
Queen Creek	9.15 mi	42	19^th
Florence	14.25 mi	13	119^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.

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