List of elementary schools in the Peoria Unified School District

Peoria Unified School District #11 Elementary Schools provides primary education in Peoria, Arizona and parts of Glendale, Arizona.

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Alta Loma
* Address: 9750 N. 87th Avenue Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-4575
* Attendance line: 623-412-4582
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4578
* Fax: 623-412-4584
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Rae Conelley
* Start time: 8:00 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 p.m.
* Enrollment: 1026
* Year built: 1976
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Peoria High School & Raymond S. Kellis High School

Apache
* Address: 8633 W. John Cabot Road Peoria, AZ 85382
* Main phone: 623-412-4875
* Attendance line: 623-412-4884
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4878
* Fax: 623-412-4885
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Mr. Brodie
* Start time: 8:00 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 p.m.
* Enrollment: 951
* Year built: 1990
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Sunrise Mountain High School

Canyon
* Principal:Mrs. Cheryl Neils
* Assistant Principal:Mrs. Heidi Keefer
* Address: 5490 W. Paradise Lane Glendale, AZ 85306
* Main phone: 623-412-5050
* Attendance line: 623-412-5059
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5053
* Fax: 623-412-5061
* Library: 623-412-5066
* Grades: Kindergarten - 8th
* Special Education: Pre-School & Sunflower Center
* Start Time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 2:40 P.M. Grades K-2, 3:40 P.M. Grades 3-8
* Pre-School: 8:40 - 11:10 A.M.
* Enrollment: 550
* Year built: 1991
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Cactus High School

Cheyenne
* Principal: Mr. Miller
* Address: 11806 N. 87th Ave Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-487-5100
* Attendance line: 623-487-5107
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5004
* Fax: 623-412-5110
* Grades: Kindergarten - 8th
* Start Time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 2:00 P.M. Grades K-2, 3:00 P.M. Grades 3-8
* Enrollment: 871
* Year built: 1996
* Achievement Profile:Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Peoria High School

Copperwood
* Address: 11232 N. 65th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85304
* Main phone: 623-412-4650
* Attendance line: 623-412-4655
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4653
* Fax: 623-412-4660
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Terrie Barnes
* Start time: 8:00 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 p.m.
* Enrollment: 860
* Year built: 1980
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Ironwood High School

Cotton Boll
* Address: 8540 W. Butler Drive Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-4700
* Attendance line: 623-412-4707
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4703
* Fax: 623-412-4705
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: David Snyder
* Start time: 8 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3 p.m.
* Enrollment: 997
* Year built: 1983
* Achievement Profile: Performing
* High School Feeder: Raymond S. Kellis High School

Country Meadows
* Address: 8409 N. 111th Ave Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-5200
* Attendance line:623-412-5210
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5204
* Fax: 623-412-5207
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Ric Rodriguez
* Start time: 8:40 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 p.m.
* Enrollment: 1424
* Year built: 2000
* Achievement Profile: Performing
* High School Feeder: Raymond S. Kellis High School

Coyote Hills
* Address: 21180 N. 87th Ave Peoria, AZ 85382
* Main phone: 623-412-5225
* Attendance line: 623-412-5234
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5229
* Fax: 623-412-5232
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Candace Diehl
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 1432
* Year built: 2000
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Sunrise Mountain High School

Desert Harbor
* Address: 15585 N. 91st Ave. Peoria, AZ 85382
* Main phone: 623-486-6200
* Attendance line: 623-486-6206
* Nurse's office: 623-486-6203
* Fax: 623-486-6207
* Grades: K-8
* Principal: Laurie Little
* Asst. Principal: Dana Matousek
* Start time: 8:00 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 p.m.
* Enrollment: 908
* Year built: 1995
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Centennial High School

Desert Palms
* Address: 11441 N. 55th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85304
* Main phone: 623-412-4600
* Attendance line: 623-412-4607
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4603
* Fax: 623-412-4609
* Grades: Pre-K - 8th
* Principal: Janet Swarstad
* Start time: 8:00 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 p.m.
* Enrollment: 707
* Year built: 1978
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Ironwood High School

Desert Valley
* Address: 12901 N. 63rd Avenue Glendale, AZ 85304
* Main phone: 623-412-4750
* Attendance line: 623-412-4757
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4753
* Fax: 623-412-4755
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Vivian Hunt
* Assistant Principal: Tony Ressa
* Start time: 8:40 a.m.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 p.m.
* Enrollment: 689
* Year built: 1986
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Ironwood High School

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Foothills Elementary
* Address: 15808 N. 63rd Ave. Glendale AZ 85306
* Main phone: 623-412-4625
* Attendance line: 623-412-4633
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4628
* Fax: 623-412-4635
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Terry Balliet
* Assistant Principal: Cindy Maas
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 803
* Year Built: 1978
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Cactus High School

Frontier Elementary
* Address: 21258 N. 81st Ave. Peoria, AZ 85382
* Main Phone: 623-412-4900
* Attendance Line: 623-412-4915
* Nurse’s Office: 623-412-4904
* Fax: 623-412-4905
* Grades: Preschool - 8th
* Principal: Davita Solter
* Start Time 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal Time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 1283
* Year Built: 1998
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Sunrise Mountain High School

Heritage Elementary
* Address: 5312 W Mountain View Glendale, AZ 85302
* Main phone: 623-412-4525
* Attendance line: 623-412-4533
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4528
* Fax: 623-412-4535
* Grades: K-8
* Principal: Lynn Brodie
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 897
* Year built: 1976
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Ironwood High School

Ira Murphy Elementary
* Address: 7231 W. North Lane Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-4475
* Attendance line: 623-412-4482
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4478
* Fax: 623-412-4484
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Robin Dahlman
* Asst. Principal: Sam Chagolla
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 687
* Year built: 1972
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Centennial High School & Peoria High School

Kachina Elementary
* Address: 5304 W. Crocus Drive Glendale, AZ 85306
* Main phone: 623-412-4500
* Attendance line: 623-412-4507
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4503
* Fax: 623-412-4509
* Grades: K- 8
* Principal: Brad Henkel
* Assistant Principal: Becky Rusher
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 615
* Year built: 1976
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Cactus High School

Marshall Ranch Elementary
* Address: 12995 N. Marshall Ranch Dr. Glendale, AZ 85304
* Main phone: 623-486-6450
* Attendance line: 623-486-6457
* Nurse's office: 623-486-6453
* Fax: 623-486-6461
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Fritz Maynes
* Start time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 P.M.
* Enrollment: 720
* Year built: 1992
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Ironwood High School & Cactus High School

More About This School

Marshall Ranch Elementary is a K-8 (kindergarten through 8th grade) elementary school. It is located in Glendale, Arizona in the Peoria Unified School District. It was built in 1992 and enrollment is around 720 students for K-8 grade levels. School starts at 8:40 A.M. Mountain Time, and ends at 3:40 Mountain Time. In 2006, Marshall Ranch was labeled "Highly Performing" as an achievement profile. Its high school is Ironwood High School.

Curriculum
Marshall Ranch's curriculum is kindergarten through 8th grade. With many subjects ranging from kindergarten level math, to high school honors algebra in 8th grade.

Extra Curricular Activities
Extra curricular activities are some of many programs offered at Marshall Ranch Elementary, outside the school day. Current extra curricular activities include;

* Student Council; A group of students 5th-8th grade that act as a voice for the students in school decisions. Officer positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. They are involved with many leadership, community service, and school service activities.

* NJHS; The National Junior Honor Society is open for application to students in the 7th and 8th grades. In order to apply, students must meet certain GPA (grade point average) requirements depending on what level they are applying for. They must also perform a certain amount of community service hours while in the club in order to be recognized at 8th grade promotion.

* FBLA; The Future Business Leaders of America club is meant to provide additional opportunities for students in business and/or business related fields to develop vocational and career supportive competencies and to promote civic and personal responsibilities. The club participates in several competitions, including ASU Business Skills Day, a Winter Regional Conference, the State Leadership Conference, and the National Leadership Conference. Students have already taken home numerous trophies and awards in the two years of its existence. Established in 2005, it is lead by the technology teacher. 7th and 8th grade students are eligible for membership. There are five main officer positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Webmaster. In the summer of 2007, they became the first middle level team in Arizona FBLA history to travel to a national convention. Though they did not win any awards, they did get to meet other middle level chapters and learned what to expect for next year. Their website is http://clubweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/Marshall_Ranch_FBLA/ (2006-2007 Web Page)

* Scholastic Bowl; A team of about 10 students, 7th and 8th graders, who compete with other school teams in an academic competition about many different academic subjects, ranging anywhere, but not limited to, math, history, current events, and technology, in a round-robin type game layout.

Previous and discontinued programs include:

* MRTV; an in-school TV news broadcast, filmed each week, telling current events and school activities.

Jazz Band
One of the most prestigious clubs outside of the school day would be the jazz band program. In the 2004-2005 school year, the Marshall Ranch Jazz Band 1 was invited to play at the International Association for Jazz Education, or IAJE. The elementary band was one of only two elementary bands in the United States to be invited to play at the International Assoctiation. The prerequisities of being in the Jazz band is that you must be in the concert band, which is also very professionally coordinated and perform. Jazz and concert bands exceed many of other schools and high schools that have jazz and concert bands.
Awards
In 2002, Marshall Ranch Elementary was labeled an "A+" school by the PUSD educational board. In 2006, Marshall Ranch was labeled as a "Highly Performing" school by the Arizona Department of Education.

Oakwood Elementary
* Address: 12900 N. 71st Avenue Peoria, AZ 85381
* Main phone: 623-412-4725
* Attendance line: 623-412-4732
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4728
* Fax: 623-412-4734
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Paul Bower
* Assistant Principal: Landa Aponte
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 806
* Year built: 1985
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Cactus High School

Oasis Elementary
* Address: 7841 W Sweetwater Ave. Peoria, AZ 85381
* Main phone: 623-412-4800
* Attendance line: 623-412-4807
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4803
* Fax: 623-412-4809
* Grades: K-8
* Principal: Tom Corcoran
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 727
* Year built: 1988
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Centennial High School

Parkridge Elementary
* Address: 9970 W. Beardsley Road Peoria, AZ 85382
* Main phone: 623-412-5400
* Attendance line: 623-412-5408
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5404
* Fax: 623-412-5407
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: David Svorinic
* Start time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 P.M.
* Enrollment: 1018
* Year built: 2003
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Liberty High School

Paseo Verde Elementary
* Address: 7880 W. Greenway Road Peoria, AZ 85381
* Main phone: 623-412-5075
* Attendance line: 623-412-5082
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5078
* Fax: 623-412-5084
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Mary Hoefner
* Assistant Principal: John Nitschke
* Start time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 P.M.
* Enrollment: 878
* Year built: 1994
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Centennial High School & Cactus High School

Peoria Elementary
* Address: 11501 N 79th Ave. Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-4450
* Attendance line: 623-412-4457
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4453
* Fax: 623-412-4458
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Phil Stanfield
* Start time: 8 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3 P.M.
* Enrollment: 763
* Year built: 1982
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Peoria High School

Pioneer Elementary
* Address: 6315 W. Port au Prince Lane Glendale, AZ 85306
* Main phone: 623-412-4550
* Attendance line: 623-412-4557
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4553
* Fax: 623-412-4561
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Laura Walin
* Start time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 P.M.
* Enrollment: 707
* Year built: 1976
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Cactus High School

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Saguaro Ranch Elementary
* Address: 10401 N 63rd Ave Glendale, AZ 85302
* Main phone: 623-412-4775
* Attendance line: 623-412-4782
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4778
* Fax: 623-412-4786
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Howard Brown (Resigned, new principal unchosen).
* Start time: K-8: 8 A.M.
* Dismissal time: K-2: 2 P.M. 3-8: 3 P.M.
* Enrollment: 725
* Year built: 1986
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Ironwood High School

Santa Fe Elementary
* Address: 9880 N. 77th Avenue Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-486-6475
* Attendance line: 623-486-6486
* Nurse's office: 623-486-6479
* Fax: 623-486-6487
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Robert Miller
* Assistant Principal: Carmen Germes
* Start time: 8 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3 P.M.
* Enrollment: 788
* Year built: 1993
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Peoria High School & Centennial High School

Sky View Elementary
* Address: 8624 W. Sweetwater Ave Peoria, AZ 85381
* Main phone: 623-412-4850
* Attendance line: 623-412-4857
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4853
* Fax: 623-412-4861
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Phil Valentine
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 629
* Year built: 1989
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Peoria High School

Sun Valley Elementary
* Address: 8361 N. 95th Avenue Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-4825
* Attendance line: 623-412-4832
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4828
* Fax: 623-412-4837
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Jayson Black
* Start time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:40 P.M.
* Enrollment: 1100
* Year built: 1988
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Raymond S. Kellis High School

Sundance Elementary
* Address: 7051 W. Cholla Ave. Peoria, AZ 85345
* Main phone: 623-412-4675
* Attendance line: 623-412-4683
* Nurse's office: 623-412-4678
* Fax: 623-412-4685
* Grades: K - 8
* Principal: Kathie Hornbeek
* Start time: 8:00 A.M.
* Dismissal time: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 738
* Year built: 1981
* Achievement Profile: Performing Plus
* High School Feeder: Centennial High School

Vistancia Elementary
* Address: 30009 N. Sunrise Point Peoria, AZ 85383
* Main phone: 623-773-6500
* Attendance line: 623-773-6508
* Nurse's office: 623-773-6504
* Fax: 623-773-6507
* Grades: K-8
* Principal: Mr. Steve Gillett
* K-8th Start: 8:00 A.M.
* K-2 Dismissal: 2:00 P.M.
* 3rd-8th Dismissal: 3:00 P.M.
* Enrollment: 1139
* Year built: 2006
* Achievement Profile: Excelling
* High School Feeder: Liberty High School

Zuni Hills Elementary
* Address: 10851 W. Williams Road Sun City, Arizona 85373
* Main phone: 623-412-5275
* Attendance line: 623-412-5287
* Nurse's office: 623-412-5279
* Fax: 623-412-5282
* Grades: K-8
* Principal: Sara Storms
* Assistant Principals: Richard Troy & Marla Hobbs
* Start time: 8:40 A.M.
* Dismissal time: K- 2nd 2:40 P.M. 3-8 3:40 P.M.
* Enrollment: 1,089
* Year built: 2001
* Achievement Profile: Highly Performing
* High School Feeder: Liberty High School

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