For the 2026 school year, there are 23 public preschools serving 17,862 students in Peoria, AZ.
The top-ranked public preschools in Peoria, AZ are West Wing School, Sunset Heights Elementary School and Terramar Academy Of The Arts. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Peoria, AZ public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Arizona public pre school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 40% statewide average). Pre schools in Peoria have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Arizona public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arizona public preschool average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Preschools in Peoria, AZ (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
West Wing School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
26716 N High Desert Dr
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 376-5000
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 376-5000
Gr: PK-8 | 963 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #22.
Sunset Heights Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
9687 W Adam Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 486-6000
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 486-6000
Gr: PK-8 | 987 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #33.
Terramar Academy Of The Arts
(Math: 59% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
7000 W Happy Valley Rd
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 445-7600
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 445-7600
Gr: PK-8 | 934 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #44.
Vistancia Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
30009 N Sunrise Pt
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 773-6500
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 773-6500
Gr: PK-8 | 1,089 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #55.
Oakwood Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
12900 N 71st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-4725
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-4725
Gr: PK-8 | 937 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #66.
Parkridge Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
9970 W Beardsley Rd
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-5400
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-5400
Gr: PK-8 | 895 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #77.
Lake Pleasant Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
31501 N Westland Rd
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 773-6575
Peoria, AZ 85383
(623) 773-6575
Gr: PK-8 | 1,267 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #88.
Oasis Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
7841 W Sweetwater Ave
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-4800
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-4800
Gr: PK-8 | 724 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #99.
Paseo Verde Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
7880 W Greenway Rd
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-5075
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-5075
Gr: PK-8 | 689 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #1010.
Coyote Hills Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
21180 N 87th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-5225
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-5225
Gr: PK-8 | 695 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #1111.
Frontier Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
21258 N 81st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-4900
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-4900
Gr: PK-8 | 846 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #1212.
Apache Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
8633 W John Cabot Rd
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-4875
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 412-4875
Gr: PK-8 | 751 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #1313.
Desert Harbor Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
15585 N 91st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 486-6200
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 486-6200
Gr: PK-8 | 779 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #1414.
Sundance Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
7051 W Cholla St
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4675
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4675
Gr: PK-8 | 549 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #1515.
Cotton Boll School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
8540 W Butler Dr
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4700
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4700
Gr: PK-8 | 756 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #1616.
Peoria Elementary School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
11501 N 79th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4450
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4450
Gr: PK-8 | 499 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1717.
Santa Fe Elementary School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
9880 N 77th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 486-6475
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 486-6475
Gr: PK-8 | 698 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #1818.
Sun Valley Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
8361 N 95th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4825
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4825
Gr: PK-8 | 720 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Alta Loma School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
9750 N 87th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4575
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4575
Gr: PK-8 | 641 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Sky View Elementary School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
8624 W Sweetwater Ave
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-4850
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 412-4850
Gr: PK-8 | 467 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #2121.
Country Meadows Elementary School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
8409 N 111th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-5200
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-5200
Gr: PK-8 | 972 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #2222.
Cheyenne Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
11806 N 87th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 487-5100
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 487-5100
Gr: PK-8 | 554 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #2323.
Ira A Murphy
(Math: 14% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
7231 W North Ln
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4475
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 412-4475
Gr: PK-8 | 450 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Peoria, Arizona Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
8632 West Northern Avenue, Sui
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 776-2069
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 776-2069
Gr: K-8 | 151 students Minority enrollment: 78%
7785 W. Peoria Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 930-1734
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 930-1734
Gr: K-8 | 154 students Minority enrollment: 62%
7785 W. Peoria Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 930-1734
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 930-1734
Gr: 9-12 | 33 students Minority enrollment: 70%
7877 W. Hillcrest Blvd.
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 376-7300
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 376-7300
Gr: K-8 | 470 students Minority enrollment: 15%
8632 W Northern Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 776-2069
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 776-2069
Gr: 9-12 | 52 students Minority enrollment: 77%
Paramount Academy (Closed 2023)
Charter School
11039 W Olive Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 977-0614
Peoria, AZ 85345
(623) 977-0614
Gr: K-8 | 188 students Minority enrollment: 57%
Peoria Horizons Charter School (Closed 2012)
Charter School
11820 North 81st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
(480) 990-7223
Peoria, AZ 85345
(480) 990-7223
Gr: K-8 | 58 students Minority enrollment: 50%
Skyline D5 (Closed 2025)
Alternative School
Charter School
Charter School
Casa Blanca And Preschool Road
Peoria, AZ 85382
(877) 225-2118
Peoria, AZ 85382
(877) 225-2118
Gr: 5-12 | 240 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Sonoran Science Academy-peoria (Closed 2024)
Charter School
17667 N 91st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 776-9344
Peoria, AZ 85382
(623) 776-9344
Gr: K-12 | 266 students Minority enrollment: 54%
1938 E. Apache Blvd.
Peoria, AZ 85382
(480) 557-6211
Peoria, AZ 85382
(480) 557-6211
Gr: K-6
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top-ranked public preschools in Peoria, AZ?
The top-ranked public preschools in Peoria, AZ include West Wing School, Sunset Heights Elementary School and Terramar Academy Of The Arts.
How many public preschools are located in Peoria?
23 public preschools are located in Peoria.
What is the racial composition of students in Peoria?
Peoria public preschools minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arizona public preschools average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Which public preschools in Peoria are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public preschools in Peoria include: Lake Pleasant Elementary School vs. Vistancia Elementary School, Oasis Elementary School vs. Oakwood Elementary School, Vistancia Elementary School vs. Lake Pleasant Elementary School
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