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Public elementary school · Wickenburg Unified District (4236) · Buckeye, Arizona

Festival Foothills Elementary School

Festival Foothills Elementary School rates 3.9, below most Wickenburg Unified District (4236) elementary schools, whose rated median is 5.5.

Elementary schools, 1 to 10This campus against public elementary schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
3.9this school

3.9 on a one-to-ten scale; the Wickenburg Unified District (4236) median is 5.5.

#1,902 of 2,019 schools in Arizona · Wickenburg Unified District (4236): 2 elementary schools rated, median 5.5

The brief

A Wickenburg Unified District (4236) elementary school where students score 27 points above what's typical for similar communities.

It ranks 1,902 of 2,019 schools in Arizona and 5 of 5 in Wickenburg Unified District (4236).

Festival Foothills Elementary School is listed in Wickenburg Unified District (4236), and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math20%14 points below the Arizona average of 34%143 students tested · 2025 AASA
Reading36%5 points below the Arizona average of 41%2025 AASA
Proficiency has fallen 16 points since 2024, to 28% in 2025, across a 2-year record (2024–2025).2025 AASA; 38 test records from AZ state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
1.2
50% of the rating
Academics
6.0
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
7.4
20% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 53% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 56% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 AASA · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2025 AASA · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 85396; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Festival Foothills Elementary School and the 20 nearest elementary schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$114,266
Median home value
$451,000
Median rent
$2,047/mo
College educated
33.2%
Homeownership
93.5%
Poverty rate
5.9%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 85396; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
14
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
29
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
910/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Buckeye. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Buckeye), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible district peers, best rated first.
  1. 7.2Compare →
  2. 5.4Compare →
  3. Festival Foothills Elementary Schoolthis school
    3.9
No grade-compatible school using the same rating model is available within 5 miles, so these are two recorded peers in Wickenburg Unified District (4236), best rated first, and two rate higher than Festival Foothills Elementary School.Public-school ratings. Same-district campuses. A district label is not attendance eligibility; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Festival Foothills Elementary School serve?

Festival Foothills Elementary School serves students in grades Pre-K through 8th.

How many students attend Festival Foothills Elementary School?

Festival Foothills Elementary School has an enrollment of approximately 314 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Festival Foothills Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Festival Foothills Elementary School is 17.4:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Festival Foothills Elementary School rank in AZ?

Festival Foothills Elementary School ranks #1,902 of 2,019 schools in AZ.

What is Festival Foothills Elementary School's MySchoolScout rating?

Festival Foothills Elementary School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

What are the test scores at Festival Foothills Elementary School?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Festival Foothills Elementary School has 53% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 56% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

Is Festival Foothills Elementary School a charter school?

No, Festival Foothills Elementary School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Festival Foothills Elementary School a Title I school?

No, Festival Foothills Elementary School is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
Pre-K – 8th
Enrollment
314
Student-teacher ratio
17.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
18
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Fringe Town
County
Maricopa County
Rank in district
#5 of 5
Schools in district
5
District spending per student
$11,366
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
10.9%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 85396)
38,489
Area average commute
34.1 min
Area median age
40.3

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Arizona Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.