Sonoran Heights Middle School

Summary:

Sonoran Heights Middle School is a public elementary school located in Surprise, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 712. The school is part of the Dysart Unified District, which is ranked 135 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sonoran Heights Middle School has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (35.25%) and African American (7.58%) students compared to nearby schools. Academically, the school outperforms the Dysart Unified District and the state of Arizona in several areas, such as higher proficiency rates in AASA/English Language Arts for 7th grade (65% vs. 50% district, 41% state) and AASA/Mathematics for 5th grade (44% vs. 40% district, 33% state). However, the school has experienced fluctuating dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% in 2019-2020 to 10.6% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, Sonoran Heights has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (34.97%) compared to the nearby schools, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Sonoran Heights Middle School has shown some academic strengths, its performance has been uneven over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 172 out of 1075 Arizona elementary schools in 2010-2011 (rated 4 stars) to 388 out of 904 in 2023-2024 (rated 3 stars). The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with the school ranking 210 out of 472 Arizona elementary schools for Hispanic students (rated 3 stars) but only 392 out of 477 for White students (rated 1 star) in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby high-performing charter schools, such as Paradise Honors Elementary School and Legacy Traditional School - Surprise, Sonoran Heights lags behind in proficiency rates and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy
       Surprise, AZ  85379-4828


(623) 523-8550

District: Dysart Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
388th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,095 Help


Students who attend Sonoran Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:    Shadow Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Sonoran Heights Middle School:

Elementary:    Rancho Gabriela

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  712

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.2%
Hispanic:
35.3%
African American:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35% Help


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Compare Details Sonoran Heights Middle School ranks better than 57.1% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 9th among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.84. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sonoran Heights Middle School ranks better than 65.9% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.11. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.2%), Hispanic (35.3%), African American (7.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sonoran Heights Middle School is 17.8, which is the 7th best among 20 elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sonoran Heights Middle School is $8,095. 15 elementary schools in the Dysart Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sonoran Heights Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sonoran Heights Middle School 388th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sonoran Heights Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sonoran Heights Middle School 182nd of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Sonoran Heights Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Dysart Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dysart Unified District 135th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sonoran Heights Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 82.88 156th 1062 85.3%
2010 87.35 101st 1090 90.7%
2011 82.30 172nd 1075 84.0%
2012 79.46 205th 1141 82.0%
2013 77.03 232nd 1158 80.0%
2014 76.54 250th 1079 76.8%
2015 61.14 334th 955 65.0%
2016 75.43 259th 1079 76.0%
2017 69.98 325th 1106 70.6%
2018 65.86 362nd 1109 67.4%
2019 70.75 298th 1039 71.3%
2024 51.84 388th 904 57.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.27 272nd 546 50.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 37.08 377th 593 36.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 33.96 395th 609 35.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.05 210th 472 55.5%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.83 392nd 477 17.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sonoran Heights Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 86.52 66th 663 90.0%
2010 90.79 34th 692 95.1%
2011 91.43 30th 685 95.6%
2012 86.02 55th 772 92.9%
2013 87.27 46th 787 94.2%
2014 85.61 88th 690 87.2%
2015 65.36 151st 521 71.0%
2016 73.98 150th 677 77.8%
2017 79.19 116th 695 83.3%
2018 69.39 187th 711 73.7%
2019 66.30 190th 605 68.6%
2021 71.75 192nd 832 76.9%
2022 61.29 210th 605 65.3%
2023 74.15 174th 854 79.6%
2024 58.11 182nd 533 65.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.31 256th 650 60.6%
2023 39.27 250th 384 34.9%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.33 106th 606 82.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.30 122nd 789 84.5%
2023 23.35 290th 363 20.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.17 134th 503 73.4%
2022 41.53 197th 369 46.6%
2023 62.39 188th 717 73.8%
2024 59.06 93rd 314 70.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.24 145th 624 76.8%
2019 66.82 140th 466 70.0%
2021 70.32 197th 820 76.0%
2022 58.35 183rd 494 63.0%
2023 71.35 181st 806 77.5%
2024 50.36 169th 379 55.4%
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Rank History for middle school Foster Care students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.48 73rd 166 56.0%
2023 72.52 6th 37 83.8%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.13 65th 143 54.5%
2022 67.41 18th 68 73.5%
2023 65.73 23rd 110 79.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.26 167th 617 72.9%
2019 51.06 188th 435 56.8%
2021 70.70 192nd 818 76.5%
2022 54.71 201st 476 57.8%
2023 72.80 170th 810 79.0%
2024 45.52 178th 356 50.0%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.50 116th 404 71.3%
2022 41.47 126th 192 34.4%
2023 45.32 124th 247 49.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.19 190th 573 66.8%
2023 60.04 115th 400 71.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.10 123rd 543 77.3%
2019 60.03 118th 387 69.5%
2021 77.54 101st 802 87.4%
2022 55.62 151st 392 61.5%
2023 69.55 159th 760 79.1%
2024 64.83 79th 322 75.5%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 87.17 19th 159 88.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Sonoran Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.59 156th 436 64.2%
2019 55.14 151st 337 55.2%
2021 63.56 232nd 780 70.3%
2022 50.48 225th 446 49.6%
2023 64.51 188th 675 72.1%
2024 32.63 195th 273 28.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Sonoran Heights Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 398 31 34 183 10 n/a n/a 0 656
2008 407 54 46 198 9 n/a n/a 0 714
2009 278 41 50 142 5 n/a n/a 0 516
2010 309 45 52 157 5 n/a n/a 0 568
2011 361 61 53 171 6 0 6 0 658
2012 449 66 53 190 7 0 15 0 780
2013 548 56 52 206 7 0 26 0 895
2014 585 63 52 202 11 0 34 0 947
2015 587 59 41 223 4 2 45 0 961
2016 489 59 38 208 2 1 44 0 841
2017 505 63 39 231 3 1 45 0 887
2018 462 60 25 229 2 2 43 0 823
2019 463 55 22 275 5 1 51 0 872
2020 478 43 19 251 1 1 54 0 847
2021 402 51 14 283 1 0 64 0 815
2022 378 41 16 281 5 2 49 0 772
2023 343 54 7 251 5 4 48 0 712

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 Sonoran Heights Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 656 40.0 16.4 1.5
2008 714 39.0 18.3 1
2009 516 33.0 15.6 26.7
2010 568 33.5 16.9 24.8
2011 658 35.7 18.4 27.8
2012 780 38.5 20.2 25.6
2013 895 42.0 21.3 21.3
2014 947 48.4 19.5 23.2
2015 961 42.0 22.8 23.8
2016 841 35.0 24.0 28.3
2017 887 35.7 24.8 29.3
2018 823 38.7 21.2 28.9
2019 872 42.8 20.3 28.9
2020 847 44.5 19.0 28.9
2021 815 42.5 19.1 n/a
2022 772 38.0 20.3 11.5
2023 712 40.0 17.8 35

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 Sonoran Heights Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 656 40.0 16.4 1.5
2008 714 39.0 18.3 1
2009 516 33.0 15.6 26.7
2010 568 33.5 16.9 24.8
2011 658 35.7 18.4 27.8
2012 780 38.5 20.2 25.6
2013 895 42.0 21.3 21.3
2014 947 48.4 19.5 23.2
2015 961 42.0 22.8 23.8
2016 841 35.0 24.0 28.3
2017 887 35.7 24.8 29.3
2018 823 38.7 21.2 28.9
2019 872 42.8 20.3 28.9
2020 847 44.5 19.0 28.9
2021 815 42.5 19.1 n/a
2022 772 38.0 20.3 11.5
2023 712 40.0 17.8 35

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sonoran Heights Middle 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 $108 (1.4%) $118 (1.5%) $334 (4.3%) $5,977 (77.7%) $1,494 (19.4%) $7,471 (97.1%) $7,697
2020 $150 (2.0%) $485 (6.4%) $784 (10.4%) $5,467 (72.2%) $1,468 (19.4%) $6,935 (91.6%) $7,570
2021 $306 (3.6%) $1,065 (12.4%) $1,678 (19.5%) $6,029 (70.1%) $1,200 (14.0%) $7,228 (84.0%) $8,600
2022 $194 (2.4%) $867 (10.7%) $1,254 (15.5%) $6,136 (75.8%) $898 (11.1%) $7,035 (86.9%) $8,095

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Sonoran Heights Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Ranks 190th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 174th of 854 Middle schools
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
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Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students872712
 18.3%
African American5554
 1.8%
American Indian55
Asian227
 68.2%
Hispanic275251
 8.7%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White463343
 25.9%
Two or More Races5148
 5.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.9%35%
 6.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoran Heights Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 712 students attended Sonoran Heights Middle School.

Students who attend Sonoran Heights Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Shadow Ridge High School

Students at Sonoran Heights Middle School are 48% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Sonoran Heights Middle School ranks 388th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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