San Tan Heights Elementary

Summary:

San Tan Heights Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Florence Unified School District in San Tan Valley, Arizona, with a current enrollment of approximately 700 students.

While the school has seen a gradual decline in its student racial makeup, with a decrease in the percentage of White students and an increase in Hispanic students, its academic performance has been consistently below state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 21% to 33%, compared to the state average of 35% to 46%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16% to 30%, compared to the state average of 28% to 43%. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 5th and 8th grade ELA and Mathematics, where proficiency rates are significantly below the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Walker Butte K-8, Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy, and Skyline Ranch Elementary School, generally outperform San Tan Heights Elementary in academic assessments. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.79% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the challenges it faces in academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2500 W San Tan Heights Blvd
       San Tan Valley, AZ  85142-4814


(480) 888-7555

District: Florence Unified School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
726th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,392 Help


Students who attend San Tan Heights Elementary usually attend:

High:    San Tan Foothills High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  668

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.6%
White:
40.4%
African American:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.8% Help


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Compare Details San Tan Heights Elementary ranks worse than 80.3% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Florence Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.23. (See more...)
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Compare Details San Tan Heights Elementary ranks worse than 75.2% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.01. (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: Hispanic (41.6%), White (40.4%), African American (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Tan Heights Elementary is 17.1, which is the 3rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Florence Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Tan Heights Elementary is $6,392. 4 elementary schools in the Florence Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Tan Heights Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Tan Heights Elementary 726th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See San Tan Heights Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks San Tan Heights Elementary 401st of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See San Tan Heights Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Florence Unified School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Florence Unified School District 245th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for San Tan Heights Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.66 742nd 1039 28.6%
2021 27.38 840th 1226 31.5%
2022 16.37 821st 1000 17.9%
2023 26.86 872nd 1245 30.0%
2024 18.23 726th 904 19.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.08 772nd 1027 24.8%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.06 571st 1201 52.5%
2023 17.18 787th 820 4.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.36 905th 1116 18.9%
2024 20.14 465th 546 14.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.18 585th 862 32.1%
2021 26.57 883rd 1219 27.6%
2023 33.32 757th 1219 37.9%
2024 11.07 550th 593 7.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.03 293rd 306 4.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.22 43rd 101 57.4%
2023 34.28 113th 145 22.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.82 758th 850 10.8%
2021 29.47 803rd 1220 34.2%
2023 18.80 1019th 1216 16.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.37 559th 620 9.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.70 608th 895 32.1%
2023 26.61 493rd 607 18.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.29 453rd 709 36.1%
2021 31.20 810th 1198 32.4%
2023 27.72 867th 1170 25.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.43 488th 654 25.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.26 574th 595 3.5%
2021 26.41 941st 1161 18.9%
2022 7.29 774th 800 3.3%
2023 16.58 925th 1024 9.7%
2024 3.53 471st 477 1.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for San Tan Heights Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.34 472nd 605 22.0%
2021 23.94 629th 832 24.4%
2022 11.00 566th 605 6.4%
2023 20.86 681st 854 20.3%
2024 21.01 401st 533 24.8%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.35 447th 650 31.2%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.79 266th 789 66.3%
2023 18.77 326th 363 10.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.66 556th 717 22.5%
2024 23.51 233rd 314 25.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.83 390th 466 16.3%
2021 25.27 619th 820 24.5%
2023 21.28 653rd 806 19.0%
2024 15.05 324th 379 14.5%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.65 43rd 68 36.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.69 339th 435 22.1%
2021 25.59 608th 818 25.7%
2023 19.56 671st 810 17.2%
2024 21.23 273rd 356 23.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.95 365th 573 36.3%
2023 25.42 311th 400 22.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.87 598th 802 25.4%
2023 23.17 605th 760 20.4%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.22 345th 390 11.5%
2023 41.70 81st 159 49.1%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 60.68 8th 19 57.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at San Tan Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.35 320th 337 5.0%
2021 24.08 640th 780 17.9%
2023 8.40 660th 675 2.2%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for San Tan Heights Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2017 294 42 13 285 24 5 18 0 681
2018 262 43 10 276 20 5 21 0 637
2019 303 53 16 310 15 4 23 0 724
2020 353 75 21 328 15 3 29 0 824
2021 341 82 15 299 12 1 18 0 768
2022 342 64 15 337 15 9 16 0 798
2023 270 56 15 278 20 7 22 0 668

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 San Tan Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2017 681 n/a n/a 65.3
2018 637 39.2 16.2 61.9
2019 724 37.0 19.5 64
2020 824 n/a n/a 63.8
2021 768 46.8 16.3 n/a
2022 798 42.0 19.0 25.3
2023 668 39.0 17.1 54.8

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 San Tan Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2017 681 n/a n/a 65.3
2018 637 39.2 16.2 61.9
2019 724 37.0 19.5 64
2020 824 n/a n/a 63.8
2021 768 46.8 16.3 n/a
2022 798 42.0 19.0 25.3
2023 668 39.0 17.1 54.8

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 San Tan Heights Elementary

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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 $244 (4.5%) $33 (0.6%) $522 (9.6%) $4,893 (90.2%) $252 (4.6%) $5,144 (94.9%) $5,422
2021 $551 (6.6%) $486 (5.8%) $1,589 (18.9%) $6,590 (78.4%) $783 (9.3%) $7,373 (87.7%) $8,410
2022 $333 (5.2%) $296 (4.6%) $962 (15.1%) $5,127 (80.2%) $637 (10.0%) $5,764 (90.2%) $6,392

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Tan Heights Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 742nd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 872nd of 1245 Elementary schools
 1.4%
Ranks 472nd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 681st of 854 Middle schools
 1.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students724668
 7.7%
African American5356
 5.7%
American Indian1520
 33.3%
Asian1615
 6.3%
Hispanic310278
 10.3%
Pacific Islander47
 75%
White303270
 10.9%
Two or More Races2322
 4.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64%54.8%
 9.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 668 students attended San Tan Heights Elementary.

Students who attend San Tan Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Tan Foothills High School

San Tan Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students at San Tan Heights Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 40% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.


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