Sunrise Middle School

Summary:

Sunrise Middle School is a public middle school in Scottsdale, Arizona, serving 433 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Paradise Valley Unified District, which is ranked 108 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunrise Middle School consistently outperforms the district and the state in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 61% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50% for the district and 41% for the state. In 8th grade math, Sunrise had 44% proficient or better, compared to 37% for the district and 28% for the state. The school also has a more diverse student population, with 46.19% White, 36.95% Hispanic, 4.39% African American, 4.16% Asian, and 6% two or more races. Additionally, Sunrise Middle School has consistently low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.1% over the past several years, significantly lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Mountain Trail Middle School, Echo Mountain Intermediate School, and Greenway Middle School, Sunrise Middle School outperforms them in academic proficiency and overall school rankings. Sunrise also has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients (30.72% in 2022-2023), lower than some nearby schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students. While Sunrise Middle School performs well overall, there are some areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of African American and Hispanic student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 4960 E Acoma Dr
       Scottsdale, AZ  85254-2245


(602) 449-6100

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
117th of 533 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,127 Help


Feeder schools for Sunrise Middle School:

Elementary:    Copper Canyon Elementary School
    Liberty Elementary School
    Whispering Wind Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  433

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.2%
Hispanic:
37.0%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sunrise Middle School ranks better than 78% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked middle schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.01. (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: White (46.2%), Hispanic (37%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunrise Middle School is 14, which is the lowest among 9 middle schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunrise Middle School is $9,127, which is the 2nd highest among 7 middle schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunrise Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunrise Middle School 117th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Sunrise Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Paradise Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Paradise Valley Unified District 108th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sunrise Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 79.82 113th 663 83.0%
2010 79.89 123rd 692 82.2%
2011 85.54 75th 685 89.1%
2012 74.97 165th 772 78.6%
2013 76.60 157th 787 80.1%
2014 72.71 183rd 690 73.5%
2015 54.52 193rd 521 63.0%
2016 64.60 194th 677 71.3%
2017 59.86 226th 695 67.5%
2018 58.55 252nd 711 64.6%
2019 55.62 238th 605 60.7%
2021 76.84 167th 832 79.9%
2022 62.53 203rd 605 66.4%
2023 77.32 144th 854 83.1%
2024 73.01 117th 533 78.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.64 112th 650 82.8%
2022 92.62 4th 211 98.1%
2023 64.95 91st 384 76.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.94 28th 178 84.3%
2021 46.56 309th 789 60.8%
2023 31.58 234th 363 35.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.39 350th 503 30.4%
2022 40.16 202nd 369 45.3%
2023 42.88 353rd 717 50.8%
2024 51.14 113th 314 64.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.80 252nd 624 59.6%
2019 42.15 247th 466 47.0%
2021 74.41 170th 820 79.3%
2022 50.78 222nd 494 55.1%
2023 67.53 204th 806 74.7%
2024 57.52 126th 379 66.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.04 199th 617 67.7%
2019 55.20 173rd 435 60.2%
2021 76.88 148th 818 81.9%
2022 61.04 159th 476 66.6%
2023 81.59 108th 810 86.7%
2024 70.41 81st 356 77.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.24 79th 404 80.4%
2022 68.36 50th 192 74.0%
2023 82.09 29th 247 88.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.40 447th 573 22.0%
2023 51.11 155th 400 61.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.06 293rd 543 46.0%
2019 43.34 193rd 387 50.1%
2021 52.05 276th 802 65.6%
2022 33.70 238th 392 39.3%
2023 54.51 273rd 760 64.1%
2024 45.59 139th 322 56.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.65 83rd 390 78.7%
2022 42.43 32nd 49 34.7%
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Rank History for White students at Sunrise Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.77 223rd 436 48.9%
2019 35.32 225th 337 33.2%
2021 75.72 132nd 780 83.1%
2022 59.84 157th 446 64.8%
2023 79.92 81st 675 88.0%
2024 73.04 50th 273 81.7%
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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 Sunrise Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 749 6 12 26 4 n/a n/a -30 767
1989 758 5 9 25 5 n/a n/a -100 702
1990 696 3 10 13 9 n/a n/a 44 775
1991 749 5 17 17 9 n/a n/a 78 875
1992 895 12 19 28 15 n/a n/a 0 969
1993 794 18 16 23 2 n/a n/a 0 853
1994 844 8 27 28 2 n/a n/a 0 909
1995 966 14 26 40 4 n/a n/a 0 1050
1996 966 14 26 40 4 n/a n/a 0 1050
1997 998 19 24 40 5 n/a n/a 0 1086
1998 877 21 24 39 3 n/a n/a 0 964
1999 875 17 32 39 2 n/a n/a 0 965
2000 850 15 30 29 2 n/a n/a 0 926
2001 825 11 31 36 4 n/a n/a 0 907
2002 737 16 33 60 5 n/a n/a 0 851
2003 737 16 33 60 5 n/a n/a 0 851
2004 644 5 31 72 1 n/a n/a 0 753
2005 558 10 23 69 3 n/a n/a 0 663
2006 540 15 22 67 9 n/a n/a 0 653
2007 493 13 24 64 3 n/a n/a 0 597
2008 446 14 19 68 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2009 404 18 23 73 6 n/a n/a 0 524
2010 425 12 30 82 5 n/a n/a 0 554
2011 418 8 21 98 5 1 19 0 570
2012 468 20 22 125 5 2 24 0 666
2013 470 23 24 138 9 2 28 0 694
2014 383 15 19 130 13 2 27 0 589
2015 294 15 18 131 8 3 23 0 492
2016 279 12 20 118 2 0 20 0 451
2017 285 17 23 117 6 0 21 0 469
2018 254 12 18 131 6 2 26 0 449
2019 258 16 13 130 8 1 16 0 442
2020 277 11 27 127 8 0 24 0 474
2021 274 14 25 145 7 0 25 0 490
2022 248 23 15 154 8 1 19 0 468
2023 200 19 18 160 9 1 26 0 433

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 Sunrise Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 767 37.5 20.4 n/a
1989 702 35.9 19.5 n/a
1990 775 37.3 20.7 n/a
1991 875 41.7 20.9 n/a
1992 969 47.7 20.3 n/a
1993 853 40.7 21.0 n/a
1994 909 44.1 20.6 n/a
1995 1050 51.4 20.4 n/a
1996 1050 51.4 20.4 n/a
1997 1086 52.8 20.6 n/a
1998 964 46.4 20.8 n/a
1999 965 45.4 21.3 n/a
2000 926 45.3 20.4 n/a
2001 907 42.5 21.3 n/a
2002 851 39.0 21.8 11.2
2003 851 39.0 21.8 11.2
2004 753 37.9 19.9 12.4
2005 663 33.5 19.8 14.8
2006 653 36.3 18.0 15.8
2007 597 33.9 17.6 14.6
2008 548 31.7 17.3 16.2
2009 524 28.4 18.5 22.3
2010 554 25.7 21.5 21.3
2011 570 27.3 20.8 20.2
2012 666 32.0 20.7 22.5
2013 694 31.9 21.7 n/a
2014 589 30.4 19.3 14.9
2015 492 24.0 20.5 35.6
2016 451 23.0 19.6 31.5
2017 469 23.4 20.0 33.9
2018 449 24.8 18.0 32.7
2019 442 27.9 15.8 32.6
2020 474 26.5 17.8 28.9
2021 490 29.0 16.8 n/a
2022 468 29.4 15.9 13.7
2023 433 30.7 14.0 30.7

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 Sunrise Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 767 37.5 20.4 n/a
1989 702 35.9 19.5 n/a
1990 775 37.3 20.7 n/a
1991 875 41.7 20.9 n/a
1992 969 47.7 20.3 n/a
1993 853 40.7 21.0 n/a
1994 909 44.1 20.6 n/a
1995 1050 51.4 20.4 n/a
1996 1050 51.4 20.4 n/a
1997 1086 52.8 20.6 n/a
1998 964 46.4 20.8 n/a
1999 965 45.4 21.3 n/a
2000 926 45.3 20.4 n/a
2001 907 42.5 21.3 n/a
2002 851 39.0 21.8 11.2
2003 851 39.0 21.8 11.2
2004 753 37.9 19.9 12.4
2005 663 33.5 19.8 14.8
2006 653 36.3 18.0 15.8
2007 597 33.9 17.6 14.6
2008 548 31.7 17.3 16.2
2009 524 28.4 18.5 22.3
2010 554 25.7 21.5 21.3
2011 570 27.3 20.8 20.2
2012 666 32.0 20.7 22.5
2013 694 31.9 21.7 n/a
2014 589 30.4 19.3 14.9
2015 492 24.0 20.5 35.6
2016 451 23.0 19.6 31.5
2017 469 23.4 20.0 33.9
2018 449 24.8 18.0 32.7
2019 442 27.9 15.8 32.6
2020 474 26.5 17.8 28.9
2021 490 29.0 16.8 n/a
2022 468 29.4 15.9 13.7
2023 433 30.7 14.0 30.7

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 Sunrise 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 $626 (6.5%) $51 (0.5%) $1,302 (13.6%) $7,390 (76.9%) $1,540 (16.0%) $8,930 (93.0%) $9,607
2020 $00 (0.0%) n/a n/a $6,568 (93.2%) $480 (6.8%) $7,048 (100.0%) $7,048
2021 $715 (8.5%) $32 (0.4%) $1,461 (17.4%) $6,395 (76.1%) $1,259 (15.0%) $7,654 (91.1%) $8,401
2022 $870 (9.5%) $218 (2.4%) $1,959 (21.5%) $7,702 (84.4%) $337 (3.7%) $8,039 (88.1%) $9,127

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunrise Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 238th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 144th of 854 Middle schools
 22.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students442433
 2%
African American1619
 18.8%
American Indian89
 12.5%
Asian1318
 38.5%
Hispanic130160
 23.1%
Pacific Islander11
White258200
 22.5%
Two or More Races1626
 62.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.6%30.7%
 1.9%


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Students at Sunrise Middle School are 46% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 433 students attended Sunrise Middle School.

Sunrise Middle School ranks 117th of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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