Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Summary:

Sonoran Sky Elementary School is a public school in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 555. The school is part of the Pendergast Elementary District, which is ranked 233 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sonoran Sky Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of student academic performance, school ranking, and demographic factors. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with a ranking between 659-1066 out of 904-1245 schools over the past several years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Student performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 9% of 8th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 37% statewide and 25% in the district. In mathematics, proficiency rates ranged from 2-32% across grade levels, well below the state and district averages. The school has also seen a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 0.4% in 2017-2018 to 5.0% in 2021-2022.

Comparing Sonoran Sky to nearby schools within the Pendergast Elementary District, such as Desert Horizon, Westwind, and Sunset Ridge Elementary Schools, highlights the disparities in performance. These schools have higher proficiency rates, lower dropout rates, and better overall rankings. Addressing the achievement gaps among different student subgroups should also be a priority for Sonoran Sky Elementary School and the district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 10150 W Missouri Ave
       Glendale, AZ  85307-4322


(623) 772-2640

District: Pendergast Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
659th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,263 Help


Students who attend Sonoran Sky Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Westview High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  555

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.5%
African American:
16.0%
White:
13.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sonoran Sky Elementary School ranks worse than 72.9% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 4th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.89. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sonoran Sky Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.77. (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 Student population at Sonoran Sky Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.5%), African American (16%), White (13.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sonoran Sky Elementary School is 19.8. 6 elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sonoran Sky Elementary School is $7,263, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Sonoran Sky Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Pendergast Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pendergast Elementary District 233rd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sonoran Sky Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 49.32 550th 1062 48.2%
2010 59.70 438th 1090 59.8%
2011 43.38 607th 1075 43.5%
2012 46.02 649th 1141 43.1%
2013 41.10 720th 1158 37.8%
2014 31.38 766th 1079 29.0%
2015 30.55 623rd 955 34.8%
2016 29.32 736th 1079 31.8%
2017 21.47 883rd 1106 20.2%
2018 16.80 964th 1109 13.1%
2019 16.44 885th 1039 14.8%
2021 29.96 792nd 1226 35.4%
2022 18.22 792nd 1000 20.8%
2023 17.21 1066th 1245 14.4%
2024 22.89 659th 904 27.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.04 711th 1027 30.8%
2023 10.66 602nd 617 2.4%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.62 288th 975 70.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.22 785th 1201 34.6%
2023 61.38 209th 820 74.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.48 739th 820 9.9%
2022 22.02 513th 618 17.0%
2023 20.00 978th 1116 12.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.12 852nd 1023 16.7%
2019 14.06 760th 862 11.8%
2021 32.65 765th 1219 37.2%
2022 17.11 724th 824 12.1%
2023 21.72 967th 1219 20.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.62 935th 1032 9.4%
2019 19.29 687th 850 19.2%
2021 28.92 814th 1220 33.3%
2023 16.45 1075th 1216 11.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.35 514th 620 17.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.34 396th 895 55.8%
2022 58.89 140th 289 51.6%
2023 14.13 579th 607 4.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.28 846th 911 7.1%
2019 28.71 497th 709 29.9%
2021 35.21 731st 1198 39.0%
2023 18.73 1029th 1170 12.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.39 372nd 654 43.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.17 639th 720 11.3%
2021 39.55 722nd 1161 37.8%
2022 35.22 565th 800 29.4%
2023 33.21 714th 1024 30.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sonoran Sky Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 51.13 316th 663 52.3%
2010 55.24 289th 692 58.2%
2011 58.12 264th 685 61.5%
2012 59.27 296th 772 61.7%
2013 61.46 288th 787 63.4%
2014 46.91 353rd 690 48.8%
2015 44.77 250th 521 52.0%
2016 32.65 424th 677 37.4%
2017 16.35 615th 695 11.5%
2018 13.92 641st 711 9.8%
2019 19.42 493rd 605 18.5%
2021 21.54 667th 832 19.8%
2023 13.77 792nd 854 7.3%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.60 433rd 650 33.4%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

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 Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.09 134th 178 24.7%
2021 39.34 449th 789 43.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.92 470th 503 6.6%
2023 15.65 664th 717 7.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.39 559th 624 10.4%
2021 25.85 608th 820 25.9%
2023 17.25 705th 806 12.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.66 543rd 617 12.0%
2021 21.66 666th 818 18.6%
2022 6.07 468th 476 1.7%
2023 10.96 791st 810 2.3%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.14 368th 404 8.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.23 490th 573 14.5%
2023 18.54 343rd 400 14.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.15 484th 543 10.9%
2021 29.92 568th 802 29.2%
2023 15.64 705th 760 7.2%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.30 309th 390 20.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.69 448th 780 42.6%
2023 13.13 635th 675 5.9%
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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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Thursday, October 5, 2017

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Enrollment information for Sonoran Sky Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 360 96 29 330 10 n/a n/a 0 825
2003 360 96 29 330 10 n/a n/a 0 825
2004 357 114 26 370 13 n/a n/a 0 880
2005 277 59 14 325 16 n/a n/a 0 691
2006 219 69 16 336 14 n/a n/a 0 654
2007 189 65 11 352 16 n/a n/a 0 633
2008 181 62 11 344 16 n/a n/a 0 614
2009 202 76 20 481 12 n/a n/a 0 791
2010 193 91 19 460 16 n/a n/a 0 779
2011 172 72 6 423 19 1 9 0 702
2012 166 58 6 421 16 0 18 0 685
2013 163 63 9 414 12 0 22 0 683
2014 168 69 7 400 13 2 25 0 684
2015 159 64 9 423 18 0 24 0 697
2016 141 59 11 380 22 1 24 0 638
2017 129 73 10 417 19 3 23 0 674
2018 112 71 18 414 20 4 29 0 668
2019 72 79 14 363 13 0 28 0 569
2020 71 85 12 413 13 0 39 0 633
2021 67 82 11 329 22 0 25 0 536
2022 77 79 11 314 16 0 28 0 525
2023 75 89 7 330 24 0 30 0 555

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 Sky Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 825 39.8 20.7 25.7
2003 825 39.8 20.7 25.7
2004 880 48.0 18.3 44
2005 691 40.0 17.3 38.9
2006 654 37.5 17.4 57.3
2007 633 31.5 20.1 43.8
2008 614 34.0 18.1 46.6
2009 791 44.0 18.0 48.4
2010 779 39.5 19.7 54.9
2011 702 34.5 20.3 43.2
2012 685 35.5 19.2 64.7
2013 683 34.0 20.0 63.4
2014 684 30.2 22.6 62.4
2015 697 34.0 20.5 43.2
2016 638 27.0 23.6 53.8
2017 674 31.0 21.7 70.8
2018 668 34.0 19.6 51.8
2019 569 32.0 17.7 55.9
2020 633 36.0 17.5 71.7
2021 536 32.0 16.7 n/a
2022 525 32.0 16.4 31.6
2023 555 28.0 19.8 62.9

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 Sky Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 825 39.8 20.7 25.7
2003 825 39.8 20.7 25.7
2004 880 48.0 18.3 44
2005 691 40.0 17.3 38.9
2006 654 37.5 17.4 57.3
2007 633 31.5 20.1 43.8
2008 614 34.0 18.1 46.6
2009 791 44.0 18.0 48.4
2010 779 39.5 19.7 54.9
2011 702 34.5 20.3 43.2
2012 685 35.5 19.2 64.7
2013 683 34.0 20.0 63.4
2014 684 30.2 22.6 62.4
2015 697 34.0 20.5 43.2
2016 638 27.0 23.6 53.8
2017 674 31.0 21.7 70.8
2018 668 34.0 19.6 51.8
2019 569 32.0 17.7 55.9
2020 633 36.0 17.5 71.7
2021 536 32.0 16.7 n/a
2022 525 32.0 16.4 31.6
2023 555 28.0 19.8 62.9

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 Sky Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,644 (23.5%) $9,373 (83.2%) $11,266
2020 $566 (9.0%) $5,899 (94.2%) $6,265
2021 $2,235 (31.0%) $6,038 (83.9%) $7,199
2022 $2,178 (30.0%) $5,635 (77.6%) $7,262

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sonoran Sky Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 885th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1066th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.4%
Ranks 493rd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 792nd of 854 Middle schools
 11.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students569555
 2.5%
African American7989
 12.7%
American Indian1324
 84.6%
Asian147
 50%
Hispanic363330
 9.1%
Pacific Islander00
White7275
 4.2%
Two or More Races2830
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.9%62.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoran Sky Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 555 students attended Sonoran Sky Elementary School.

Students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 16% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Sonoran Sky Elementary School ranks 659th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Sonoran Sky Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Westview High School


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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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