Sunset Heights Elementary School

Summary:

Sunset Heights Elementary School is a public school in Peoria, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 1,064 students. The school is part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 134 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Heights Elementary School consistently outperforms the Peoria Unified School District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 3rd grade, 63% of Sunset Heights students were proficient in ELA, compared to 44% in the district and 39% statewide. The school has maintained a 0% dropout rate for the past several years, which is significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Sunset Heights Elementary School has a higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages, with a spending of $5,943 per student in the 2021-2022 school year.

While Sunset Heights Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Peoria Unified School District, including Apache Elementary, Zuni Hills Elementary, and Frontier Elementary, in both academic achievement and student outcomes, Peoria Traditional School, a public charter school within the district, also demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates that rival or exceed those of Sunset Heights Elementary School.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 9687 W Adam Ave
       Peoria, AZ  85382-8417


(623) 486-6000

District: Peoria Unified School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
117th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,943 Help


Students who attend Sunset Heights Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Liberty High School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.2 Help
Number of students:  1,019

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.3%
Hispanic:
17.5%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.9% Help


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Compare Details Sunset Heights Elementary School ranks better than 87.2% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Peoria Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.81. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sunset Heights Elementary School ranks better than 87.6% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84. (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 (69.3%), Hispanic (17.5%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunset Heights Elementary School is 21.2. 29 elementary schools in the Peoria Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Sunset Heights Elementary School employs 48 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset Heights Elementary School is $5,943. 32 elementary schools in the Peoria Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunset Heights Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Heights Elementary School 117th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sunset Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Heights Elementary School 68th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Sunset Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Peoria Unified School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Peoria Unified School District 138th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sunset Heights Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.77 192nd 1106 82.6%
2018 83.01 177th 1109 84.0%
2019 84.82 138th 1039 86.7%
2021 89.29 134th 1226 89.1%
2022 77.87 184th 1000 81.6%
2023 91.19 97th 1245 92.2%
2024 85.81 117th 912 87.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 78.68 112th 1027 89.1%
2022 79.56 47th 444 89.4%
2023 65.20 132nd 617 78.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.61 105th 975 89.2%
2023 95.95 8th 451 98.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.59 45th 417 89.2%
2021 77.47 82nd 1201 93.2%
2023 70.61 134th 820 83.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.61 147th 820 82.1%
2023 72.88 199th 1116 82.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.91 196th 1023 80.8%
2019 80.19 132nd 862 84.7%
2021 90.62 90th 1219 92.6%
2022 70.90 199th 824 75.8%
2023 89.50 93rd 1219 92.4%
2024 69.99 148th 602 75.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.59 7th 239 97.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.42 206th 1032 80.0%
2019 78.27 155th 850 81.8%
2021 83.67 180th 1220 85.2%
2022 74.16 174th 830 79.0%
2023 90.19 100th 1216 91.8%
2024 79.86 93rd 628 85.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.92 321st 620 48.2%
2022 59.73 100th 270 63.0%
2023 90.45 13th 316 95.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.52 137th 895 84.7%
2022 77.25 35th 289 87.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.36 216th 911 76.3%
2021 87.25 85th 1198 92.9%
2022 79.37 109th 716 84.8%
2023 88.24 73rd 1170 93.8%
2024 93.76 19th 486 96.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.32 276th 720 61.7%
2019 67.99 161st 595 72.9%
2021 78.04 198th 1161 82.9%
2022 60.55 270th 800 66.3%
2023 79.58 156th 1024 84.8%
2024 57.77 193rd 486 60.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sunset Heights Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 84.65 83rd 695 88.1%
2018 84.86 89th 711 87.5%
2019 75.45 140th 605 76.9%
2021 84.61 98th 832 88.2%
2022 73.53 119th 605 80.3%
2023 81.63 111th 854 87.0%
2024 84.00 68th 550 87.6%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.76 159th 650 75.5%
2022 46.98 126th 211 40.3%
2023 73.49 52nd 384 86.5%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.06 566th 606 6.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.99 11th 178 93.8%
2021 76.42 40th 789 94.9%
2022 49.48 25th 36 30.6%
2023 42.96 154th 363 57.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.58 71st 503 85.9%
2022 51.91 156th 369 57.7%
2023 55.42 231st 717 67.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.62 69th 624 88.9%
2019 73.49 103rd 466 77.9%
2021 83.98 93rd 820 88.7%
2022 71.84 101st 494 79.6%
2023 82.28 105th 806 87.0%
2024 76.10 63rd 386 83.7%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 92.53 4th 143 97.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.08 103rd 617 83.3%
2019 63.43 140th 435 67.8%
2021 81.44 106th 818 87.0%
2022 64.25 138th 476 71.0%
2023 75.58 147th 810 81.9%
2024 76.95 58th 370 84.3%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.46 125th 404 69.1%
2022 52.46 92nd 192 52.1%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.86 111th 573 80.6%
2022 66.78 38th 129 70.5%
2023 91.84 12th 400 97.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.66 67th 543 87.7%
2019 91.75 26th 387 93.3%
2021 79.23 91st 802 88.7%
2023 72.78 139th 760 81.7%
2024 92.35 19th 329 94.2%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.44 53rd 390 86.4%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.49 101st 108 6.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Sunset Heights Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.46 135th 436 69.0%
2019 46.00 189th 337 43.9%
2021 72.73 157th 780 79.9%
2022 60.92 148th 446 66.8%
2023 65.23 182nd 675 73.0%
2024 66.04 76th 288 73.6%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Sunset Heights Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 636 19 32 115 5 0 24 0 831
2016 791 22 42 136 8 5 34 0 1038
2017 776 20 42 132 7 4 38 0 1019
2018 731 23 37 133 6 5 47 0 982
2019 767 19 43 138 3 5 56 0 1031
2020 790 20 47 166 2 4 63 0 1092
2021 748 20 47 175 2 3 48 0 1043
2022 754 25 52 183 1 2 59 0 1076
2023 741 19 54 190 0 1 59 0 1064
2024 706 18 57 178 0 0 60 0 1019

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Sunset Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 831 37.0 22.4 15.4
2016 1038 47.0 22.0 16.7
2017 1019 48.5 21.0 17.7
2018 982 43.3 22.6 12.9
2019 1031 47.1 21.8 12.9
2020 1092 45.8 23.8 10.9
2021 1043 50.3 20.7 n/a
2022 1076 51.9 20.7 3.5
2023 1064 50.0 21.2 10.9
2024 1019 48.0 21.2 n/a

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 Sunset Heights Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 831 37.0 22.4 15.4
2016 1038 47.0 22.0 16.7
2017 1019 48.5 21.0 17.7
2018 982 43.3 22.6 12.9
2019 1031 47.1 21.8 12.9
2020 1092 45.8 23.8 10.9
2021 1043 50.3 20.7 n/a
2022 1076 51.9 20.7 3.5
2023 1064 50.0 21.2 10.9
2024 1019 48.0 21.2 n/a

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 Sunset Heights Elementary 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 $40 (0.6%) $163 (2.5%) $244 (3.7%) $5,239 (79.0%) $1,192 (18.0%) $6,432 (96.9%) $6,635
2020 $52 (1.1%) $70 (1.5%) $174 (3.7%) $4,146 (88.9%) $397 (8.5%) $4,544 (97.4%) $4,665
2021 $150 (2.6%) $714 (12.4%) $1,014 (17.6%) $4,716 (81.9%) $175 (3.0%) $4,891 (85.0%) $5,755
2022 $47 (0.8%) $138 (2.3%) $232 (3.9%) $5,245 (88.3%) $513 (8.6%) $5,758 (96.9%) $5,943

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunset Heights Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 138th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 97th of 1245 Elementary schools
 5.5%
Ranks 140th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 111th of 854 Middle schools
 10.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10311064
 3.2%
African American1919
American Indian30
 100%
Asian4354
 25.6%
Hispanic138190
 37.7%
Pacific Islander51
 80%
White767741
 3.4%
Two or More Races5659
 5.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.9%10.9%
 2%


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Students who attend Sunset Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Liberty High School

Sunset Heights Elementary School ranks 117th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,019 students attended Sunset Heights Elementary School.

Students at Sunset Heights Elementary School are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.


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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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