Sunrise Elementary School

Summary:

Sunrise Elementary School is a public elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 475 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Deer Valley Unified District.

Sunrise Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past few years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 60% in the district and 46% statewide. The school's spending per student has fluctuated, ranging from $8,027 in 2019-2020 to $10,173 in 2018-2019, and the student-teacher ratio has varied from 10.9 in 2020-2021 to 15.3 in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools in the Deer Valley Unified District, such as Traditional Academy at Bellair, Constitution Elementary School, Mirage Elementary School, and Village Meadows Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School generally performs worse on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students from low-income families. The charter schools in the area, such as Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy and Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley, tend to outperform Sunrise Elementary School on academic measures, while also having lower percentages of students from low-income families.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 17624 N 31st Ave
       Phoenix, AZ  85053-1935


(602) 467-5900

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
671st of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,209 Help


Students who attend Sunrise Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Desert Sky Middle School
High:    Deer Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  467

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.2%
White:
37.9%
African American:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.8% Help


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Compare Details Sunrise Elementary School ranks worse than 73.6% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 28th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.73. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.2%), White (37.9%), African American (7.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunrise Elementary School is 17.2. 21 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunrise Elementary School is $9,209, which is the 3rd highest among 31 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 86th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sunrise Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 50.02 536th 1062 49.5%
2010 46.91 572nd 1090 47.5%
2011 56.79 455th 1075 57.7%
2012 56.34 499th 1141 56.3%
2013 52.24 562nd 1158 51.5%
2014 53.76 506th 1079 53.1%
2015 29.05 646th 955 32.4%
2016 42.25 554th 1079 48.7%
2017 39.70 620th 1106 43.9%
2018 25.33 812th 1109 26.8%
2019 32.53 658th 1039 36.7%
2021 41.26 643rd 1226 47.6%
2022 29.40 639th 1000 36.1%
2023 29.86 831st 1245 33.3%
2024 21.73 671st 912 26.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.02 830th 1027 19.2%
2022 42.08 285th 444 35.8%
2023 22.59 551st 617 10.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.71 142nd 975 85.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.19 341st 417 18.2%
2021 45.60 515th 1201 57.1%
2023 22.61 704th 820 14.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.66 560th 820 31.7%
2023 33.86 735th 1116 34.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.00 715th 1023 30.1%
2019 33.78 537th 862 37.7%
2021 42.73 622nd 1219 49.0%
2022 31.20 590th 824 28.4%
2023 20.17 998th 1219 18.1%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.35 276th 306 9.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.62 814th 1032 21.1%
2019 28.97 566th 850 33.4%
2021 39.46 675th 1220 44.7%
2022 18.30 695th 830 16.3%
2023 36.65 712th 1216 41.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.51 762nd 895 14.9%
2023 39.88 375th 607 38.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.28 615th 911 32.5%
2019 42.54 378th 709 46.7%
2021 45.24 582nd 1198 51.4%
2023 31.63 794th 1170 32.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.46 195th 654 70.2%
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Rank History for White students at Sunrise Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.44 677th 720 6.0%
2019 29.04 457th 595 23.2%
2021 38.79 734th 1161 36.8%
2022 17.54 715th 800 10.6%
2023 15.82 935th 1024 8.7%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, October 13, 2016

Open Quote The teachers make their own rules for the grade levels. They do not abide by the 5-1 student to Chaperone ratio when going on field trips (Especially with Kindergartners) and the District office doesn't care. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sunrise Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 821 24 7 50 3 n/a n/a -7 898
1989 853 32 10 57 3 n/a n/a 51 1006
1990 889 31 12 60 2 n/a n/a -36 958
1991 886 25 22 76 1 n/a n/a -132 878
1992 764 17 23 79 4 n/a n/a 0 887
1993 820 23 22 67 5 n/a n/a 0 937
1994 805 24 30 98 5 n/a n/a 0 962
1995 790 21 33 108 6 n/a n/a 0 958
1996 790 21 33 108 6 n/a n/a 0 958
1997 785 33 32 111 5 n/a n/a 0 966
1998 765 29 36 103 6 n/a n/a 0 939
1999 706 28 39 114 7 n/a n/a 0 894
2000 628 44 29 136 11 n/a n/a 0 848
2001 634 42 37 156 18 n/a n/a 0 887
2002 509 40 26 165 9 n/a n/a 0 749
2003 509 40 26 165 9 n/a n/a 0 749
2004 481 46 23 180 21 n/a n/a 0 751
2005 468 29 15 182 18 n/a n/a 0 712
2006 430 37 16 213 15 n/a n/a 0 711
2007 444 26 12 252 19 n/a n/a 0 753
2008 418 27 19 238 20 n/a n/a 0 722
2009 375 31 14 205 13 n/a n/a 0 638
2010 336 33 10 181 13 n/a n/a 0 573
2011 237 26 8 185 17 0 24 0 497
2012 202 22 5 204 18 2 22 0 475
2013 197 41 5 213 11 0 21 0 488
2014 220 25 6 196 13 1 33 0 494
2015 197 36 5 217 21 0 30 0 506
2016 243 43 1 236 13 1 27 0 564
2017 248 54 5 215 16 0 27 0 565
2018 233 46 2 227 12 2 27 0 549
2019 243 44 1 228 16 2 21 0 555
2020 270 46 1 189 8 3 30 0 547
2021 163 26 0 166 6 0 18 0 379
2022 176 34 2 181 2 1 23 0 419
2023 186 42 2 209 3 0 33 0 475
2024 177 36 5 211 10 0 28 0 467

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 Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 898 38.0 23.6 n/a
1989 1006 40.0 25.1 n/a
1990 958 40.5 23.6 n/a
1991 878 40.5 21.6 n/a
1992 887 44.8 19.7 n/a
1993 937 46.4 20.2 n/a
1994 962 48.6 19.8 n/a
1995 958 52.0 18.4 n/a
1996 958 52.0 18.4 n/a
1997 966 51.0 18.9 n/a
1998 939 50.5 18.6 n/a
1999 894 49.0 18.2 n/a
2000 848 44.0 19.3 n/a
2001 887 46.0 19.3 n/a
2002 749 45.5 16.5 49.8
2003 749 45.5 16.5 49.8
2004 751 41.3 18.2 53.3
2005 712 40.8 17.5 28.5
2006 711 42.9 16.6 34.5
2007 753 42.5 17.7 39.6
2008 722 41.0 17.6 0.1
2009 638 42.0 15.2 40.9
2010 573 38.6 14.8 49.4
2011 497 32.7 15.1 44.9
2012 475 31.2 15.2 60.4
2013 488 33.7 14.4 76
2014 494 31.4 15.7 75.1
2015 506 37.0 13.6 77.7
2016 564 38.0 14.8 77.1
2017 565 40.4 13.9 73.8
2018 549 39.6 13.8 72.7
2019 555 36.4 15.2 72.8
2020 547 36.9 14.8 69.8
2021 379 34.7 10.9 n/a
2022 419 30.1 13.9 37
2023 475 31.0 15.3 67.8
2024 467 27.0 17.2 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 Sunrise Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 898 38.0 23.6 n/a
1989 1006 40.0 25.1 n/a
1990 958 40.5 23.6 n/a
1991 878 40.5 21.6 n/a
1992 887 44.8 19.7 n/a
1993 937 46.4 20.2 n/a
1994 962 48.6 19.8 n/a
1995 958 52.0 18.4 n/a
1996 958 52.0 18.4 n/a
1997 966 51.0 18.9 n/a
1998 939 50.5 18.6 n/a
1999 894 49.0 18.2 n/a
2000 848 44.0 19.3 n/a
2001 887 46.0 19.3 n/a
2002 749 45.5 16.5 49.8
2003 749 45.5 16.5 49.8
2004 751 41.3 18.2 53.3
2005 712 40.8 17.5 28.5
2006 711 42.9 16.6 34.5
2007 753 42.5 17.7 39.6
2008 722 41.0 17.6 0.1
2009 638 42.0 15.2 40.9
2010 573 38.6 14.8 49.4
2011 497 32.7 15.1 44.9
2012 475 31.2 15.2 60.4
2013 488 33.7 14.4 76
2014 494 31.4 15.7 75.1
2015 506 37.0 13.6 77.7
2016 564 38.0 14.8 77.1
2017 565 40.4 13.9 73.8
2018 549 39.6 13.8 72.7
2019 555 36.4 15.2 72.8
2020 547 36.9 14.8 69.8
2021 379 34.7 10.9 n/a
2022 419 30.1 13.9 37
2023 475 31.0 15.3 67.8
2024 467 27.0 17.2 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 Sunrise 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 $1,180 (11.6%) $170 (1.7%) $2,531 (24.9%) $7,650 (75.2%) $1,172 (11.5%) $8,823 (86.7%) $10,173
2020 $1,025 (12.8%) $397 (4.9%) $2,447 (30.5%) $6,274 (78.2%) $331 (4.1%) $6,605 (82.3%) $8,027
2021 $940 (9.6%) $541 (5.5%) $2,421 (24.7%) $8,564 (87.3%) n/a $8,328 (84.9%) $9,809
2022 $1,202 (13.1%) $120 (1.3%) $2,523 (27.4%) $7,723 (83.9%) $164 (1.8%) $7,887 (85.6%) $9,209

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunrise Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 658th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 831st of 1245 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students555475
 14.4%
African American4442
 4.5%
American Indian163
 81.3%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic228209
 8.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White243186
 23.5%
Two or More Races2133
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.8%67.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 467 students attended Sunrise Elementary School.

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Sky Middle School
High : Deer Valley High School

Students at Sunrise Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 38% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Sunrise Elementary School ranks 671st of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star 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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