Sonoran Foothills School

Summary:

Sonoran Foothills School is a top-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Deer Valley Unified District in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has consistently ranked among the best in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years.

Sonoran Foothills School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the district and across Arizona in standardized tests for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners, in particular, have demonstrated exceptional results, ranking among the top in the state. Additionally, the school maintains an impressive 0% dropout rate, far below the state and district averages.

While the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, it has still managed to effectively support students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking highly in the state for the performance of its low-income students. When compared to other nearby schools in the Deer Valley Unified District, Sonoran Foothills School stands out as a top-performing institution, consistently outranking its peers in academic achievement and other key metrics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 32150 N North Foothills Dr
       Phoenix, AZ  85085-8100


(623) 445-8400

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
64th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,098 Help


Students who attend Sonoran Foothills School usually attend:

High:    Barry Goldwater High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  860

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.8%
Hispanic:
14.7%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sonoran Foothills School ranks better than 92.9% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd 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 91.33. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sonoran Foothills School ranks better than 95.5% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.53. (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 (70.8%), Hispanic (14.7%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 14.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sonoran Foothills School is 17.4. 23 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Sonoran Foothills School employs 49.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sonoran Foothills School is $6,098. 25 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sonoran Foothills School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sonoran Foothills School 64th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sonoran Foothills School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sonoran Foothills School 24th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Sonoran Foothills School in the ranking list.)

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Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 91st of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sonoran Foothills School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.10 99th 1109 91.1%
2019 91.55 65th 1039 93.7%
2021 94.28 56th 1226 95.4%
2022 92.05 45th 1000 95.5%
2023 94.97 46th 1245 96.3%
2024 91.33 64th 904 92.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.11 273rd 1027 73.4%
2022 55.76 178th 444 59.9%
2023 67.05 123rd 617 80.1%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.93 98th 975 89.9%
2022 86.20 1st 17 94.1%
2023 80.85 63rd 451 86.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.93 246th 1201 79.5%
2022 52.28 83rd 145 42.8%
2023 65.71 174th 820 78.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.13 12th 820 98.5%
2022 80.84 86th 618 86.1%
2023 84.04 106th 1116 90.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.21 55th 1023 94.6%
2019 90.20 45th 862 94.8%
2021 93.17 54th 1219 95.6%
2022 88.72 45th 824 94.5%
2023 91.91 64th 1219 94.7%
2024 83.55 63rd 593 89.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.90 114th 306 62.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.06 131st 1032 87.3%
2019 87.46 77th 850 90.9%
2021 93.17 59th 1220 95.2%
2022 88.87 38th 830 95.4%
2023 94.95 40th 1216 96.7%
2024 86.09 56th 609 90.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.48 166th 620 73.2%
2022 70.83 67th 270 75.2%
2023 45.55 167th 316 47.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.06 324th 895 63.8%
2022 84.86 16th 289 94.5%
2023 63.87 185th 607 69.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 92.45 48th 1198 96.0%
2022 97.16 5th 716 99.3%
2023 87.04 86th 1170 92.6%
2024 98.57 2nd 472 99.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.64 147th 654 77.5%
2023 85.84 13th 219 94.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.47 159th 720 77.9%
2019 80.67 72nd 595 87.9%
2021 87.03 68th 1161 94.1%
2022 86.20 45th 800 94.4%
2023 93.66 11th 1024 98.9%
2024 85.30 39th 477 91.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sonoran Foothills School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.62 45th 711 93.7%
2019 92.83 31st 605 94.9%
2021 94.60 32nd 832 96.2%
2022 88.00 44th 605 92.7%
2023 91.90 43rd 854 95.0%
2024 95.53 24th 533 95.5%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 87.69 32nd 650 95.1%
2022 54.55 86th 211 59.2%
2023 44.41 220th 384 42.7%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.84 272nd 606 55.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.80 192nd 789 75.7%
2023 59.36 95th 363 73.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.08 27th 503 94.6%
2022 72.74 67th 369 81.8%
2023 81.44 63rd 717 91.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.36 55th 624 91.2%
2019 90.30 28th 466 94.0%
2021 93.95 33rd 820 96.0%
2022 86.49 36th 494 92.7%
2023 91.26 40th 806 95.0%
2024 92.68 23rd 379 93.9%
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Rank History for middle school Foster Care students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.55 17th 166 89.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.37 40th 617 93.5%
2019 89.06 30th 435 93.1%
2021 93.08 33rd 818 96.0%
2022 79.88 57th 476 88.0%
2023 89.48 57th 810 93.0%
2024 91.51 26th 356 92.7%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.77 53rd 404 86.9%
2023 78.19 39th 247 84.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 68.48 80th 573 86.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.54 37th 802 95.4%
2022 86.99 34th 392 91.3%
2023 76.89 111th 760 85.4%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.98 110th 390 71.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Sonoran Foothills School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.06 66th 436 84.9%
2019 83.04 31st 337 90.8%
2021 87.55 38th 780 95.1%
2022 75.31 57th 446 87.2%
2023 87.06 45th 675 93.3%
2024 90.48 20th 273 92.7%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Open Quote Fantastic School! This is a kindness campus and it is true to it's name. School spirit and happy atmosphere, great learning, great teachers, admin and staff. Wonderful school all around. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sonoran Foothills School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2016 446 12 38 57 11 2 20 0 586
2017 583 23 45 81 13 5 32 0 782
2018 681 24 34 79 11 4 36 0 869
2019 782 19 33 101 11 4 34 0 984
2020 859 19 30 111 14 2 42 0 1077
2021 623 29 20 93 12 2 22 0 801
2022 682 31 27 108 6 1 33 0 888
2023 609 25 34 126 13 1 52 0 860

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 Foothills School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 586 37.0 15.8 12.5
2017 782 45.4 17.2 12.5
2018 869 44.0 19.7 12.9
2019 984 47.5 20.7 12.9
2020 1077 51.0 21.1 12.9
2021 801 50.5 15.8 n/a
2022 888 49.5 17.9 7.4
2023 860 49.2 17.4 14.9

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 Foothills School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 586 37.0 15.8 12.5
2017 782 45.4 17.2 12.5
2018 869 44.0 19.7 12.9
2019 984 47.5 20.7 12.9
2020 1077 51.0 21.1 12.9
2021 801 50.5 15.8 n/a
2022 888 49.5 17.9 7.4
2023 860 49.2 17.4 14.9

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 Foothills 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 $212 (2.9%) $55 (0.7%) $480 (6.5%) $5,978 (80.5%) $1,182 (15.9%) $7,160 (96.4%) $7,427
2020 $182 (3.4%) $35 (0.7%) $400 (7.5%) $4,718 (88.2%) $413 (7.7%) $5,131 (95.9%) $5,348
2021 $209 (3.5%) $435 (7.3%) $854 (14.3%) $5,556 (93.1%) n/a $5,324 (89.2%) $5,968
2022 $437 (7.2%) $12 (0.2%) $885 (14.5%) $5,355 (87.8%) $295 (4.8%) $5,650 (92.7%) $6,098

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sonoran Foothills School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 65th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 46th of 1245 Elementary schools
 2.6%
Ranks 31st of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 43rd of 854 Middle schools
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students984860
 12.6%
African American1925
 31.6%
American Indian1113
 18.2%
Asian3334
 3%
Hispanic101126
 24.8%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White782609
 22.1%
Two or More Races3452
 52.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.9%14.9%
 2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoran Foothills School

In the 2022-23 school year, 860 students attended Sonoran Foothills School.

Yes. Sonoran Foothills School ranks in the top 7.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

Students who attend Sonoran Foothills School usually go on to attend:

High : Barry Goldwater High School

Students at Sonoran Foothills School are 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.


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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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