Desert Sonora Elementary School

Located at 301 N. carlisle Avenue, in Somerton, Arizona, Desert Sonora Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that teaches 406 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Somerton Elementary District (4500).

Within Somerton Elementary District (4500), which oversees 7 schools and 2,986 students, Desert Sonora Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Desert Sonora Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yuma County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,876 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Desert Sonora Elementary School is one of 89 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students).

Encanto Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Desert Sonora Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Desert Sonora Elementary School has decreased 3%, going from 419 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Desert Sonora Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.