Desert Sunset Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Buckeye, Arizona, Desert Sunset Elementary School hosts 648 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Desert Sunset Elementary School sits 44% above that benchmark.

Desert Sunset Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254), a district that instructs 3,265 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Desert Sunset Elementary School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 24% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Desert Sunset Elementary School is one.

Tartesso Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Inside the community feed, members of the Desert Sunset Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.