Total enrollment
2,986
+115 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Somerton Elementary District (4500)
Arizona · 2,986 students · 2 cities
Looking at the Somerton Elementary District (4500) system: 9 public K-12 schools serving approximately 2,986 students inside Arizona, averaging 332 per school.
4-year change in Somerton Elementary District (4500)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+2 (+40%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Somerton Elementary District (4500) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,986 | #71 of 156 | #3,237 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #62 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #113 of 153 | #8,370 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #113 of 123 | #6,652 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Somerton Elementary District (4500)
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,043 to 2,497 students (down 18%) and from 141 to 125 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerton Middle School | Somerton | Middle | 06-08 | 697 |
| Tierra Del Sol Elementary School | Somerton | Elementary | PK-06 | 579 |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | Somerton | Elementary | PK-06 | 412 |
| Desert Sonora Elementary School | Somerton | Elementary | PK-06 | 406 |
| Encanto Learning Center | Somerton | Elementary | PK-06 | 403 |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | San Luis | Elementary | KG-06 | 260 |
| Bravie T. Soto Elementary School | Somerton | Elementary | KG-06 | 229 |
| Somerton Virtual Learning Institute | Somerton | Elementary | KG-08 | 0 |
| PPEP Youth Build | Somerton | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Somerton Elementary District (4500)
As a sparse district in Arizona, Somerton Elementary District (4500) teaches 2,986 students across 9 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Somerton Elementary District (4500) spans 8 elementary and 1 middle.
Average enrollment per school in Somerton Elementary District (4500) is about 332, noticeably below the Arizona average of roughly 508.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 4%: 2,871 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,986 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 5 to 7 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Somerton Elementary District (4500) discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.