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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School?
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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625001380
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School
10401 N 63RD AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85302 · (623) 412-4775 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
38.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 1 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #404 of 1,072 ▲ 105 | #282 of 646 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #399 of 1,072 ▲ 87 | #280 of 646 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #167 of 930 | #103 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #356 of 1,223 | #275 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #301 of 991 | #169 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #224 of 1,007 | #157 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #657 of 721 | #420 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
578
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 578 | 38.5 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 36.5 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 36.2 | 17.1:1 | 64% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 39.5 | 15.1:1 | 73% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 65% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 45 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 935 | 42 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (598 to 578); teachers down 3% (39.5 to 38.5).
About Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in GLENDALE, Arizona. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 578 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Arizona enroll about 451 students on average.
Peoria Unified School District (4237), which runs Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School, has 44 schools and 34,436 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is 52%, a majority. Other students are 32% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. That is higher than the 31% Hispanic share among all Maricopa County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.0:1. The school's 15.0:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Arizona.
On the allk12 Grade, Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Arizona public elementary schools.
For Maricopa County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,300 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Among nearby public schools, Copperwood School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 643 to 578.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peoria Unified School District (4237)
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
- Raymond S. KellisHigh · 1,691 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
Other schools in GLENDALE
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,182 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Copperwood School0.7 mi · 625
- West-MEC Glendale Community College0.7 mi · 2
- GCC Early Childhood Learning Lab0.7 mi · 13
- Sundance Elementary School1.1 mi · 549
- Ira A Murphy1.2 mi · 450
- Heritage School1.2 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Sahuaro Ranch Elementary SchoolHow large is Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School?
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School have?
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 52% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School?
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School is overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237) in Maricopa County.
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