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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix administration to hear?
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Enrollment
439
Combined
STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SONORAN SCIENCE ACADEMY PHOENIX·NCES 040077602387
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix
4837 E MCDOWELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85008 · (602) 244-9855 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Arizona public K-12 schools
- C-Test 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.
- AThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
17.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -6.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 6 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
+76 (+21%) vs 2020
+64% since 2010-11, when it was 267
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 | 439 | 32.4 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 452 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 99% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | N/A | N/A | 96% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | N/A | N/A | 98% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | N/A | N/A | 89% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | N/A | N/A | 68% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix.
About Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix
At 4837 E MCDOWELL RD in PHOENIX, Arizona, Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix operates as a small school serving multiple grade levels. The school teaches kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 439 students. That is 20% below the average of about 550 students for combined schools in Arizona.
Sonoran Science Academy Phoenix operates Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix.
At Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix, 54% of students are Black. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 6% Black share among all Maricopa County residents. The diversity index for Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.5:1. Compared with the 21.4:1 average for combined schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Arizona public K-12 schools.
In Maricopa County, 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%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Gateway School sits about 0.3 miles from Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix has an NCES locale of City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 439, compared with 363 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sonoran Science Academy - PhoenixHow large is Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix?
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix serve?
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix is approximately 13.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix?
Student demographics at Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix are roughly 8% White, 22% Hispanic, 54% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix?
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix is overseen by Sonoran Science Academy Phoenix in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.