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Sonoran Sky Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
Where Sonoran Sky Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,034 of 1,072 ▼ 91 | #635 of 646 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #832 of 1,072 ▲ 91 | #512 of 646 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #216 of 930 | #133 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #431 of 1,223 | #331 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #497 of 991 | #295 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #566 of 1,007 | #371 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #311 of 721 | #195 of 456 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 28 | 19.8:1 | 63% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 52% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 54% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 43% (303) |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (668 to 537); teachers down 6% (34 to 32).
About Sonoran Sky Elementary School
Sonoran Sky Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in GLENDALE, Arizona. Enrollment totals 537 students across pre-K through 8.
Sonoran Sky Elementary School is one school in Pendergast Elementary District (4283), a system of 12 schools with 8,098 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sonoran Sky Elementary School is 68% Hispanic. Other groups make up 15% Black, 10% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Sonoran Sky Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 17.0:1.
In the wider Maricopa County area, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Sonoran Sky Elementary School shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Arizona Insight Academy is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sonoran Sky Elementary School.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 537, starting from 536.
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