Sonoran Sky Elementary School

Sonoran Sky Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, run under Paradise Valley Unified District (4241). The school teaches 567 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 451.

Across the 42 schools in Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) (26,183 students total), Sonoran Sky Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sonoran Sky Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sonoran Sky Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Sonoran Sky Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Sandpiper Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sonoran Sky Elementary School.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sonoran Sky Elementary School has declined 20%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 12% to 4%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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