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Sopori Elementary School

5000 W. Arivaca Road, Amado, AZ 85645 · (520) 625-3502 · Pima County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Arizona public elementary schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1110%
Kindergarten1312%
Grade 11211%
Grade 21716%
Grade 32019%
Grade 41514%
Grade 51716%

This year's kindergarten class (13) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (17).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
1312%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
8884%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
6057%
Female
4543%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
18.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +16.0pp since 2017
Math
18.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -5.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 16 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 5 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-2418.0%18.0%
2022-2327.0%24.0%
2021-2230.0%24.0%
2020-2114.0%2.0%
2018-192.0%22.0%
2017-182.0%23.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Sopori Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Pima County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#812 of 1,072
▼ 144
#107 of 154
▼ 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#955 of 1,072
▼ 220
#135 of 154
▼ 46
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.0pp#78 of 930#12 of 128
Enrollment
ranked largest first
105#1,130 of 1,223#158 of 165
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 2024-25
Enrollment
105
+11 (+12%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 7.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25105119.6:1N/A
2023-2410312.18.5:1N/A
2022-2310910.410.5:177% (84)
2020-2194127.8:1N/A
2017-181531510.2:185% (130)
2015-161621411.6:170% (113)
2010-111941612.1:172% (140)
2000-012311515.4:1N/A
1990-912291416.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sopori Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 31% (153 to 105); teachers down 27% (15 to 11).

About Sopori Elementary School

Sopori Elementary School is an elementary school in Amado, Arizona, reachable at (520) 625-3502. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 105 students. The school is 77% below the average for elementary schools in Arizona.

The 10 schools in Sahuarita Unified District (4411) enroll 6,335 students altogether, Sopori Elementary School among them.

At Sopori Elementary School, 84% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 12% White. That is higher than the 36% Hispanic share among all Pima County residents. The diversity index for Sopori Elementary School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Staffing at Sopori Elementary School comes to 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 7.4 more students per teacher than here.

On the allk12 Grade, Sopori Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Arizona public elementary schools.

In the surrounding county, Pima County, median household income comes to about $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 398, with about 140,692 students.

Montessori De Santa Cruz Charter School, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest public school.

Under the NCES locale system, Sopori Elementary School is Rural: Distant.

From 94 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 105 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 7.8:1 to 9.6:1.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students

Quick facts

School name
Sopori Elementary School
District
Sahuarita Unified District (4411)
Address
5000 W. Arivaca Road, Amado, AZ 85645
Phone
(520) 625-3502
County
Pima County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
105
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
040730000628
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Sahuarita Unified District (4411)
Other schools in Amado
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Frequently asked questions

About Sopori Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Sopori Elementary School?
Sopori Elementary School enrolls approximately 105 students in grades PK-06.
Is Sopori Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sopori Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Sopori Elementary School have?
Sopori Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Sopori Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sopori Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sopori Elementary School in?
Sopori Elementary School is part of Sahuarita Unified District (4411).
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