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Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center

18655 E JACARANDA BLVD, QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142 · (480) 279-8600 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
74
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · 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-K74100%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
4966%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
1419%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
45%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
34%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
45%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
4865%
Female
2635%

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Where Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
74#1,163 of 1,223#678 of 692
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4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
74
-12 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
was 4.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257417.64.2:1N/A
2023-246515.54.2:1N/A
2022-237715.55.0:145% (35)
2020-2186194.5:1N/A
2017-183515.92.2:19% (3)
2015-1683108.3:17% (6)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 111% (35 to 74); teachers up 11% (15.9 to 17.6).

About Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center

Families in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, are served by Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center, a very small elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K and enrolls 74 students. It has 84% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Arizona (about 451).

Within Higley Unified School District (4248), Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center is one of 16 schools. The district enrolls 12,387 students.

White students are 66% of those enrolled at Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.

Its staff includes 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 4.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Arizona, 17.0:1, is higher.

In Maricopa County, home to about 4,559,748 people, median household income comes to about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center among them.

Sossaman Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center. Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The NCES locale for Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 74, compared with 86 in 2020-21.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center
District
Higley Unified School District (4248)
Address
18655 E JACARANDA BLVD, QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142
Phone
(480) 279-8600
County
Maricopa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
74
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
4.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
040378003361
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Higley Unified School District (4248)
Other schools in QUEEN CREEK
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Frequently asked questions

About Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center
How large is Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center?
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center enrolls approximately 74 students in grades PK-PK.
What grades does Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center serve?
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center serves grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center have?
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.2:1.
How diverse is Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center?
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center reports a student body of 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center public or private?
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Higley Unified School District (4248).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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