Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center

Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center is a very small primary school in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, overseen by Higley Unified School District (4248). The school teaches 74 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 451.

Higley Unified School District (4248) comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 12,387 students; Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center is among them.

On demographics, Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center is one campus in the mix.

Sossaman Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 111%: 35 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 46% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 2.2:1 in 2018 to 4.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.