Sun Valley Elementary School

Sun Valley Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in San Luis, Arizona, overseen by Somerton Elementary District (4500), with 260 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 42% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Sun Valley Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Somerton Elementary District (4500), a district that caters to 2,986 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sun Valley Elementary School shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sun Valley Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Yuma County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,876, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Yuma County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), of which Sun Valley Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ, around 2.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sun Valley Elementary School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

On allk12, members of the Sun Valley Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.