Sunburst School

Sunburst School operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in GLENDALE, Arizona, part of Washington Elementary School District (4260). Current enrollment sits at 556 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 451.

Washington Elementary School District (4260) runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 18,816 students. Sunburst School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Sunburst School records that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) shows that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Sunburst School is one.

The closest other public school is Sweetwater School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sunburst School's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 556). White enrollment moved from 47% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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