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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625001137
Sundance Elementary School
7051 W CHOLLA ST, PEORIA, AZ 85345 · (623) 412-4675 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
Math
22.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -16.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 16 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sundance Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #713 of 1,072 ▼ 106 | #443 of 646 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #558 of 1,072 ▲ 38 | #364 of 646 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #421 of 930 | #263 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #412 of 1,223 | #319 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #542 of 991 | #328 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #298 of 1,007 | #206 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #333 of 721 | #212 of 456 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
549
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 549 | 32.1 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 33.8 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 33.3 | 18.1:1 | 65% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 32 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 37.4 | 18.0:1 | 66% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 63% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 57% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 39 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,036 | 46 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sundance Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (674 to 549); teachers down 14% (37.4 to 32.1).
About Sundance Elementary School
Sundance Elementary School serves students in PEORIA, Arizona, as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 549 students. That is 22% above the average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Peoria Unified School District (4237) operates 44 schools. Combined enrollment is 34,436 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sundance Elementary School is 52% Hispanic. Other groups make up 34% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Sundance Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Sundance Elementary School, there are about 17.1 students; the school has 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Sundance Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In Maricopa County, home to about 4,559,748 people, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Sundance Elementary School's nearest public school is RCB College Preparatory Academy (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Sundance Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 589 in 2020-21 to 549 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.4:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Peoria Unified School District (4237)
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
- Raymond S. KellisHigh · 1,691 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
Other schools in PEORIA
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,896 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Lake Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 1,267 students
- Vistancia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,089 students
Other Sundance Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sundance Elementary. Sundance Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Sundance ElementaryBUCKEYE, AZ · 656 students
- Sundance ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 735 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYLOS LUNAS, NM · 617 students
- Sundance ElementarySan Diego, CA · 428 students
- Sundance ElementarySundance, WY · 250 students
Nearby schools
- RCB College Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 11
- Copperwood School0.6 mi · 625
- Ira A Murphy0.6 mi · 450
- Oakwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 937
- Peoria Elementary School1.0 mi · 499
- Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced1.1 mi · 1,030
Frequently asked questions
About Sundance Elementary SchoolHow large is Sundance Elementary School?
Sundance Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Sundance Elementary School serve?
Sundance Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sundance Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sundance Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sundance Elementary School?
At Sundance Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 52% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sundance Elementary School public or private?
Sundance Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.