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Alumni: what's one memory from Sunnyslope Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
684
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4260)·NCES 040906000944
Sunnyslope Elementary School
245 E MOUNTAIN VIEW RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85020 · (602) 347-4300 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- CThree-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
18.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 47% smaller than its 8th grade class (99).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
21.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
16.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -15.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sunnyslope Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #855 of 1,072 ▲ 1 | #529 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #884 of 1,072 ▼ 14 | #548 of 646 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #294 of 930 | #181 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #225 of 1,223 | #176 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #654 of 991 | #410 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #761 of 1,007 | #499 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #537 of 721 | #343 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
684
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 684 | 37.5 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 41.5 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 38.5 | 17.9:1 | 93% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 41 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 45.9 | 16.4:1 | 92% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 40 | 20.7:1 | 100% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 36 | 22.0:1 | 100% (788) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 44 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 35 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyslope Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (754 to 684); teachers down 18% (45.9 to 37.5).
About Sunnyslope Elementary School
Sunnyslope Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Washington Elementary School District (4260) in PHOENIX, Arizona. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 684 students. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students, so this school is 52% above average.
Sunnyslope Elementary School is one school in Washington Elementary School District (4260), a system of 33 schools with 18,816 students.
At Sunnyslope Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 78% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% White, 8% Black, 3% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Maricopa County is about 31% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Sunnyslope Elementary School is 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Sunnyslope Elementary School is C-. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Maricopa County has about 4,559,748 residents, and the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Sunnyslope Elementary School, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES assigns Sunnyslope Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Sunnyslope Elementary School's enrollment declined 6%, to 684.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sunnyslope Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Washington Elementary School District (4260)
- Lookout Mountain SchoolElementary · 979 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 903 students
- Acacia Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Orangewood SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Palo Verde Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
Other schools in PHOENIX
- Arizona Virtual AcademyCombined · 4,476 students
- Trevor Browne High SchoolHigh · 2,850 students
- Desert Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,761 students
- Maryvale High SchoolHigh · 2,532 students
- Pinnacle High SchoolHigh · 2,430 students
- Sunnyslope High SchoolHigh · 2,322 students
Other Sunnyslope Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sunnyslope Elementary. Sunnyslope Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Sunnyslope ElementaryJurupa Valley, CA · 819 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryHollister, CA · 602 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolPORT ORCHARD, WA · 503 students
- Sunnyslope ElementarySan Diego, CA · 324 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolWENATCHEE, WA · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope0.2 mi · 78
- Sunnyslope High School0.6 mi · 2,322
- Desert View Elementary School0.8 mi · 344
- Mountain View Elementary School0.9 mi · 903
- Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside1.1 mi · 177
- ASDB - ELP FBC Main Preschool1.7 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunnyslope Elementary School?
Sunnyslope Elementary School enrolls approximately 684 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Sunnyslope Elementary School serve?
Sunnyslope Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sunnyslope Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Sunnyslope Elementary School.
How diverse is Sunnyslope Elementary School?
Sunnyslope Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 78% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunnyslope Elementary School?
Sunnyslope Elementary School is overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.