Sunrise Middle School

Located at 4960 E ACOMA DR, in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Sunrise Middle School is a low-enrollment intermediate school that educates 390 students (grades 5 through 8), part of Paradise Valley Unified District (4241). Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

Sunrise Middle School is one of 42 schools operated by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), a district that caters to 26,183 students overall.

Demographically, Sunrise Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Sunrise Middle School logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate 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 Sunrise Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunrise Middle School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Sunrise Middle School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 390). White enrollment moved from 57% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Sunrise Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.