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Enrollment
1,896
High
DISTRICT 1,558 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625000589
Sunrise Mountain High School
21200 N 83RD AVE, PEORIA, AZ 85382 · (623) 487-5125 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,896 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Arizona public high schools
- B+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.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 465 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 480 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 508 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 443 | 23% |
Student demographics
49%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
59.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +23.0pp since 2017
Math
55.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.0% | 63.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 62.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sunrise Mountain High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #42 of 268 ▲ 6 | #34 of 144 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #57 of 267 ▼ 1 | #45 of 143 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #61 of 220 | #32 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,896 | #65 of 510 | #54 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #143 of 279 | #78 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #177 of 284 | #104 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #118 of 128 | #61 of 68 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,896
-44 (-2%) vs 2020
+82% since 2000-01, when it was 1,039
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 1,896 | 95.1 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,973 | 92.1 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,018 | 99.6 | 20.3:1 | 15% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 1,940 | 94 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,871 | 87.6 | 21.4:1 | 15% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 1,648 | 77 | 21.4:1 | 15% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 1,593 | 70 | 22.8:1 | 14% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 1,039 | 84 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Mountain High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,871 to 1,896); teachers up 9% (87.6 to 95.1).
About Sunrise Mountain High School
At 21200 N 83RD AVE in PEORIA, Arizona, Sunrise Mountain High School operates as a high-enrollment high school. There are 1,896 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 631.
Sunrise Mountain High School reports to Peoria Unified School District (4237), which has 44 schools and 34,436 students.
The student body at Sunrise Mountain High School is 68% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 59%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
With 95.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.9:1. It is about the same as the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.
Among Arizona public high schools, Sunrise Mountain High School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Maricopa County, where the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Sunrise Mountain High School shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
Sunrise Mountain High School is about 0.4 miles from Peoria Traditional School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Sunrise Mountain High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sunrise Mountain High School had 1,940 students in 2020-21 and 1,896 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page collects posts and questions about Sunrise Mountain High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
- Raymond S. KellisHigh · 1,691 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Lake Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 1,267 students
Other schools in PEORIA
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 2,510 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Peoria High SchoolHigh · 1,397 students
- Lake Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 1,267 students
- Vistancia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,089 students
- Academy of Math and Science Peoria AdvancedElementary · 1,030 students
Other Sunrise Mountain High schools
One other US public school is named Sunrise Mountain High. Sunrise Mountain High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sunrise Mountain High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,470 students
Nearby schools
- Peoria Traditional School0.4 mi · 380
- Coyote Hills Elementary School0.4 mi · 695
- Frontier Elementary School0.5 mi · 846
- Student Choice High School0.5 mi · 201
- Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria1.0 mi · 609
- Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep1.3 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About Sunrise Mountain High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunrise Mountain High School?
Sunrise Mountain High School enrolls approximately 1,896 students in grades 07-12.
Is Sunrise Mountain High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunrise Mountain High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Sunrise Mountain High School have?
Sunrise Mountain High School employs 95 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
How diverse is Sunrise Mountain High School?
Sunrise Mountain High School reports a student body of 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunrise Mountain High School?
Sunrise Mountain High School is overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237) in Maricopa County.
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