Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Located at 8490 W MISSOURI AVE, in GLENDALE, Arizona, Sunset Ridge Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus that works with 611 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Pendergast Elementary District (4283). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Sunset Ridge Elementary School sits 35% above that benchmark.

Within Pendergast Elementary District (4283), which oversees 12 schools and 8,098 students, Sunset Ridge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sunset Ridge Elementary School logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 10% Black, 8% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Sunset Ridge Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Edison School of Innovation, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunset Ridge Elementary School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset Ridge Elementary School has contracted 7%, going from 658 students in 2018 to 611 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 72% to 68% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Sunset Ridge Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.