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If you could change one rule at Zuni Hills Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
794
Elementary
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)·NCES 040625002111
Zuni Hills Elementary School
10851 W WILLIAMS RD, SUN CITY, AZ 85373 · (623) 412-5275 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Arizona public elementary 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.
- AThree-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
18.6:1
43 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (95).
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
56.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
46.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -11.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 11 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Zuni Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #294 of 1,072 ▲ 48 | #221 of 646 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #220 of 1,072 ▲ 168 | #178 of 646 ▲ 96 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #119 of 930 | #69 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 794 | #126 of 1,223 | #98 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #690 of 991 | #432 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #603 of 1,007 | #395 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #415 of 721 | #265 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
794
-93 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 794 | 42.7 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 43.8 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 46.7 | 18.9:1 | 19% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 46 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 49.3 | 18.9:1 | 20% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 885 | 45 | 19.7:1 | 19% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 906 | 47 | 19.3:1 | 21% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zuni Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (932 to 794); teachers down 13% (49.3 to 42.7).
About Zuni Hills Elementary School
Zuni Hills Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in SUN CITY, Arizona. The school enrolls 794 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 451.
Zuni Hills Elementary School belongs to Peoria Unified School District (4237), a district of 44 schools and 34,436 students.
Federal enrollment data show Zuni Hills Elementary School is 67% White. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 8 points above the 59% share among Maricopa County residents. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Zuni Hills Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. The school has 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.6:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Arizona.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Zuni Hills Elementary School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Zuni Hills Elementary School.
Zuni Hills Elementary School's nearest public school is Sunset Heights Elementary School (about 1.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Zuni Hills Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Zuni Hills Elementary School enrolled 887 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 794.
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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
Nearby schools
- Sunset Heights Elementary School1.5 mi · 987
- Candeo Peoria1.5 mi · 597
- Liberty High School1.6 mi · 2,510
- Parkridge Elementary1.8 mi · 895
- BASIS Peoria2.4 mi · 1,021
- BASIS Peoria Primary2.6 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Zuni Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Zuni Hills Elementary School?
Zuni Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 794 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Zuni Hills Elementary School serve?
Zuni Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zuni Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Zuni Hills Elementary School is approximately 18.6:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Zuni Hills Elementary School?
At Zuni Hills Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Zuni Hills Elementary School?
Zuni Hills Elementary School is overseen by Peoria Unified School District (4237) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.