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Sundance Elementary

Q: Is Sundance Elementary a good school?

Sundance Elementary ranks 607 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sundance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Sundance Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sundance Elementary?

Students at Sundance Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sundance Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually go on to attend: High : BUHSD Institute of Online Learning High : Youngker High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sundance Elementary is a public elementary school located in Buckeye, Arizona that serves grades PK-8 with a student population of 622. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently performs below the Buckeye Elementary District and Arizona state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels.

Sundance Elementary has lower rankings for several student subgroups compared to other Arizona elementary schools, including female students, male students, White students, and students with special education needs. The school has also seen an increase in its dropout rates over the past few years, rising from 2.5% in 2020-2021 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Sundance Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.88% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, Sundance Elementary performs significantly worse than the nearby Westpark Elementary and Marionneaux Elementary schools, which are also part of the Buckeye Elementary District. Additionally, the nearby charter schools, such as The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna Hills and The Odyssey Preparatory Academy, generally outperform Sundance Elementary in academic proficiency rates.

656

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,329

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23800 W Hadley St
Buckeye, AZ 85326-8119

(623) 847-8531

District: Buckeye Elementary District

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually attend:

High:	BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
	Youngker High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

14.0%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

607^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

376^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Elementary District

227^th of 289Buckeye Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	607 of 909	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	620 of 912	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	776 of 1245	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	845 of 1000	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	882 of 1226	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	724 of 1039	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	747 of 1109	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	653 of 1106	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	677 of 1079	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.0	773 of 955	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	789 of 1079	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	798 of 1158	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	734 of 1141	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	753 of 1075	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.6	778 of 1090	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.0	626 of 1062	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	410 of 607	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	411 of 895	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	34 of 100	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	7.9	617 of 620	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	408 of 589	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	511 of 602	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	693 of 1219	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	878 of 1219	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	673 of 862	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	687 of 1023	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	249 of 496	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	236 of 486	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	742 of 1170	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	640 of 716	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	831 of 1198	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	472 of 709	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	566 of 911	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	297 of 549	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	347 of 556	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	697 of 1116	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	557 of 618	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	481 of 820	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	485 of 626	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	436 of 628	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	876 of 1216	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	783 of 830	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	900 of 1220	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	627 of 850	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	715 of 1032	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	320 of 617	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.5	442 of 444	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	787 of 1027	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	750 of 820	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	629 of 1201	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	367 of 417	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	806 of 1024	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	638 of 800	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	959 of 1161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	531 of 595	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	599 of 720	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	376 of 552	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	379 of 550	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	530 of 854	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	495 of 605	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	627 of 832	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	417 of 605	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	372 of 711	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	359 of 695	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	329 of 677	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.0	346 of 521	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	385 of 690	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	451 of 787	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	429 of 772	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	385 of 685	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	341 of 692	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	259 of 663	60.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	254 of 400	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	492 of 573	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.5	211 of 404	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	258 of 395	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	322 of 386	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	422 of 806	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	383 of 494	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	652 of 820	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	347 of 466	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	257 of 624	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	208 of 345	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	525 of 760	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	290 of 392	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	596 of 802	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	241 of 387	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	203 of 543	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	175 of 344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	476 of 717	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	181 of 503	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	249 of 370	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	603 of 810	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	571 of 818	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	336 of 435	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	369 of 617	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	245 of 384	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	420 of 650	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	225 of 363	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	256 of 789	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	445 of 675	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	607 of 780	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	307 of 436	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)48th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Foster Care (2021)46th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)21st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2021)<1st percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2021)48th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)38th percentile~ school

African American (2023)36th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-3 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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Very dirty school pee all over the children’s restrooms my child never uses there restroom because of the bad conditions there in carpets are filthy and kids have to sit or lay on it disgusting Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23800 W Hadley St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8531	656	33	19.8		92 (14.0%)	82 (12.5%)	435 (66.3%)	9 (1.4%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.8%)	26.1	607^th of 909 public elementary schools	33.2%		26.3	620^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.0%	13	37.0	34.0	17.0	25.0	40.0	24.0	54.0	38.0	16.0	23.0	20.0	33.0	21.0	16.0	$8,329	$520	$82	$1,121	$6,170	$1,557	$7,728
Inca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23601 W Durango St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3500	735	33	22.2		92 (12.5%)	53 (7.2%)	536 (72.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.4%)	14.5	795^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.9	724^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.6%	71	30.0	28.0	25.0	19.0	24.0	31.0	31.0	16.0	20.0	15.0	15.0		18.0	16.0	$9,825	$496	$86	$1,077	$7,280	$1,964	$9,244
Imagine Schools at Buckeye	Public, Charter	K-8	2400 S 247th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 250-4580	441	18	24.5		106 (24.0%)	24 (5.4%)	281 (63.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	17.8	733^rd of 909 public elementary schools	19.4%					(n/a)	23.0	27.0		29.0			30.0									$00			$00
John S McCain III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3170 S 247th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 925-3400	777	36	21.5		189 (24.3%)	24 (3.1%)	515 (66.3%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.7%)	19.5	712^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.9	687^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.7%	25	21.0	38.0	18.0	17.0	26.0	49.0	26.0	48.0	25.0	14.0	15.0	43.0	23.0	30.0	$10,733	$354	$80	$788	$7,314	$2,984	$10,299
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	22150 W Sundance Pkwy	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-2850	574	33	17.3		84 (14.6%)	49 (8.5%)	410 (71.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	19.6	709^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.0%		13.2	815^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.6%	106		35.0		20.0	18.0	24.0		35.0	22.0					19.0	$8,828	$441	$345	$1,227	$6,510	$1,532	$8,042
Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4280 S 246th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3100	855	42	20.3		162 (18.9%)	88 (10.3%)	551 (64.4%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.4%)	26.2	605^th of 909 public elementary schools	33.4%		19	722^nd of 912 public elementary schools	20.8%	117	16.0	33.0	25.0	43.0	36.0	38.0	30.0	46.0	21.0	34.0	30.0	31.0	22.0	28.0	$8,768	$431	$83	$946	$6,561	$1,692	$8,253
Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	652	39	16.9		129 (19.8%)	81 (12.4%)	379 (58.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.7%)	49.1	394^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.7%		43.6	447^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	31.0	37.0	36.0	44.0	57.0	32.0	55.0	65.0	40.0	42.0	50.0	60.0	36.0	31.0	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669
Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	697	36	19.3		86 (12.3%)	79 (11.3%)	498 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	21.3	685^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.6%		27.4	605^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.7%	80	21.0	28.0	41.0	30.0	27.0	35.0	36.0	21.0	21.0	16.0	16.0	19.0	29.0	26.0	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna Hills	Public, Charter	K-5	2400 N Sienna Hills Pkwy	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 444-9654	472	29	16.2		147 (31.1%)	26 (5.5%)	248 (52.5%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	52.6	371^st of 909 public elementary schools	59.2%		51	401^st of 912 public elementary schools	56.0%	30	33.0	60.0	40.0				40.0	43.0	45.0				52.0		$6,127	$438	$286	$1,161	$3,769	$1,634	$5,404
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6500 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-3111	544	34	16.0		100 (18.4%)	29 (5.3%)	375 (68.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.8%)	35.7	505^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.4%		34.5	530^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.9%	25	29.0	58.0	26.0				48.0	50.0	13.0				21.0		$7,046	$244	$278	$766	$4,408	$2,116	$6,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Sundance Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sundance Elementary?

Students at Sundance Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Sundance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Sundance Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sundance Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
High : Youngker High School

Is Sundance Elementary a good school?

Sundance Elementary ranks 607^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sundance Elementary in?

Buckeye Elementary District

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