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Sunset Vista

Q: Is Sunset Vista a good school?

Sunset Vista ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sunset Vista?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Sunset Vista.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sunset Vista?

Students at Sunset Vista are 69% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sunset Vista attend?

Students who attend Sunset Vista usually go on to attend: High : Independence High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

765^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Vista is an elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 709 students. The school is part of the Glendale Elementary District, which is ranked 237 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Vista consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 747 to 1086 out of 1000-1226 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20% of 8th graders were proficient in science, compared to 30% statewide. Sunset Vista has also experienced a steady increase in dropout rates, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $7,928 in 2018-2019 to $13,266 in 2021-2022, the student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, ranging from 15 to 19.6 students per teacher over the past 3 years.

Comparison to nearby schools, such as Harold W Smith School, Discovery School, and Desert Mirage Elementary School, generally show that these schools perform better than Sunset Vista on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. For example, Discovery School ranks 477 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools in 2024-2025, compared to Sunset Vista's ranking of 765. The nearby schools also have lower dropout rates and more favorable student-teacher ratios compared to Sunset Vista.

676

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,266

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7775 W Orangewood Ave
Glendale, AZ 85303-1502

(623) 237-5701

District: Glendale Elementary District

Students who attend Sunset Vista usually attend:

High:

Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

11.4%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 29th percentile in 2018 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 29th-percentile peak (2018) to 16th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

765^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

400^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Glendale Elementary District

237^th of 289Glendale 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	16.1	765 of 909	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	884 of 912	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	935 of 1245	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	747 of 1000	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1086 of 1226	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	926 of 1039	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	789 of 1109	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	819 of 1106	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	929 of 1079	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	913 of 955	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	894 of 1079	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	906 of 1158	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	907 of 1141	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	939 of 1075	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	952 of 1090	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	828 of 1062	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	525 of 607	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	648 of 895	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	72 of 100	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	284 of 316	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	452 of 620	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	279 of 451	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	445 of 975	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	31 of 155	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	938 of 1219	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1022 of 1219	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	771 of 862	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	766 of 1023	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	404 of 496	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	454 of 486	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	874 of 1170	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1104 of 1198	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	625 of 709	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	599 of 911	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	429 of 549	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	535 of 556	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	817 of 1116	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	363 of 618	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	510 of 820	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	456 of 626	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	946 of 1216	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	691 of 830	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1087 of 1220	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	803 of 850	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	717 of 1032	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.0	410 of 617	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	940 of 1027	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.6	14 of 219	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	53.0	51 of 82	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	366 of 654	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	803 of 820	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	964 of 1201	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	5.7	1017 of 1024	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	681 of 800	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	895 of 1161	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	400 of 552	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	451 of 550	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	509 of 854	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	633 of 832	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	300 of 605	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	348 of 711	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.3	362 of 695	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	307 of 677	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.6	300 of 521	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	492 of 690	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	573 of 787	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	617 of 772	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	523 of 685	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	579 of 692	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.2	350 of 663	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	261 of 400	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	433 of 573	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	219 of 247	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	246 of 404	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.5	96 of 145	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	437 of 806	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	582 of 820	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	273 of 466	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	322 of 624	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.0	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	177 of 345	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	454 of 760	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	594 of 802	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	127 of 387	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	209 of 543	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	189 of 344	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	400 of 717	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	170 of 503	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	554 of 810	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	660 of 818	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	240 of 435	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	291 of 617	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.3	197 of 384	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	144 of 211	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	537 of 650	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	390 of 390	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	573 of 789	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.4	517 of 675	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	695 of 780	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Native American (2023)94th percentile+69 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)38th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)10th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-23 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Foster Care (2021)82nd percentile+58 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)49th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2023)46th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2023)35th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)34th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2023)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2021)27th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2023)11th percentile-29 vs school

Native American (2021)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-10 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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Love this school. Mrs. Conley really cares about my kids and the teachers care a lot. They have helped my family. My children love it there. 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
Sunset Vista	Public	PK, KG-8	7775 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-5701	676	37	18.2		77 (11.4%)	70 (10.4%)	469 (69.4%)	32 (4.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	16.1	765^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.8%		8.8	884^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.1%	119	27.0	29.0	16.0	22.0	23.0	37.0	40.0	26.0	16.0	12.0	18.0	32.0		20.0	$13,266	$2,618	$495	$5,730	$8,305	$1,848	$10,153
Desert Spirit	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4016	682	36	19.2		43 (6.3%)	60 (8.8%)	523 (76.7%)	25 (3.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	14.5	794^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.7%					(n/a)		25.0	22.0			28.0	27.0	27.0				17.0		19.0	$10,410	$1,721	$441	$3,883	$6,582	$1,667	$8,248
Discovery School	Public	K-8	7910 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4013	601	30	20.0		36 (6.0%)	32 (5.3%)	480 (79.9%)	28 (4.7%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	38.7	477^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.1	542^nd of 912 public elementary schools	40.6%	65	24.0	50.0	27.0	51.0	44.0	54.0	30.0	41.0	39.0	52.0	21.0	62.0	20.0	35.0	$9,660	$1,714	$453	$3,880	$5,883	$1,610	$7,493
Desert Garden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7020 W Ocotillo Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4014	205	11	18.6		14 (6.8%)	17 (8.3%)	156 (76.1%)	9 (4.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$11,538	$1,841	$366	$4,048	$7,563	$1,768	$9,331
Challenger Middle School	Public	K-8	6905 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4011	839	41	20.7		76 (9.1%)	117 (13.9%)	554 (66.0%)	51 (6.1%)	17 (2.0%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (2.0%)	23.6	646^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.9%		19.8	700^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.2%	54	18.0	41.0	21.0	20.0	25.0	38.0	40.0	41.0	28.0	21.0	13.0	26.0		14.0	$9,687	$1,832	$492	$4,157	$5,832	$1,530	$7,362
Cotton Boll School	Public	PK, KG-8	8540 W Butler Dr	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4700	756	37	20.7		194 (25.7%)	63 (8.3%)	434 (57.4%)	35 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	46.9	412^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.7%		44.1	443^rd of 912 public elementary schools	51.4%	31	48.0	39.0	36.0	35.0	36.0	36.0	72.0	45.0	32.0		19.0	22.0	35.0	28.0	$7,634	$272	$536	$1,080	$6,118	$708	$6,826
Desert Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8605 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2550	675	37	18.2		68 (10.1%)	38 (5.6%)	516 (76.4%)	17 (2.5%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	29.5	565^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.8%		21.2	682^nd of 912 public elementary schools	25.2%	117	44.0	33.0	34.0	35.0	26.0	46.0	39.0		25.0	19.0		24.0	27.0	29.0	$5,933	$435	$1,094	$1,964	$5,257		$4,404
Harold W Smith School	Public	K-8	6534 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4003	719	33	21.7		31 (4.3%)	56 (7.8%)	597 (83.0%)	19 (2.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	14.3	798^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	784^th of 912 public elementary schools	14.0%	14		20.0	20.0	19.0	23.0	16.0	27.0	30.0	29.0				19.0		$9,442	$1,587	$521	$3,695	$5,714	$1,620	$7,334
Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9880 N 77th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6475	698	48	14.5		121 (17.3%)	26 (3.7%)	500 (71.6%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.7%)	24.7	630^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.4	572^nd of 912 public elementary schools	37.3%	58	18.0	25.0	35.0	31.0	42.0	41.0	34.0	23.0	39.0	29.0	27.0	18.0	30.0	28.0	$7,588	$301	$369	$971	$6,342	$576	$6,918
Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8490 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2730	611	30	20.3		50 (8.2%)	64 (10.5%)	413 (67.6%)	31 (5.1%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.2%)	24	641^st of 909 public elementary schools	29.5%		20.8	689^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.5%	48		45.0	19.0	34.0	31.0	37.0		36.0	21.0		20.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	$6,131	$496	$1,206	$2,198	$5,271		$4,429

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Vista

How many students attend Sunset Vista?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Sunset Vista.

Is Sunset Vista a good school?

Sunset Vista ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Vista attend?

Students who attend Sunset Vista usually go on to attend:

High : Independence High School

What district is Sunset Vista in?

Glendale Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Vista?

Students at Sunset Vista are 69% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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