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Sunrise Mountain High School

Q: Is Sunrise Mountain High School a good school?

Sunrise Mountain High School ranks 74 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 73% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Sunrise Mountain High School is a public high school located in Peoria, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,973 students. The school is part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunrise Mountain High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona high schools over the past 10 years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 74 out of 271 Arizona high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance consistently outperforms the Peoria Unified School District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 57% of 11th-grade students at Sunrise Mountain High School were proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 46% in the Peoria Unified School District and 40% statewide. Similarly, 53% of 11th-grade students at Sunrise Mountain High School were proficient or better in AASA/Mathematics, compared to 36% in the Peoria Unified School District and 30% statewide.

Sunrise Mountain High School has also maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 77.5% to 97.5% over the past few years, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1% over the same period. While the school's performance is generally strong, there may be opportunities to further enhance the support and outcomes for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with special needs. Additionally, the school's spending per student, which has ranged from $6,029 to $7,891 over the past few years, could be examined to ensure efficient resource allocation and identify potential areas for optimization.

1,896

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,193

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21200 N 83rd Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382-2436

(623) 487-5125

District: Peoria Unified School District

Feeder schools for Sunrise Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Apache Elementary School
	Coyote Hills Elementary School
	Frontier Elementary School
	Parkridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.1%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (78%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Peoria Unified School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg34%

Arizona avg30%

74^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Peoria Unified School District

138^th of 289Peoria Unified School 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	2 of 550	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.5	3 of 787	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	9 of 772	98.8%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	74 of 271	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	74 of 270	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	90 of 469	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	99 of 464	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	89 of 509	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	79 of 285	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	99 of 420	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	70 of 416	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	72 of 406	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.0	79 of 261	69.7%	★★★★☆
2014	85.9	47 of 394	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	86.4	46 of 491	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	48 of 471	89.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	40 of 397	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	58 of 403	85.6%	★★★★☆
2009	91.2	28 of 395	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.5	36 of 201	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	23.7	219 of 301	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	117 of 306	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	12 of 122	90.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.2	47 of 146	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	88 of 238	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.6	1 of 231	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	51.7	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	47 of 83	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	58 of 207	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	79 of 200	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	61 of 406	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	71 of 456	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	68 of 492	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	76 of 247	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	81 of 354	77.1%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.3	38 of 116	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	44 of 176	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	34 of 170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	84 of 379	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	95 of 441	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	65 of 479	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	54 of 183	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	49 of 311	84.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	46 of 180	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	51 of 172	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	98 of 347	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	48 of 168	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	45 of 253	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	75 of 223	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	59 of 219	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	88 of 429	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	119 of 455	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	109 of 492	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	74 of 238	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	100 of 370	73.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	66.2	36 of 125	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	95.4	1 of 102	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	100 of 199	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	97 of 282	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	73 of 374	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	29 of 76	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	1 of 255	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	63 of 172	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	109 of 380	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	158 of 422	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	55 of 155	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	71 of 178	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	93 of 184	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	132 of 371	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	158 of 409	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	121 of 448	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	90 of 217	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	112 of 291	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

High school

Native American (2022)100th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2023)82nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)71st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)68th percentile-13 vs school

Foster Care (2022)67th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)63rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2021)59th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+23 vs state

Science28%+9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, October 12, 2009

I transferred to Sunrise second semester my sophomore year (2008-2009 school year). If I could pick one word to describe it, I'd say "average." The honors programs are alright, and the regular courses - as far as core classes like English, Math, etc - are just the same as the rest of the district. That is, sub-par.

Some good points about Sunrise are that it's got a great student paper and yearbook, along with an intro to journalism class that's top notch. Courses like ceramics, drama, marketing, photography, and media are taught using up-to-date equipment and hands on training. Sunrise also offers fire science and auto classes (which are unique, Sunrise being the only school in the district which currently offers them) but no culinary classes. For culinary training, you have to take a class at Liberty High School, which is about a half mile away from Sunrise - the school will take care of transportation and registration for you.

The teachers are average. There's a wide array of clubs and sports to join, and something going on nearly everyday after the final bell. Overall, it's not bad, but I've attended much more impressive schools. It's about as good as it gets for Arizona, though. Close Quote

Schools Near Sunrise Mountain High School

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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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Sunrise Mountain High School	Public	7-12	21200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 487-5125	1,896	95	19.9		1,292 (68.1%)	54 (2.8%)	394 (20.8%)	51 (2.7%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	91 (4.8%)	67.7	74^th of 271 public high schools	72.7%		67.1	74^th of 270 public high schools	72.6%						57.0					53.0			28.0	$7,193	$72	$160	$304	$5,823	$1,138	$6,961
West-MEC - Sunrise Mountain High School	Public	7-12	21200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 487-5125	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Student Choice High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8194 W. Deer Valley Rd STE B10	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 242-2722	201	4	50.2		117 (58.2%)	9 (4.5%)	68 (33.8%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$2,440	$00			$1,902	$538	$2,440
Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	23276 N 83rd Ave Ste 1	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Glendale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 889-0822	657	55	12.0		413 (62.9%)	12 (1.8%)	108 (16.4%)	79 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	98	9^th of 271 public high schools	96.7%		96.3	12^th of 270 public high schools	95.6%	3		66.0	71.0	71.0	89.0		63.0	66.0	77.0	82.0		62.0	65.0		$00			$00
West-MEC - Liberty High School	Public	9-12	9621 W Speckled Gecko Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6525	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Liberty High School	Public	7-12	9621 W Speckled Gecko Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6525	2,510	117	21.5		1,697 (67.6%)	80 (3.2%)	476 (19.0%)	82 (3.3%)	14 (0.6%)	10 (0.4%)	151 (6.0%)	63.7	81^st of 271 public high schools	70.1%		62	90^th of 270 public high schools	66.7%	9					56.0					44.0			30.0	$6,370	$63	$78	$204	$5,279	$950	$6,229
West-MEC - Mountain Ridge High School	Public	9-12	22800 N 67th Ave	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Mountain Ridge High School	Public	7-12	22800 N 67th Ave	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3000	2,823	118	23.9		1,772 (62.8%)	46 (1.6%)	397 (14.1%)	449 (15.9%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	145 (5.1%)	91.8	18^th of 271 public high schools	93.4%		84.4	38^th of 270 public high schools	85.9%	20					75.0					65.0			54.0	$4,989	$2,247	$30	$4,523	$2,325	$387	$2,712
EdOptions High School Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	6710 West Calle Lejos	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Educational Options Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 621-3365	465	15	31.2		179 (38.5%)	23 (4.9%)	232 (49.9%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.4%)	14.7	247^th of 271 public high schools	8.9%		11.7	257^th of 270 public high schools	4.8%	10					11.0					11.0			15.0	$1,291	$202	$27	$431	$458	$605	$1,063
BASIS Peoria	Public, Charter	5-12	9902 W Yearling Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 566-9100	1,021	51	20.1		123 (12.0%)	38 (3.7%)	62 (6.1%)	755 (73.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.3%)	99.9	1^st of 271 public high schools	99.6%		99.8	2^nd of 270 public high schools	99.3%	1	76.0	80.0	90.0	90.0		82.0	65.0	90.0	93.0	98.0	63.0	80.0	97.0	$8,061	$207	$43	$457	$4,698	$3,113	$7,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Mountain High School

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Mountain High School?

Students at Sunrise Mountain High School are 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Sunrise Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,896 students attended Sunrise Mountain High School.

What district is Sunrise Mountain High School in?

Peoria Unified School District

Is Sunrise Mountain High School a good school?

Sunrise Mountain High School ranks 74^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Sunrise Mountain High School?

Sunrise Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Apache Elementary School
Elementary : Coyote Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Frontier Elementary School
Elementary : Parkridge Elementary

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