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Sun Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sun Valley Elementary School is a public school in Peoria, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 754 students. It is part of the Peoria Unified School District, which is ranked 138 out of 289 districts in the state.

Sun Valley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 17-34% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 40-52% for the district and 36-46% for the state. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.1% to 6.1% over the past few years. Additionally, Sun Valley has a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 34.72% to 64.89% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Peoria Unified School District, Sun Valley Elementary generally underperforms. For example, Cotton Boll School, which is only about 1 mile away, consistently outperforms Sun Valley in academic achievement and school rankings. Sun Valley Elementary's performance has also declined over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping from 424 out of 1,106 schools in 2016-2017 to 832 out of 909 schools in 2024-2025.

720

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,336

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8361 N 95th Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345-7717

(623) 412-4825

District: Peoria Unified School District

Students who attend Sun Valley Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Raymond S. Kellis

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

White:

24.9%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg42%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

832^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

440^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 30Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	832 of 909	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	749 of 912	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	761 of 1245	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	774 of 1000	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	760 of 1226	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	648 of 1039	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	490 of 1109	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	424 of 1106	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	460 of 1079	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.8	480 of 955	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	521 of 1079	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	576 of 1158	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	497 of 1141	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	461 of 1075	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.2	343 of 1090	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	420 of 1062	60.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.8	342 of 607	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	197 of 289	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	362 of 895	59.6%	★★★☆☆

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	12.8	526 of 589	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	522 of 602	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	654 of 1219	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	652 of 824	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	737 of 1219	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	561 of 862	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	443 of 1023	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	124 of 306	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	318 of 486	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	676 of 1170	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	633 of 716	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	812 of 1198	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	349 of 709	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	309 of 911	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	460 of 549	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	477 of 556	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	662 of 1116	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	328 of 820	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	606 of 628	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	856 of 1216	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	750 of 830	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	792 of 1220	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	582 of 850	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	508 of 1032	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	530 of 617	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.6	167 of 444	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	741 of 1027	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	610 of 654	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	702 of 820	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	521 of 1201	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	210 of 417	49.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	817 of 1024	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	549 of 800	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	778 of 1161	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	530 of 595	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	467 of 720	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	440 of 552	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	428 of 550	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	498 of 854	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	471 of 605	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	362 of 832	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	304 of 605	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	366 of 711	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	397 of 695	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	450 of 677	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.9	379 of 521	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	383 of 690	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	395 of 787	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	285 of 772	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.5	303 of 685	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	236 of 692	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.6	340 of 663	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	61 of 400	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	36.9	334 of 573	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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
2024	21.9	282 of 386	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	405 of 806	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	296 of 820	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	259 of 466	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	244 of 624	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.7	86 of 166	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	227 of 329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	531 of 760	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	267 of 802	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	144 of 387	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	206 of 543	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	214 of 344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	165 of 320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	367 of 717	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	262 of 369	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	197 of 503	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	289 of 379	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	304 of 370	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	564 of 810	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	449 of 818	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	242 of 435	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	328 of 617	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.6	243 of 384	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	276 of 650	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.7	161 of 363	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	319 of 789	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	103 of 178	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.8	366 of 675	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	396 of 780	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	252 of 337	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	250 of 436	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Foster Care (2021)59th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)44th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)35th percentile+17 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)14th percentile-25 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-31 vs school

Male (2024)4th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)85th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-6 vs school

Foster Care (2021)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)46th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)31st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-14 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, November 16, 2014

I am very pleased with the fine arts programs at Sun Valley. They still have music, library, band & art programs. I wish they still had a gifted program but the classroom teachers are adept at differentiating for all levels of learners. Great teachers and a supportive principal! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 12, 2010

I have heard excellent thing about this school and teachers how children benefit on their education. How devoted teachers are with their students and not to say the customer service in the front office at sun valley elementry school. I have enrolled my child in this school and I know my child will get a great education. 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
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8361 N 95th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4825	720	36	19.8		179 (24.9%)	67 (9.3%)	423 (58.8%)	9 (1.3%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)	12.6	832^nd of 909 public elementary schools	8.5%		17.4	749^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.9%	83	19.0	30.0	18.0	17.0	32.0	34.0	33.0	14.0		19.0	14.0		17.0	18.0	$7,336	$203	$622	$1,028	$5,761	$750	$6,511
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
Alta Loma School	Public	PK, KG-8	9750 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4575	641	36	17.9		117 (18.3%)	62 (9.7%)	408 (63.7%)	11 (1.7%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.5%)	22.5	666^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.7%		15.9	764^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.2%	98		40.0	20.0		18.0	28.0	21.0	35.0	32.0					29.0	$8,397	$232	$854	$1,317	$6,555	$757	$7,312
Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	972	51	19.0		243 (25.0%)	66 (6.8%)	597 (61.4%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	15.9	767^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.7	744^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.4%	23	19.0	38.0	21.0	21.0	29.0	30.0	37.0	22.0	16.0			14.0	18.0	18.0	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902
Arizona Autism Charter School West Valley Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11039 W Olive Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 882-5544	199	26	7.6		56 (28.1%)	21 (10.6%)	100 (50.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)								(n/a)
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 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
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
Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	554	35	16.0		150 (27.1%)	59 (10.6%)	297 (53.6%)	8 (1.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	28.5	574^th of 909 public elementary schools	36.9%		28.2	593^rd of 912 public elementary schools	35.0%	19	21.0	44.0	37.0	26.0	32.0	33.0	38.0	45.0	29.0	22.0			24.0		$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048
Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced	Public, Charter	K-8	7785 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 887-5392	1,030	45	22.8		174 (16.9%)	186 (18.1%)	620 (60.2%)	33 (3.2%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	366^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.7%		52.9	383^rd of 912 public elementary schools	58.0%	17	27.0	54.0	50.0	38.0	39.0	61.0	43.0	48.0	52.0	36.0	29.0	24.0	49.0	60.0	$10,168	$1,395	$1,759	$4,548	$4,403	$2,612	$7,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Sun Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sun Valley Elementary School?

Students at Sun Valley Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Sun Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sun Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Raymond S. Kellis

How many students attend Sun Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Sun Valley Elementary School.

Is Sun Valley Elementary School a good school?

Sun Valley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Sun Valley Elementary School in?

Peoria Unified School District

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