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Sunburst School

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Sunburst School ranks 615 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

615^th

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of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sunburst School is an elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 586. It is part of the Washington Elementary School District, which is ranked 212 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sunburst School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 615 out of 909 schools and a 2-star rating.

Sunburst School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 20% (3rd grade) to 40% (4th grade), compared to the state averages of 36% to 46%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 21% (5th grade) to 34% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 29% to 42%. When comparing Sunburst School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Tumbleweed Elementary and Arroyo Elementary, it becomes clear that Sunburst is one of the lower-performing schools, with these nearby schools consistently outperforming Sunburst on standardized tests.

Sunburst School's lower academic performance may be attributed to factors such as socioeconomic status, funding, and student-teacher ratios. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, Sunburst School's per-student spending has been lower than the nearby schools, ranging from $6,270 to $8,305 per student, compared to $9,393 to $16,398 per student at the nearby schools. Sunburst School also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.3 to 18.3, which is higher than the nearby schools, with ratios between 10.2 and 17.2. Addressing these key areas could be crucial in improving the overall academic outcomes for Sunburst School.

556

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,197

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14218 N 47th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85306-4401

(602) 896-6400

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend Sunburst School usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Foothills Middle School
High:	Greenway High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

Hispanic:

37.4%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Arizona avg38%

615^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Washington Elementary School District

212^th of 289Washington Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	615 of 909	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	639 of 912	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	625 of 1245	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	651 of 1000	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	772 of 1226	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	591 of 1039	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	477 of 1109	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	463 of 1106	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.6	498 of 1079	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	437 of 955	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	483 of 1079	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.1	609 of 1158	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.3	564 of 1141	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.7	573 of 1075	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	550 of 1090	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.2	412 of 1062	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	553 of 607	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	725 of 895	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	18.3	556 of 620	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	260 of 451	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	347 of 975	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	491 of 589	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	500 of 602	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	630 of 1219	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	566 of 824	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	679 of 1219	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	597 of 862	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	497 of 1023	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	284 of 496	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	316 of 486	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	728 of 1170	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	711 of 1198	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	376 of 709	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	313 of 911	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	265 of 423	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	452 of 549	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	350 of 556	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	610 of 1116	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.8	183 of 820	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	531 of 626	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	562 of 628	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	645 of 1216	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	670 of 830	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	806 of 1220	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	505 of 850	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	403 of 1032	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.4	386 of 617	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	233 of 444	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	647 of 1027	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	83 of 219	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	364 of 654	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	488 of 820	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	557 of 1201	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	229 of 417	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	419 of 465	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	452 of 486	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	568 of 1024	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	701 of 800	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	849 of 1161	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	511 of 595	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	462 of 720	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2021)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2021)10th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2023)9th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Science30%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

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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
Sunburst School	Public	PK, KG-6	14218 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6400	556	30	18.8		229 (41.2%)	62 (11.2%)	208 (37.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	25.4	615^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.3%		24.1	639^th of 912 public elementary schools	29.9%	24	20.0	40.0	31.0	34.0			29.0	31.0	21.0	34.0			30.0		$8,197	$867	$166	$1,900	$6,100	$1,064	$7,164
Kachina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5304 W Crocus Dr	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4500	273	19	14.7		105 (38.5%)	13 (4.8%)	124 (45.4%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)								(n/a)					59.0	47.0									$13,711	$596	$840	$2,033	$9,515	$2,759	$12,274
Sweetwater School	Public	K-8	4602 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6500	483	46	10.4		179 (37.1%)	23 (4.8%)	236 (48.9%)	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	49.4	390^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.1%		60.1	329^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.9%	61		42.0	37.0	49.0	57.0	52.0		35.0	65.0	40.0	24.0	32.0	35.0	37.0	$16,398	$1,159	$198	$2,515	$13,470	$1,571	$15,041
Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14850 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5600	434	28	15.6		160 (36.9%)	35 (8.1%)	196 (45.2%)	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	36.5	498^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.2%		34.4	533^rd of 912 public elementary schools	41.6%	35	27.0	32.0	33.0	33.0			37.0	49.0	52.0	27.0			36.0		$10,796	$1,027	$256	$2,310	$8,238	$1,275	$9,513
Chaparral Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3808 W Joan De Arc Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5300	415	30	14.0		144 (34.7%)	20 (4.8%)	199 (48.0%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.4%)	31	554^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.1%		30.4	573^rd of 912 public elementary schools	37.2%	19	25.0	50.0	31.0	52.0			25.0	46.0	18.0	20.0			26.0		$10,617	$1,011	$273	$2,294	$8,118	$1,215	$9,333
Marshall Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12995 N Marshall Ranch Dr	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6450	662	39	16.9		293 (44.3%)	45 (6.8%)	273 (41.2%)	20 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	35.7	506^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.3%		37.5	500^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.2%	6	36.0	50.0	32.0	37.0	41.0	43.0	43.0	45.0	24.0	23.0	25.0	39.0	31.0	33.0	$8,605	$187	$309	$683	$7,201	$908	$8,109
Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5050	297	22	13.8		142 (47.8%)	7 (2.4%)	135 (45.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	52.2	373^rd of 909 public elementary schools	59.0%		54.1	374^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.0%	1	40.0	49.0	46.0	45.0	65.0	65.0	51.0			34.0	46.0	48.0		55.0	$14,311	$331	$444	$1,107	$11,871	$1,664	$13,535
Tumbleweed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4001 W Laurel Ln	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6600	441	29	15.4		96 (21.8%)	31 (7.0%)	265 (60.1%)	13 (2.9%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.3%)	24.1	637^th of 909 public elementary schools	29.9%		19.4	710^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.1%	73	22.0	41.0	20.0	24.0			33.0	42.0							$10,218	$1,176	$294	$2,646	$7,290	$1,458	$8,748
Arroyo Elementary School	Public	K-8	4535 W Cholla St	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5100	504	33	15.5		132 (26.2%)	21 (4.2%)	299 (59.3%)	18 (3.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	21.2	688^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.3%		17.3	752^nd of 912 public elementary schools	17.5%	64	26.0	32.0		24.0	34.0	40.0	44.0	29.0	22.0			28.0	20.0	20.0	$8,728	$963	$190	$2,115	$6,829	$747	$7,576
Desert Palms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11441 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4600	373	26	14.4		120 (32.2%)	33 (8.8%)	175 (46.9%)	14 (3.8%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	29.1	568^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.5%		20.6	692^nd of 912 public elementary schools	24.1%	124		43.0	27.0	35.0		48.0	33.0					29.0		32.0	$9,393	$408	$747	$1,563	$7,351	$887	$8,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunburst School

Is Sunburst School a good school?

Sunburst School ranks 615^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunburst School in?

Washington Elementary School District

How many students attend Sunburst School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Sunburst School.

What schools do graduates of Sunburst School attend?

Students who attend Sunburst School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Foothills Middle School
High : Greenway High School

What is the racial makeup of Sunburst School?

Students at Sunburst School are 41% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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