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Sunset School

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Sunset School ranks 532 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sunset School is an elementary school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 526. 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.

Sunset School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in various subjects and grade levels, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sunset School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 18% to 44%, compared to the district's 23% to 32% and the state's 36% to 46%. In Mathematics, Sunset School's proficiency rates ranged from 22% to 34%, while the district's were 26% to 32% and the state's were 29% to 40%. However, Sunset School's Science proficiency rate for 5th grade was 41%, higher than the district's 25% and the state's 34%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as Native American and Hispanic students, performing relatively better than others, such as Asian and White students.

Sunset School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 532 out of 909 schools in 2024-2025 to 909 out of 1,245 schools in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has been consistently low, with 1 or 2 stars out of 5 in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, Sunset School's academic performance is generally lower than Tumbleweed Elementary School and Cactus Wren Elementary School, which are also part of the Washington Elementary School District. However, Sunset School's performance is stronger than some schools in the neighboring Glendale Elementary District, such as Glendale American School and Horizon School.

497

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,869

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4626 W Mountain View Rd
Glendale, AZ 85302-2609

(602) 347-3300

District: Washington Elementary School District

Students who attend Sunset School usually attend:

Middle:	Cholla Middle School
High:	Apollo High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

White:

21.7%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg28%

Arizona avg38%

532^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	33.6	532 of 909	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	712 of 912	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	909 of 1245	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	715 of 1000	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	729 of 1226	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	687 of 1039	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	586 of 1109	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	615 of 1106	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	553 of 1079	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	536 of 955	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	563 of 1079	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	691 of 1158	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	642 of 1141	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.9	674 of 1075	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	687 of 1090	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	675 of 1062	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	497 of 607	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	258 of 289	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	231 of 895	74.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	295 of 316	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	197 of 270	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.7	273 of 620	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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	29.7	411 of 589	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	430 of 602	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	885 of 1219	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	711 of 824	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	730 of 1219	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	552 of 862	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	466 of 1023	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	241 of 496	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	242 of 486	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.3	928 of 1170	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	540 of 716	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	830 of 1198	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	437 of 709	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	419 of 911	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	238 of 549	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	303 of 556	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	901 of 1116	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	270 of 820	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	541 of 628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	936 of 1216	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	675 of 830	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	767 of 1220	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	653 of 850	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	584 of 1032	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.3	354 of 617	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	779 of 1027	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	72.6	52 of 654	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	717 of 820	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	903 of 1201	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	851 of 1024	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	827 of 1161	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	559 of 595	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	546 of 720	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)92nd percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)18th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2023)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science41%+7 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 6, 2012

I love Sunset School. My children have been attending for 3 years, and they love every minute of it. The teachers are very nice and caring. I am very happy with the quality of education. Sunset ROCKS!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 23, 2009

My son goes to this school. He is about to go into his 3rd year there. we love this school and the teachers. 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 School	Public	PK, KG-6	4626 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3300	497	27	18.0		108 (21.7%)	32 (6.4%)	302 (60.8%)	22 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	33.6	532^nd of 909 public elementary schools	41.5%		19.4	712^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.9%	180	18.0	43.0	44.0	37.0				34.0	32.0	22.0			41.0		$8,869	$874	$217	$1,964	$6,813	$965	$7,778
Ethos Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8840 N 43rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 249-3211	325	25	13.0		42 (12.9%)	77 (23.7%)	191 (58.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)					29.0		36.0									$00			$00
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-8	5312 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4525	478	28	16.8		135 (28.2%)	31 (6.5%)	255 (53.3%)	21 (4.4%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	30.5	560^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.4%		29.5	582^nd of 912 public elementary schools	36.2%	22	23.0	45.0	25.0	45.0	42.0	38.0	28.0	39.0			22.0			26.0	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527
Cactus Wren Elementary School	Public	K-6	9650 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2100	413	30	13.8		68 (16.5%)	41 (9.9%)	242 (58.6%)	27 (6.5%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)				28.0											$13,804	$1,495	$219	$3,209	$10,240	$1,850	$12,090
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
Abraham Lincoln Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	10444 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 896-6300	593	31	18.8		148 (25.0%)	43 (7.3%)	319 (53.8%)	31 (5.2%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.9%)	75.7	198^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.2%		73.3	216^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.3%	18	45.0	59.0	59.0	55.0	50.0	57.0	66.0	70.0	60.0	47.0	21.0	42.0	49.0	45.0	$8,522	$450	$155	$1,054	$6,802	$1,116	$7,918
Horizon School	Public	K-8	8520 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4010	856	44	19.4		172 (20.1%)	64 (7.5%)	514 (60.0%)	37 (4.3%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	15.8	770^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	741^st of 912 public elementary schools	18.8%	29	19.0	33.0	21.0	35.0	37.0	35.0	31.0	21.0	15.0		17.0	28.0	18.0	28.0	$9,759	$1,511	$409	$3,431	$6,299	$1,540	$7,839
Manzanita Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8430 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 348-2200	539	35	15.5		87 (16.1%)	33 (6.1%)	370 (68.6%)	18 (3.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	19.2	716^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.2%		21.5	675^th of 912 public elementary schools	26.0%	41		24.0	19.0	29.0			19.0	22.0	15.0	46.0			24.0		$9,687	$874	$224	$1,972	$7,050	$1,539	$8,589
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
Glendale American School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4008	678	37	18.5		113 (16.7%)	99 (14.6%)	394 (58.1%)	36 (5.3%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	12.4	838^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.1	796^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.7%	42		19.0	31.0	21.0	36.0	41.0	22.0		17.0			15.0	18.0	22.0	$9,873	$1,794	$439	$4,027	$6,022	$1,618	$7,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset School

What is the racial makeup of Sunset School?

Students at Sunset School are 61% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Sunset School in?

Washington Elementary School District

How many students attend Sunset School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Sunset School.

What schools do graduates of Sunset School attend?

Students who attend Sunset School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cholla Middle School
High : Apollo High School

Is Sunset School a good school?

Sunset School ranks 532^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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