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Sun Valley Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sun Valley Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 580 students in grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is part of the Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc. district, which is ranked 277 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sun Valley Academy's academic performance has declined significantly over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 450 out of 955 Arizona elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 834 out of 909 schools in 2024-2025. The school's test scores are well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 16% of 4th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 15% proficient in math, compared to 46% and 40% statewide, respectively. The school's dropout rates are also consistently higher than the state average, ranging from 3.8% to 6.1% over the past few years.

In contrast, nearby schools like Vista del Sur Accelerated significantly outperform Sun Valley Academy, with 87% of 4th graders proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025. Despite increased spending per student at Sun Valley Academy, from $7,372 in 2019-2020 to $10,310 in 2020-2021, these investments have not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's leadership and the Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc. district will need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to address the root causes of the school's underperformance and provide a quality education for its students.

595

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2675 W Baseline Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85041-6493

(602) 692-4914

District: Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

African American:

29.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Arizona avg42%

834^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

277^th of 289Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc. 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	834 of 909	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	877 of 912	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1092 of 1245	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	965 of 1226	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	559 of 1039	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	607 of 1109	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	688 of 1106	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	719 of 1079	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	450 of 955	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	32.1	756 of 1079	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.2	912 of 1158	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.2	601 of 1141	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.7	912 of 1075	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	982 of 1090	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	597 of 607	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	679 of 895	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	461 of 620	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	314 of 451	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	1053 of 1219	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	984 of 1219	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	546 of 862	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	589 of 1023	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.6	1099 of 1170	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	938 of 1198	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	311 of 709	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	404 of 911	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	1046 of 1116	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	527 of 820	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	1064 of 1216	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	906 of 1220	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	376 of 850	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	690 of 1032	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	557 of 617	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	430 of 444	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	597 of 1027	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.4	64 of 171	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	667 of 820	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	869 of 1201	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	710 of 1024	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.4	156 of 800	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	500 of 1161	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	440 of 550	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	674 of 854	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	538 of 605	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	571 of 832	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	317 of 605	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	337 of 711	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.2	462 of 695	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.4	248 of 677	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	18.2	597 of 690	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	574 of 787	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	80.3	110 of 772	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	8.7	652 of 685	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	344 of 400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	268 of 573	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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
2023	18.1	694 of 806	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	474 of 494	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	541 of 820	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	342 of 624	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	588 of 760	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	285 of 392	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	510 of 802	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	222 of 387	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	140 of 543	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	608 of 717	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	285 of 369	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.4	138 of 503	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	594 of 810	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	588 of 818	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.1	413 of 650	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	278 of 446	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	565 of 780	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Pacific Islander (2021)63rd percentile+41 vs school

White (2023)31st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)30th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2021)26th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)14th percentile~ school

Male (2023)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)2nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+19 vs school

White (2022)38th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)36th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)15th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2023)14th percentile-7 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

English Language Arts21%-21 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
Sun Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2675 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 692-4914	595	37	16.0		22 (3.7%)	177 (29.7%)	345 (58.0%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.9%)	12.6	834^th of 909 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.4	877^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.8%	43		16.0			27.0	21.0	34.0	15.0								$00			$00
EAGLE College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 W South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	EAGLE South Mountain Charter Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-5400	437	24	18.2		28 (6.4%)	53 (12.1%)	321 (73.5%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	24.8	629^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.8%		30.3	574^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.1%	55		36.0	27.0	35.0	45.0	31.0		31.0	32.0	28.0	38.0	29.0	22.0			$00			$00
Bernard Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S 27th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3180	414	31	13.3		17 (4.1%)	131 (31.6%)	228 (55.1%)	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	33.6	531^st of 909 public elementary schools	41.6%		14.6	789^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.5%	258				43.0	26.0	31.0			18.0	35.0				17.0	$12,296	$1,206	$1,382	$3,794	$8,464	$1,244	$9,708
Educational & Verma Pastor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2101 W Alta Vista Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3160	485	30	16.1		12 (2.5%)	85 (17.5%)	369 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	17.1	746^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.9%					(n/a)	24.0	34.0		27.0	21.0	22.0	21.0								$12,492	$1,122	$1,187	$3,431	$9,080	$1,102	$10,183
Ignacio Conchos School	Public	PK, KG-8	1718 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4250	393	21	18.7		9 (2.3%)	34 (8.7%)	337 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)			25.0												$16,753	$2,136	$1,520	$5,792	$11,390	$1,707	$13,097
Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	960	46	20.8		47 (4.9%)	171 (17.8%)	712 (74.2%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	707^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.2%		15.1	782^nd of 912 public elementary schools	14.3%	75	22.0	25.0	26.0	18.0	25.0	26.0	24.0	21.0	38.0				36.0	18.0	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882
Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	893	45	19.8		149 (16.7%)	160 (17.9%)	417 (46.7%)	98 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	92	57^th of 909 public elementary schools	93.7%		92.1	57^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.8%		63.0	87.0	74.0	85.0	93.0	99.0	73.0	78.0	69.0	50.0	73.0	74.0	64.0	78.0	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322
John R Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	6209 S 15th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4930	324	19	17.0		5 (1.5%)	83 (25.6%)	218 (67.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)					37.0	34.0									$15,884	$2,071	$1,425	$5,566	$11,147	$1,241	$12,388
V H Lassen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	909 W Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4210	266	15	17.7		11 (4.1%)	19 (7.1%)	224 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)						41.0									$14,395	$1,125	$1,416	$3,667	$10,558	$1,295	$11,853
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-8	8220 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4980	577	28	20.6		9 (1.6%)	42 (7.3%)	502 (87.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	15.5	774^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.6	759^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.8%	15	18.0	31.0		23.0	42.0	34.0	24.0	31.0				17.0		29.0	$12,979	$1,510	$1,390	$4,409	$8,829	$1,250	$10,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Sun Valley Academy

Is Sun Valley Academy a good school?

Sun Valley Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Sun Valley Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Sun Valley Academy.

What district is Sun Valley Academy in?

Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.

What is the racial makeup of Sun Valley Academy?

Students at Sun Valley Academy are 58% Hispanic, 30% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

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