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Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria

Public, Charter Grades

Summary

Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria is a public charter school serving grades K-12 in Peoria, Arizona, with a diverse student population of around 600 students.

The school generally outperforms the state average on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in 2022-2023, 52% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 41%. However, the school struggles more in 8th grade math, with only 9% proficient or better compared to the state average of 27%. Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria has had a relatively low dropout rate, though it increased to 4.8% in 2021-2022. The school's spending per student has increased in recent years, indicating a focus on investing in resources and programs.

Compared to nearby schools, Westland School and Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy, Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria generally outperforms them on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts. However, the school struggles more in math compared to these alternatives. Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria also has a more racially diverse student population compared to nearby schools like American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12, which has a higher percentage of White students.

266

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17667 N 91st Ave
Peoria, AZ 85382-3019

(623) 776-9344

District: Daisy Education Corporation dba. Sonoran Science A

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

Hispanic:

19.5%

African American:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (52% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Arizona avg39%

Not ranked this year

Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	64.2	296 of 912	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	587 of 1245	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	303 of 1000	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	481 of 1226	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	601 of 1039	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	454 of 1109	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	396 of 1106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.6	325 of 1079	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.0	305 of 1079	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	9.4	1124 of 1158	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	393 of 607	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	164 of 289	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	250 of 895	72.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	306 of 620	50.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.6	288 of 975	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.9	705 of 1219	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	346 of 824	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	483 of 1219	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	459 of 1023	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.3	152 of 1170	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	223 of 716	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	474 of 1198	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.0	501 of 1116	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	261 of 820	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	507 of 1216	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	362 of 830	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	461 of 1220	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	468 of 1032	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	69 of 101	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.0	191 of 617	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	545 of 1027	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	94.6	13 of 654	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	826 of 1201	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	852 of 1024	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	460 of 800	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	639 of 1161	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	534 of 720	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	163 of 550	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.9	472 of 854	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	185 of 605	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	292 of 832	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	204 of 605	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	223 of 711	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	269 of 695	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.0	158 of 677	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	50.4	330 of 690	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	13.5	733 of 787	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	209 of 573	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	151 of 247	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	230 of 404	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.3	424 of 806	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	294 of 820	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	371 of 624	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.3	188 of 760	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	66 of 392	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	154 of 802	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	401 of 717	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.2	54 of 369	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	97 of 503	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.5	450 of 810	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	241 of 476	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	300 of 818	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	573 of 650	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.8	439 of 675	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	413 of 780	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	236 of 436	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

Native American (2021)98th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2023)87th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)70th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)69th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2023)58th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)55th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)51st percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)42nd percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)35th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2022)32nd percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2021)31st percentile-30 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)75th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2021)64th percentile~ school

Female (2023)47th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)44th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)39th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)35th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)12th percentile-53 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2023-2024) ?

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

English Language Arts54%+13 vs state

Science44%+16 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 English Language Arts 11th 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	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
Explore Academy - Peoria	Public, Charter	6-10	17667 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Explore Academy - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 710-3214	53				32 (60.4%)	4 (7.5%)	9 (17.0%)	4 (7.5%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)					63.0
Apache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8633 W John Cabot Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4875	751	41	18.4		391 (52.1%)	38 (5.1%)	225 (30.0%)	33 (4.4%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.7%)	64.7	287^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.4%		53.9	376^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.8%	89	41.0	59.0	47.0	47.0	51.0	56.0		51.0	61.0	49.0	54.0	49.0	49.0		44.0	43.0		$7,666	$66	$320	$452	$6,658	$622	$7,280
Desert Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15585 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6200	779	45	17.5		395 (50.7%)	48 (6.2%)	254 (32.6%)	30 (3.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	53.3	358^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.6%		57.7	348^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.8%	10	51.0	55.0	45.0	47.0	70.0	50.0		55.0	34.0	34.0	37.0	43.0	36.0		41.0	39.0		$8,513	$69	$300	$438	$7,212	$931	$8,144
Sun Valley Academy-Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	Proposed Location Near 83rd Av	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - Glendale Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 692-4914	192	19	10.1		18 (9.4%)	18 (9.4%)	138 (71.9%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)								(n/a)
Paseo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7880 W Greenway Rd	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5075	689	36	19.4		313 (45.4%)	37 (5.4%)	266 (38.6%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.7%)	59.8	324^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.4%		72.1	227^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.1%	97	48.0	52.0	35.0	54.0	52.0	54.0		71.0	52.0	46.0	37.0	35.0	30.0		40.0	38.0		$7,680	$63	$202	$329	$6,233	$1,180	$7,414
Parkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9970 W Beardsley Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5400	895	44	20.2		533 (59.6%)	36 (4.0%)	231 (25.8%)	38 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.7%)	74	214^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.5%		72.8	219^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.0%	5	43.0	70.0	55.0	54.0	61.0	52.0		55.0	65.0	68.0	40.0	55.0	65.0		53.0	35.0		$6,861	$63	$204	$330	$5,766	$827	$6,594
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7490 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 376-4100	515	38	13.7		238 (46.2%)	46 (8.9%)	147 (28.5%)	21 (4.1%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)	58.1	332^nd of 909 public elementary schools	63.5%		61.3	318^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.1%	14	47.0	61.0	54.0	32.0				59.0	52.0	38.0	32.0				46.0			$7,127	$797	$27	$1,622	$6,032	$271	$6,302
Coyote Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21180 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5225	695	59	11.7		454 (65.3%)	15 (2.2%)	179 (25.8%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	64.3	291^st of 909 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.7	277^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.6%	14	59.0	61.0	41.0	48.0	47.0	43.0		59.0	52.0	44.0	43.0	37.0	52.0		44.0	31.0		$6,322	$53	$73	$180	$5,167	$1,029	$6,196
West-MEC - Centennial High School	Public	9-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4402	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Centennial High School	Public	7-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4400	2,026	88	23.0		879 (43.4%)	118 (5.8%)	808 (39.9%)	82 (4.0%)	18 (0.9%)	8 (0.4%)	113 (5.6%)	50.6	111^th of 271 public high schools	59.0%		55.8	101^st of 270 public high schools	62.6%	10							51.0							42.0		92.0	16.0	$6,645	$74	$183	$331	$5,398	$991	$6,389

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria

What is the racial makeup of Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria?

Students at Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria are 45% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria?

In the 2023-24 school year, 266 students attended Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria.

What district is Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria in?

Daisy Education Corporation dba. Sonoran Science A

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