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Sundance Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
644th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 28% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Sundance Elementary serves 656 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Buckeye, Arizona. Its 2025–2026 results show uneven performance: fourth grade is a bright spot, but fifth grade is a concern, and science results are weak. Most important, overall proficiency is below the state average in both tested subjects: 28% in English language arts (ELA), compared with 41% statewide, and 26% in math, compared with 33% statewide.

Fourth grade is where the school compares most favorably with nearby schools. ELA proficiency was 45%, second-highest among nearby schools with results and 9 points above their average; math was 42%, third-highest, and above the state and district averages of 40% and 31%. Fifth grade is the clearest weakness: ELA was 18% and math was 19%, the lowest results among nearby schools with reported scores in both subjects. Those schools’ averages were 31% in ELA and 34% in math. Overall, Sundance’s ELA result was 1 point below the Buckeye Elementary District, while math matched the district; both subjects were below nearby-school averages.

Science results remain below state levels, with eighth grade falling from 17% to 16% between 2022–2023 and 2024–2025 as the state rose from 27% to 30%. Fifth-grade science was 21% in both 2022–2023 and 2024–2025, and its 2024–2025 result was below the nearby-school average of 28%. SchoolDigger placed Sundance in the 28th statewide percentile in 2025–2026 (rank 644 of 900; 1 star), near the lower-middle of nearby schools but not the lowest. Its student-teacher ratio, 19.8, was close to the nearby average of 19.4; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 69% in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s Hispanic-student percentile was notably higher than the overall percentile in 2024–2025 (50th versus 33rd), then fell to 29th in 2025–2026 while the overall percentile was 28th.

656
Students ?
19.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,329
Per pupil spending ?
51.1%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
90.9%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 7.6% (any vaccine)
 23800 W Hadley St
       Buckeye, AZ  85326-8119

(623) 847-8531

District: Buckeye Elementary District


Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually attend:

High:    BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
    Youngker High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.3%
White:
14.0%
African American:
12.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
644th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
378th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 22 pts since 2016
From top 49% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 8Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Elementary District
216th of 267Buckeye Elementary 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202623.5644 of 90028.4%★☆☆☆☆
202526.1607 of 90933.2%★★☆☆☆
202426.3620 of 91232.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.5776 of 124537.7%★★☆☆☆
202215.1845 of 100015.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4882 of 122628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.1724 of 103930.3%★★☆☆☆
201830.1747 of 110932.6%★★☆☆☆
201737.5653 of 110641.0%★★☆☆☆
201633.7677 of 107937.3%★★☆☆☆
201520.0773 of 95519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201430.2789 of 107926.9%★☆☆☆☆
201336.7798 of 115831.1%★★☆☆☆
201240.3734 of 114135.7%★★☆☆☆
201132.9753 of 107530.0%★★☆☆☆
201032.6778 of 109028.6%★☆☆☆☆
200943.0626 of 106241.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202335.5410 of 60732.5%★★☆☆☆
202143.9411 of 89554.1%★★★☆☆
201855.534 of 10066.0%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20217.9617 of 6200.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202139.3545 of 97544.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202530.1408 of 58930.7%★★☆☆☆
202417.1511 of 60215.1%★☆☆☆☆
202338.0693 of 121943.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.7878 of 121928.0%★☆☆☆☆
201921.6673 of 86221.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.2687 of 102332.8%★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202140.3166 of 30645.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202625.6356 of 50028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202543.4249 of 49649.8%★★★☆☆
202445.6236 of 48651.4%★★★☆☆
202335.3742 of 117036.6%★★☆☆☆
202216.6640 of 71610.6%★☆☆☆☆
202130.0831 of 119830.6%★★☆☆☆
201931.1472 of 70933.4%★★☆☆☆
201837.0566 of 91137.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202630.0366 of 52930.8%★★☆☆☆
202539.3297 of 54945.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.2347 of 55637.6%★★☆☆☆
202336.3697 of 111637.5%★★☆☆☆
202216.6557 of 6189.9%★☆☆☆☆
201840.7481 of 82041.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202623.4443 of 59125.0%★☆☆☆☆
202521.5485 of 62622.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.8436 of 62830.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.8876 of 121628.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.4783 of 8305.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.4900 of 122026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.6627 of 85026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.3715 of 103230.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202348.9320 of 61748.1%★★☆☆☆
20226.5442 of 4440.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.1787 of 102723.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202319.7750 of 8208.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202140.1629 of 120147.6%★★☆☆☆
201822.0367 of 41712.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202326.0806 of 102421.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9638 of 80020.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8959 of 116117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.7531 of 59510.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.8599 of 72016.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202624.0378 of 53629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202525.2376 of 55231.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.2379 of 55031.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.8530 of 85437.9%★★☆☆☆
202218.0495 of 60518.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1627 of 83224.6%★☆☆☆☆
201926.0417 of 60531.1%★★☆☆☆
201841.7372 of 71147.7%★★☆☆☆
201740.6359 of 69548.3%★★☆☆☆
201643.9329 of 67751.4%★★★☆☆
201529.0346 of 52133.6%★★☆☆☆
201442.0385 of 69044.2%★★☆☆☆
201343.8451 of 78742.7%★★☆☆☆
201245.4429 of 77244.4%★★☆☆☆
201144.3385 of 68543.8%★★☆☆☆
201048.7341 of 69250.7%★★★☆☆
200958.2259 of 66360.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202335.8254 of 40036.5%★★☆☆☆
202125.0492 of 57314.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202149.5211 of 40447.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.7298 of 60650.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202529.4258 of 39534.7%★★☆☆☆
202416.1322 of 38616.6%★☆☆☆☆
202339.4422 of 80647.6%★★☆☆☆
202223.2383 of 49422.5%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9652 of 82020.5%★☆☆☆☆
201923.1347 of 46625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201851.3257 of 62458.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202621.4259 of 33823.4%★☆☆☆☆
202532.2208 of 34539.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.6525 of 76030.9%★★☆☆☆
202225.0290 of 39226.0%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0596 of 80225.7%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0241 of 38737.7%★★☆☆☆
201851.6203 of 54362.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202628.7211 of 32835.7%★★☆☆☆
202539.1175 of 34449.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.6212 of 32033.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.5476 of 71733.6%★★☆☆☆
201853.0181 of 50364.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202623.3274 of 37025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0249 of 37032.7%★★☆☆☆
202324.7603 of 81025.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9571 of 81830.2%★★☆☆☆
201921.0336 of 43522.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.1369 of 61740.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202340.1245 of 38436.2%★★☆☆☆
202135.8420 of 65035.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202332.1225 of 36338.0%★★☆☆☆
202150.4256 of 78967.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202333.1445 of 67534.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.2607 of 78022.2%★☆☆☆☆
201832.0307 of 43629.6%★★☆☆☆
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
Multi-racial (2023)48th percentile+10 vs school
Foster Care (2021)46th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2023)32nd percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school
Female (2025)31st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)29th percentile~ school
Male (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school
White (2023)21st percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2023)9th percentile-29 vs school
Asian (2021)<1st percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+26 vs school
Asian (2021)48th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2023)38th percentile~ school
African American (2023)36th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2023)36th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school
White (2023)34th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts28%-13 vs state
Mathematics26%-7 vs state

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Open Quote Very dirty school pee all over the children’s restrooms my child never uses there restroom because of the bad conditions there in carpets are filthy and kids have to sit or lay on it disgusting Close Quote





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Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
High : Youngker High School

Students at Sundance Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Sundance Elementary.

Sundance Elementary ranks 644th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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