Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Public PK, KG-8

 8490 W Missouri Ave
       Glendale, AZ  85305-2914


(623) 772-2730

District: Pendergast Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
765th of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,131 Help


Students who attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Copper Canyon High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  546

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.8%
African American:
11.2%
White:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.9% Help


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Compare Details Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks worse than 61.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.62. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks worse than 65% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.8%), African American (11.2%), White (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Pendergast Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunset Ridge Elementary School is 19.8. 6 elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset Ridge Elementary School is $6,131, which is the 6th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Pendergast Elementary District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sunset Ridge Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Ridge Elementary School 765th of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sunset Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sunset Ridge Elementary School 555th of 854 Arizona public middle schools. (See Sunset Ridge Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Pendergast Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pendergast Elementary District 394th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 44.07 612th 1062 42.4%
2010 49.81 537th 1090 50.7%
2011 47.31 555th 1075 48.4%
2012 38.14 776th 1141 32.0%
2013 42.48 702nd 1158 39.4%
2014 33.37 735th 1079 31.9%
2015 35.25 564th 955 40.9%
2016 36.22 645th 1079 40.2%
2017 38.34 639th 1106 42.2%
2018 26.43 796th 1109 28.2%
2019 33.84 639th 1039 38.5%
2021 27.84 830th 1226 32.3%
2022 22.95 716th 1000 28.4%
2023 33.62 765th 1245 38.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.28 632nd 1027 38.5%
2023 56.96 212th 617 65.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.49 145th 975 85.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.11 883rd 1201 26.5%
2023 40.10 458th 820 44.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.37 489th 820 40.4%
2022 30.98 453rd 618 26.7%
2023 37.40 678th 1116 39.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.30 399th 423 5.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.50 707th 1023 30.9%
2019 30.89 570th 862 33.9%
2021 36.56 716th 1219 41.3%
2023 27.97 846th 1219 30.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.55 744th 1032 27.9%
2019 21.90 644th 850 24.2%
2021 24.32 916th 1220 24.9%
2023 36.94 707th 1216 41.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.49 368th 620 40.6%
2022 32.57 198th 270 26.7%
2023 31.56 247th 316 21.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.00 638th 895 28.7%
2022 12.82 280th 289 3.1%
2023 42.47 356th 607 41.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.65 540th 911 40.7%
2019 39.44 406th 709 42.7%
2021 29.70 839th 1198 30.0%
2022 30.12 506th 716 29.3%
2023 34.02 763rd 1170 34.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.84 37th 82 54.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.60 630th 1161 45.7%
2022 54.82 344th 800 57.0%
2023 41.17 601st 1024 41.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 54.27 294th 663 55.7%
2010 57.87 266th 692 61.6%
2011 53.92 312th 685 54.5%
2012 53.06 350th 772 54.7%
2013 61.82 283rd 787 64.0%
2014 41.99 387th 690 43.9%
2015 38.59 278th 521 46.6%
2016 33.23 417th 677 38.4%
2017 56.34 245th 695 64.7%
2018 39.64 388th 711 45.4%
2019 38.60 326th 605 46.1%
2021 36.16 471st 832 43.4%
2022 34.69 345th 605 43.0%
2023 30.00 555th 854 35.0%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.97 506th 650 22.2%
2023 70.31 70th 384 81.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.10 644th 789 18.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.52 198th 503 60.6%
2023 37.14 422nd 717 41.1%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.07 147th 257 42.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.66 366th 624 41.3%
2019 36.49 264th 466 43.3%
2021 33.25 497th 820 39.4%
2022 18.95 412th 494 16.6%
2023 27.44 554th 806 31.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.82 302nd 617 51.1%
2019 31.74 268th 435 38.4%
2021 42.25 395th 818 51.7%
2022 57.88 181st 476 62.0%
2023 29.73 544th 810 32.8%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.22 295th 404 27.0%
2022 53.49 87th 192 54.7%
2023 24.45 218th 247 11.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.37 363rd 573 36.6%
2022 21.28 119th 129 7.8%
2023 16.90 358th 400 10.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.93 219th 543 59.7%
2019 47.52 172nd 387 55.6%
2021 44.90 351st 802 56.2%
2022 24.22 296th 392 24.5%
2023 35.94 451st 760 40.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.78 543rd 780 30.4%
2022 48.88 236th 446 47.1%
2023 26.07 520th 675 23.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 135 84 12 322 6 n/a n/a 0 559
2006 118 60 17 349 3 n/a n/a 0 547
2007 100 51 20 371 6 n/a n/a 0 548
2008 78 60 15 422 9 n/a n/a 0 584
2009 79 61 22 428 9 n/a n/a 0 599
2010 86 50 25 447 14 n/a n/a 0 622
2011 92 59 27 440 12 0 4 0 634
2012 100 53 36 397 6 1 9 0 602
2013 103 56 41 431 6 3 11 0 651
2014 96 37 36 436 13 4 17 0 639
2015 91 45 36 482 8 4 18 0 684
2016 81 48 33 488 7 3 19 0 679
2017 79 51 36 517 7 4 20 0 714
2018 76 52 27 473 6 3 21 0 658
2019 60 50 27 450 8 6 25 0 626
2020 55 40 24 441 8 3 28 0 599
2021 48 39 24 394 9 1 23 0 538
2022 48 47 25 373 10 1 20 0 524
2023 45 61 27 381 11 0 21 0 546

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 559 24.5 22.8 51.9
2006 547 28.5 19.2 57
2007 548 23.5 23.3 52.4
2008 584 26.0 22.5 62.7
2009 599 33.5 17.9 59.4
2010 622 30.0 20.7 66.4
2011 634 28.0 22.6 62
2012 602 29.0 20.7 74.9
2013 651 29.0 22.4 69.6
2014 639 29.0 22.0 66.2
2015 684 30.0 22.8 37.7
2016 679 30.0 22.6 99.6
2017 714 32.5 21.9 99.6
2018 658 32.5 20.2 65.8
2019 626 33.5 18.6 59.9
2020 599 32.5 18.4 58.8
2021 538 29.5 18.2 n/a
2022 524 28.0 18.7 21.6
2023 546 27.5 19.8 54.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 559 24.5 22.8 51.9
2006 547 28.5 19.2 57
2007 548 23.5 23.3 52.4
2008 584 26.0 22.5 62.7
2009 599 33.5 17.9 59.4
2010 622 30.0 20.7 66.4
2011 634 28.0 22.6 62
2012 602 29.0 20.7 74.9
2013 651 29.0 22.4 69.6
2014 639 29.0 22.0 66.2
2015 684 30.0 22.8 37.7
2016 679 30.0 22.6 99.6
2017 714 32.5 21.9 99.6
2018 658 32.5 20.2 65.8
2019 626 33.5 18.6 59.9
2020 599 32.5 18.4 58.8
2021 538 29.5 18.2 n/a
2022 524 28.0 18.7 21.6
2023 546 27.5 19.8 54.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,723 (21.6%) $6,772 (84.8%) $7,988
2020 $831 (14.9%) $5,094 (91.3%) $5,580
2021 $2,285 (39.2%) $4,658 (79.9%) $5,827
2022 $2,198 (35.9%) $4,429 (72.2%) $6,131

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 639th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 765th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.1%
Ranks 326th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 555th of 854 Middle schools
 11.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students626546
 12.8%
African American5061
 22%
American Indian811
 37.5%
Asian2727
Hispanic450381
 15.3%
Pacific Islander60
 100%
White6045
 25%
Two or More Races2521
 16%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.9%54.9%
 5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 546 students attended Sunset Ridge Elementary School.

Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks 765th of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Copper Canyon High School

Students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.


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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. Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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