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Sunset Ridge Elementary School

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Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks 641 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Ridge Elementary School is a public school located in Glendale, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 600 students. The school is part of the Pendergast Elementary District, which is ranked 232 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Ridge Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with a ranking between 639 and 830 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Pendergast Elementary District and the state average, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 20-36% compared to the district's 16-23% and the state's 27-40%. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with rankings for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools. However, the school performs relatively better for Native American and Multi-racial students, ranking in the middle third of Arizona elementary schools.

While Sunset Ridge Elementary School performs similarly to other schools in the Pendergast Elementary District, it lags behind higher-performing charter schools in the area, such as Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix and Discovery School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates and rankings. The school's high dropout rates and high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds indicate a need for additional resources and support services to address the unique challenges faced by these students.

611

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,131

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8490 W Missouri Ave
Glendale, AZ 85305-2914

(623) 772-2730

District: Pendergast Elementary District

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Copper Canyon High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

African American:

10.5%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

641^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

353^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Pendergast Elementary District

232^nd of 289Pendergast 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	641 of 909	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	689 of 912	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	765 of 1245	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	716 of 1000	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	830 of 1226	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	639 of 1039	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	796 of 1109	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	639 of 1106	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	645 of 1079	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	564 of 955	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	735 of 1079	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	702 of 1158	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	776 of 1141	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	555 of 1075	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	537 of 1090	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.1	612 of 1062	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	356 of 607	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	280 of 289	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	638 of 895	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	247 of 316	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	198 of 270	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	368 of 620	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.5	145 of 975	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	506 of 602	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	846 of 1219	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	716 of 1219	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	570 of 862	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	707 of 1023	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	401 of 496	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	303 of 486	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	763 of 1170	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	506 of 716	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	839 of 1198	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	406 of 709	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	540 of 911	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	399 of 423	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	375 of 549	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	321 of 556	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	678 of 1116	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	453 of 618	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	489 of 820	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	514 of 628	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	707 of 1216	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	916 of 1220	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	644 of 850	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	744 of 1032	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.0	212 of 617	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	632 of 1027	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	64.8	37 of 82	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	458 of 820	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	883 of 1201	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.2	601 of 1024	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	344 of 800	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	630 of 1161	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	353 of 552	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	408 of 550	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	555 of 854	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	345 of 605	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	471 of 832	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	326 of 605	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	388 of 711	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	245 of 695	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.2	417 of 677	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	278 of 521	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	387 of 690	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.8	283 of 787	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	350 of 772	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	312 of 685	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	266 of 692	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	294 of 663	55.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	358 of 400	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	119 of 129	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	363 of 573	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	87 of 192	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	295 of 404	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2025	35.5	229 of 395	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	554 of 806	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	497 of 820	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	264 of 466	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	366 of 624	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	207 of 345	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	451 of 760	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	296 of 392	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	351 of 802	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	172 of 387	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	219 of 543	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	183 of 344	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	123 of 320	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	422 of 717	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	198 of 503	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.7	544 of 810	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	181 of 476	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	395 of 818	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	268 of 435	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	302 of 617	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.3	70 of 384	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	27.0	506 of 650	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2023	26.1	520 of 675	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	236 of 446	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	543 of 780	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2021)85th percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)66th percentile+27 vs school

Native American (2022)55th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2023)44th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)41st percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)41st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2021)6th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)82nd percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)33rd percentile~ school

White (2023)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2023)12th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2023)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Mathematics26%-7 vs state

Science23%-9 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
Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8490 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2730	611	30	20.3		50 (8.2%)	64 (10.5%)	413 (67.6%)	31 (5.1%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.2%)	24	641^st of 909 public elementary schools	29.5%		20.8	689^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.5%	48		45.0	19.0	34.0	31.0	37.0		36.0	21.0		20.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	$6,131	$496	$1,206	$2,198	$5,271		$4,429
Edison School of Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	5136 N 83rd Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Edison Project	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 282-2871	237	21	11.2		43 (18.1%)	16 (6.8%)	164 (69.2%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	55.5	347^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.8%		72.5	223^rd of 912 public elementary schools	75.5%	124		56.0		50.0			47.0	41.0							$10,083	$863	$1,014	$2,740	$6,598	$1,608	$8,206
Desert Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8605 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2550	675	37	18.2		68 (10.1%)	38 (5.6%)	516 (76.4%)	17 (2.5%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	29.5	565^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.8%		21.2	682^nd of 912 public elementary schools	25.2%	117	44.0	33.0	34.0	35.0	26.0	46.0	39.0		25.0	19.0		24.0	27.0	29.0	$5,933	$435	$1,094	$1,964	$5,257		$4,404
Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	932	46	20.2		43 (4.6%)	33 (3.5%)	830 (89.1%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	13.3	820^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.8%		22.6	658^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.9%	162	22.0	30.0	25.0	20.0	42.0	35.0	12.0	25.0	22.0	17.0	30.0	20.0	22.0	17.0	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201
Discovery School	Public	K-8	7910 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4013	601	30	20.0		36 (6.0%)	32 (5.3%)	480 (79.9%)	28 (4.7%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	38.7	477^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.1	542^nd of 912 public elementary schools	40.6%	65	24.0	50.0	27.0	51.0	44.0	54.0	30.0	41.0	39.0	52.0	21.0	62.0	20.0	35.0	$9,660	$1,714	$453	$3,880	$5,883	$1,610	$7,493
Camelback Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7634 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Camelback Education Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-2204	598	26	23.4		43 (7.2%)	58 (9.7%)	474 (79.3%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15.1	785^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	773^rd of 912 public elementary schools	15.2%	12	21.0	22.0	22.0	32.0	38.0	30.0			22.0	21.0	16.0		20.0	23.0		$00			$00
Tomahawk School	Public	PK, KG-6	7820 W Turney Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5800	718	32	22.3		18 (2.5%)	33 (4.6%)	646 (90.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	18.2	724^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.4%		11.4	849^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.9%	125	16.0	38.0	25.0	32.0			24.0	31.0	24.0	13.0			26.0		$12,361	$3,430	$388	$7,247	$6,831	$1,712	$8,543
Bicentennial South School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 W Colter St	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4012	729	30	24.7		30 (4.1%)	35 (4.8%)	645 (88.5%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	11.8	845^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.0%		15.9	766^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.0%	79	18.0	20.0	29.0	22.0	22.0	19.0	18.0	22.0	17.0				21.0	17.0	$12,022	$2,112	$447	$4,671	$7,595	$1,868	$9,463
Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	4525 N. 98th Avenue	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	567	11	51.5		49 (8.6%)	74 (13.1%)	398 (70.2%)	15 (2.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)								(n/a)				46.0	30.0	39.0				16.0	11.0	11.0		24.0		$00			$00
ACCLAIM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7624 W Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Acclaim Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-0919	249	17	14.6		19 (7.6%)	3 (1.2%)	227 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		65.0	32.0		46.0	35.0										$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Ridge Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sunset Ridge Elementary School attend?

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

High : Copper Canyon High School

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Sunset Ridge Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Sunset Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Sunset Ridge Elementary School ranks 641^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Sunset Ridge Elementary School in?

Pendergast Elementary District

How many students attend Sunset Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Sunset Ridge Elementary School.

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