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Sunflower School

Q: How many students attend Sunflower School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 21 students attended Sunflower School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sunflower School?

Students at Sunflower School are 48% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% American Indian, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5490 W Paradise Ln
Glendale, AZ 85306-2535

(623) 412-5050

District: Peoria Unified School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

White:

33.3%

American Indian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2021

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (0% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (33% vs 77%)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (10% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2020-2021) ?

This school0%

District avg36%

Arizona avg34%

Not ranked this year

Sunflower School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

138^th of 289Peoria Unified School District among Arizona districts

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

Special Education (2021)5th percentile+5 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

White (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2021)22nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2021)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)17th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2020-2021) ?

English Language Arts0%-38 vs state

Mathematics0%-31 vs state

Geometry0%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Sunflower School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5050	21	3	7.0		7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	1 (4.8%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	868	58	15.0		436 (50.2%)	47 (5.4%)	302 (34.8%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (7.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	44.0	24.0	42.0	44.0	37.0	66.0	42.0	31.0	40.0	26.0	32.0	41.0	51.0	33.0	27.0	25.0	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919
Peoria eCampus	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6625 W. Cholla	Peoria	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 412-5344	130	1	130.0		62 (47.7%)	11 (8.5%)	49 (37.7%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)						46.0	55.0											$7,398	$51	$00	$102	$6,378	$969	$7,347
Vista Peak	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19825 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3900	63	13	4.7		45 (71.4%)	4 (6.3%)	8 (12.7%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$39,957	$1,392	$65	$2,849	$37,815	$685	$38,500
Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	225	20	11.3		151 (67.1%)	14 (6.2%)	51 (22.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)				80.0		81.0	70.0				52.0		65.0	52.0		73.0	43.0	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933
ASDB - Region 2	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8055 N 24th Ave Ste 103	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 770-3458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westland School Brighton Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8632 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Cholla Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 271-9518	308	24	13.0		72 (23.4%)	40 (13.0%)	169 (54.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)		37.0				52.0			40.0									$7,362	$393	$129	$915	$4,788	$2,051	$6,840
ASDB - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7654 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 771-5400	173				34 (19.7%)	17 (9.8%)	101 (58.4%)	8 (4.6%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Roadrunner School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16428 N 21st St.	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-2600	70	52	1.3		38 (54.3%)	7 (10.0%)	16 (22.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,192	81	14.7		54 (4.5%)	55 (4.6%)	1,025 (86.0%)	34 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	35.0	33.0	23.0	39.0	29.0		36.0	33.0	35.0	14.0	30.0	17.0	29.0	29.0				$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunflower School

What district is Sunflower School in?

Peoria Unified School District

How many students attend Sunflower School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 21 students attended Sunflower School.

What is the racial makeup of Sunflower School?

Students at Sunflower School are 48% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% American Indian, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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