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Sopori Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Sopori Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Amado, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 109. The school is part of the Sahuarita Unified District, which is ranked 194 out of 540 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sopori Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. It has a much higher Hispanic student population (80.73%) than surrounding schools, which range from 47.26% to 65.03% Hispanic students. Academically, Sopori consistently underperforms the district and state, with only 26% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 42% in the district and 34% statewide. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, receiving 0-2 stars from SchoolDigger over the past decade. However, Sopori does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.4, compared to 14.6 to 22.8 in nearby schools.

Sopori's academic performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 454 out of 955 schools in 2014-2015 to 835 out of 1,245 schools in 2022-2023. This is concerning, especially when compared to the higher-performing Copper View Elementary, Sahuarita Intermediate, and Wrightson Ridge K-8 schools in the area. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Sopori (77.06%) suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic outcomes, highlighting the need for targeted support and resources.

105

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,252

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 W. Arivaca Road
Amado, AZ 85645

(520) 625-3502

District: Sahuarita Unified District

Students who attend Sopori Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sahuarita Middle School
High:	Sahuarita High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

White:

12.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2023) from a 2nd-percentile low (2014)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school26%

District avg44%

Arizona avg39%

Not ranked this year

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

143^rd of 289Sahuarita Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	835 of 1245	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1046 of 1226	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1003 of 1109	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	814 of 1106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	1013 of 1079	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	45.5	454 of 955	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	5.0	1057 of 1079	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1093 of 1158	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	37.6	780 of 1141	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	600 of 1075	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	604 of 1090	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.0	648 of 1062	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	820 of 1219	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	875 of 1219	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	852 of 1170	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1089 of 1198	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	888 of 911	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.7	569 of 1116	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	662 of 820	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	782 of 1216	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1140 of 1220	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	951 of 1032	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	484 of 1024	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	548 of 800	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	916 of 1161	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)49th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2023)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)27th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Sopori Elementary School

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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
Sopori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5000 W. Arivaca Road	Amado	85645	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	105	11	9.5		13 (12.4%)	1 (1.0%)	88 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)															$11,252	$1,193	$50	$2,436	$9,297	$712	$10,009
Montessori De Santa Cruz Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2875 E Frontage Rd	Amado	85645	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 398-0536	81	8	10.1		25 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Continental Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-4581	643	38	16.9		252 (39.2%)	10 (1.6%)	346 (53.8%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	49	395^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.5%		52.6	386^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.7%	9	34.0	55.0	42.0	58.0	52.0	44.0	41.0	54.0	31.0	37.0	45.0	46.0	32.0	37.0	$11,264	$686	$1,212	$2,584	$5,695	$3,671	$9,366
Continental On-Line Learning Technology School	Public, Virtual	K-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 625-4581	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Great Expectations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1466 W Camino Antigua	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Great Expectations Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 399-2121	176	12	14.6		77 (43.8%)	2 (1.1%)	85 (48.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.5%)								(n/a)					41.0											$00			$00
San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	395	19	20.4		11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16	766^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.7	703^rd of 912 public elementary schools	22.9%	63	21.0	28.0	27.0				23.0	23.0	34.0				16.0		$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8401	406	21	19.0		6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	396 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	673^rd of 909 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.7	673^rd of 912 public elementary schools	26.2%		26.0	43.0	22.0				33.0	26.0	28.0				24.0		$7,991	$796	$291	$1,883	$5,985	$919	$6,904
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	864	52	16.5		198 (22.9%)	23 (2.7%)	599 (69.3%)	11 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	52.8	364^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.0%		52.2	391^st of 912 public elementary schools	57.1%	27	38.0	50.0	39.0	45.0	53.0	39.0	41.0	58.0	44.0	39.0	34.0	26.0	45.0	39.0	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300
Copper View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 S. Starlight View Lane	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	557	28	19.8		170 (30.5%)	18 (3.2%)	331 (59.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	55	349^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.6%		71.9	229^th of 912 public elementary schools	74.9%	120	49.0	68.0	43.0				43.0	53.0	36.0				32.0		$5,817	$190		$379	$5,247	$381	$5,628
Sahuarita Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-6502	305	21	14.5		99 (32.5%)	7 (2.3%)	177 (58.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)								(n/a)															$9,487	$291	$03	$584	$8,702	$492	$9,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Sopori Elementary School

How many students attend Sopori Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 105 students attended Sopori Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sopori Elementary School?

Students at Sopori Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 12% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sopori Elementary School in?

Sahuarita Unified District

What schools do graduates of Sopori Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sopori Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sahuarita Middle School
High : Sahuarita High School

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