Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Public PK, KG-8

 7241 W Rose Garden Ln
       Glendale, AZ  85308-9634


(623) 376-4800

District: Deer Valley Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
62nd of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,347 Help


Students who attend Sierra Verde STEAM Academy usually attend:

High:    Mountain Ridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  898

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.8%
Hispanic:
18.5%
Asian:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.8% Help


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Compare Details Sierra Verde STEAM Academy ranks better than 95% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 5th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.78. (See more...)
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Compare Details Sierra Verde STEAM Academy ranks better than 97.1% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.7. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.8%), Hispanic (18.5%), Asian (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy is 17.9. 26 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy is $6,347. 24 elementary schools in the Deer Valley Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sierra Verde STEAM Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Verde STEAM Academy 62nd of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sierra Verde STEAM Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Verde STEAM Academy 25th of 854 Arizona public middle schools. (See Sierra Verde STEAM Academy in the ranking list.)

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Deer Valley Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Deer Valley Unified District 96th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 87.50 78th 1062 92.7%
2010 82.27 179th 1090 83.6%
2011 89.33 68th 1075 93.7%
2012 82.67 150th 1141 86.9%
2013 88.83 60th 1158 94.8%
2014 91.22 50th 1079 95.4%
2015 91.39 59th 955 93.8%
2016 93.96 44th 1079 95.9%
2017 90.46 89th 1106 92.0%
2018 93.23 60th 1109 94.6%
2019 92.03 60th 1039 94.2%
2021 95.05 42nd 1226 96.6%
2022 90.12 58th 1000 94.2%
2023 93.78 62nd 1245 95.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.49 161st 1027 84.3%
2022 58.80 166th 444 62.6%
2023 79.92 61st 617 90.1%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.42 114th 975 88.3%
2023 74.14 85th 451 81.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.66 27th 417 93.5%
2021 64.44 219th 1201 81.8%
2023 75.57 105th 820 87.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.82 104th 820 87.3%
2022 84.71 60th 618 90.3%
2023 91.23 42nd 1116 96.2%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.67 28th 1023 97.3%
2019 89.66 53rd 862 93.9%
2021 93.79 42nd 1219 96.6%
2022 86.92 57th 824 93.1%
2023 91.92 63rd 1219 94.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.41 92nd 1032 91.1%
2019 87.81 73rd 850 91.4%
2021 94.06 47th 1220 96.1%
2022 85.04 71st 830 91.4%
2023 93.87 50th 1216 95.9%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.53 55th 620 91.1%
2022 91.86 13th 270 95.2%
2023 75.01 63rd 316 80.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.65 212th 895 76.3%
2022 71.12 58th 289 79.9%
2023 77.75 90th 607 85.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.34 36th 911 96.0%
2019 90.87 40th 709 94.4%
2021 93.78 38th 1198 96.8%
2022 83.80 74th 716 89.7%
2023 92.72 46th 1170 96.1%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for elementary school White students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.01 73rd 720 89.9%
2019 78.86 85th 595 85.7%
2021 87.12 63rd 1161 94.6%
2022 79.80 78th 800 90.3%
2023 88.45 56th 1024 94.5%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 89.13 37th 663 94.4%
2010 88.52 48th 692 93.1%
2011 88.17 52nd 685 92.4%
2012 84.69 71st 772 90.8%
2013 87.01 49th 787 93.8%
2014 92.46 26th 690 96.2%
2015 85.85 57th 521 89.1%
2016 96.19 22nd 677 96.8%
2017 90.99 46th 695 93.4%
2018 90.36 55th 711 92.3%
2019 92.05 32nd 605 94.7%
2021 94.72 31st 832 96.3%
2022 92.48 29th 605 95.2%
2023 96.70 25th 854 97.1%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.79 33rd 650 94.9%
2022 84.84 11th 211 94.8%
2023 93.37 8th 384 97.9%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.31 154th 789 80.5%
2022 41.06 29th 36 19.4%
2023 59.00 98th 363 73.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.79 53rd 503 89.5%
2022 94.43 12th 369 96.7%
2023 92.25 25th 717 96.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.16 37th 624 94.1%
2019 90.93 25th 466 94.6%
2021 94.56 29th 820 96.5%
2022 89.31 31st 494 93.7%
2023 95.99 20th 806 97.5%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.38 70th 617 88.7%
2019 85.55 42nd 435 90.3%
2021 93.07 34th 818 95.8%
2022 87.31 34th 476 92.9%
2023 95.36 25th 810 96.9%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.56 25th 42 40.5%
2019 56.93 12th 31 61.3%
2021 82.60 23rd 404 94.3%
2023 82.28 27th 247 89.1%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 83.81 29th 573 94.9%
2023 93.02 9th 400 97.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.91 25th 543 95.4%
2019 96.64 8th 387 97.9%
2021 92.31 27th 802 96.6%
2022 94.34 17th 392 95.7%
2023 97.95 11th 760 98.6%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for middle school White students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.27 77th 436 82.3%
2019 80.12 43rd 337 87.2%
2021 85.61 45th 780 94.2%
2022 81.01 40th 446 91.0%
2023 89.60 34th 675 95.0%
See the entire list of Best Arizona Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a teacher on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Open Quote Sierra Verde opened it's doors as a STEM academy this year with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. I have taught at this school since it opened in 2001 and have seen positive sweeping changes in the climate here. Teachers are dedicated, hard working, and work with parents to meet the needs of the students. Technology is emphasized with the use of Smartboards, document cameras, 2 computer labs, morning news clips and picture slide shows, and now Eportfolios that will follow the students through each grade. We are an A+ School of Excellence, and have been an Excelling School for 6 years in a row. I cannot wait until my son is old enough to attend this school! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 731 35 59 77 7 n/a n/a 0 909
2003 731 35 59 77 7 n/a n/a 0 909
2004 742 35 71 70 8 n/a n/a 0 926
2005 741 29 60 76 2 n/a n/a 0 908
2006 696 23 57 74 4 n/a n/a 0 854
2007 716 20 53 67 4 n/a n/a 0 860
2008 725 22 51 61 3 n/a n/a 0 862
2009 657 23 56 61 7 n/a n/a 0 804
2010 621 24 62 58 3 n/a n/a 0 768
2011 585 14 58 92 1 1 32 0 783
2012 587 11 76 87 1 1 32 0 795
2013 655 19 71 100 1 2 27 0 875
2014 711 21 79 113 0 2 37 0 963
2015 718 24 74 103 1 0 46 0 966
2016 707 24 81 119 1 3 47 0 982
2017 721 20 96 123 1 5 42 0 1008
2018 705 18 89 139 1 3 43 0 998
2019 720 21 93 155 3 6 34 0 1032
2020 678 23 81 150 2 4 41 0 979
2021 542 17 54 133 2 4 20 0 772
2022 597 17 80 167 1 2 35 0 899
2023 573 32 83 166 1 3 40 0 898

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 909 44.1 20.6 4.7
2003 909 44.1 20.6 4.7
2004 926 45.3 20.4 7.1
2005 908 43.3 21.0 2.2
2006 854 45.2 18.9 2.9
2007 860 43.1 20.0 3.6
2008 862 48.0 18.0 n/a
2009 804 45.6 17.6 8
2010 768 43.1 17.8 13.9
2011 783 41.1 19.0 11.4
2012 795 44.6 17.8 12.6
2013 875 47.8 18.3 19.3
2014 963 47.0 20.4 17.8
2015 966 52.0 18.5 16.6
2016 982 52.0 18.8 17.6
2017 1008 51.5 19.5 15.2
2018 998 52.0 19.1 18.8
2019 1032 52.5 19.6 15.9
2020 979 53.0 18.4 17
2021 772 51.0 15.1 n/a
2022 899 50.0 17.9 5.8
2023 898 50.1 17.9 16.8

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 Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 909 44.1 20.6 4.7
2003 909 44.1 20.6 4.7
2004 926 45.3 20.4 7.1
2005 908 43.3 21.0 2.2
2006 854 45.2 18.9 2.9
2007 860 43.1 20.0 3.6
2008 862 48.0 18.0 n/a
2009 804 45.6 17.6 8
2010 768 43.1 17.8 13.9
2011 783 41.1 19.0 11.4
2012 795 44.6 17.8 12.6
2013 875 47.8 18.3 19.3
2014 963 47.0 20.4 17.8
2015 966 52.0 18.5 16.6
2016 982 52.0 18.8 17.6
2017 1008 51.5 19.5 15.2
2018 998 52.0 19.1 18.8
2019 1032 52.5 19.6 15.9
2020 979 53.0 18.4 17
2021 772 51.0 15.1 n/a
2022 899 50.0 17.9 5.8
2023 898 50.1 17.9 16.8

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 Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $267 (3.5%) $55 (0.7%) $590 (7.7%) $6,059 (79.6%) $1,233 (16.2%) $7,292 (95.8%) $7,615
2020 $198 (3.3%) $46 (0.8%) $443 (7.5%) $5,284 (89.2%) $397 (6.7%) $5,681 (95.9%) $5,926
2021 $291 (4.3%) $435 (6.4%) $1,016 (15.0%) $6,275 (92.6%) n/a $6,049 (89.3%) $6,774
2022 $413 (6.5%) $23 (0.4%) $849 (13.4%) $5,696 (89.8%) $214 (3.4%) $5,910 (93.1%) $6,346

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 60th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 62nd of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.8%
Ranks 32nd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 25th of 854 Middle schools
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1032898
 13%
African American2132
 52.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian9383
 10.8%
Hispanic155166
 7.1%
Pacific Islander63
 50%
White720573
 20.4%
Two or More Races3440
 17.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15.9%16.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

In the 2022-23 school year, 898 students attended Sierra Verde STEAM Academy.

Students who attend Sierra Verde STEAM Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Mountain Ridge High School

Yes! Sierra Verde STEAM Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 62nd of 1245 Arizona elementary schools.

Students at Sierra Verde STEAM Academy are 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.


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