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Sonoran Foothills School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
132nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 85% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Sonoran Foothills School is a 921-student PK–8 school in Phoenix’s Deer Valley Unified District. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA) and math were 66% and 62%, respectively—above both state rates (41% and 33%) and district rates (55% and 49%). Its clearest comparative strength is science: in 2024–25, fifth-grade proficiency was 70% and eighth-grade proficiency was 66%, the second-highest results among same-district schools reporting each grade.

Results are strong overall, but vary by subject and grade. The school’s ELA rate was 5 points above the average of nearby same-district schools, and its math rate was 4 points above average; it ranked third and fourth, respectively, among the nine same-district schools. In contrast, science results were 14 points above the nearby-school average in fifth grade and 11 points above it in eighth grade. Eighth-grade ELA was another standout at 84%, compared with a 59% average for same-district schools. Third-grade ELA was a relative weak spot: 48%, below the district’s 51%, and lower than all eight same-district peers. Sixth-grade math was 54%, below the nearby-school average of 62%, though still above state and district rates. Across nearby schools, Adams Traditional Academy led all-grades ELA and math, at 81% and 76%.

Science trends differ by grade: fifth-grade proficiency edged down from 71% in 2022–23 to 70% in 2024–25, while eighth-grade proficiency rose from 54% to 66%, despite a 3-point dip in the latest year. SchoolDigger gives the school a 2025–26 overall ranking at the 85th statewide percentile and 4 stars, down from the 96th percentile in 2022–23. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 18, compared with an average of 17 among same-district schools with reported ratios; the school nevertheless exceeded nearby peers’ averages in all-grades ELA and math. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show lower relative standing for White students (68th percentile, down from 94th in 2023–24) and male students (75th, down from 91st).

921
Students ?
18.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,731
Per pupil spending ?
13.5%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
87.5%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 11.2% (any vaccine)
 32150 N North Foothills Dr
       Phoenix, AZ  85085-8100

(623) 445-8400

District: Deer Valley Unified District


Students who attend Sonoran Foothills School usually attend:

High:    Barry Goldwater High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.0%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Asian:
11.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2018 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Arizona average (64% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2018
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school64%
District avg52%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
132nd of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2018
From top 9% (2018) to top 15% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
49th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2018
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 29Elementary Schools in the Deer Valley Unified District
84th of 267Deer Valley 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202682.7132 of 90085.3%★★★★☆
202587.888 of 90990.3%★★★★★
202492.059 of 91293.5%★★★★★
202395.046 of 124596.3%★★★★★
202292.145 of 100095.5%★★★★★
202194.356 of 122695.4%★★★★★
201991.665 of 103993.7%★★★★★
201890.199 of 110991.1%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202363.9185 of 60769.5%★★★☆☆
202284.916 of 28994.5%★★★★★
202150.1324 of 89563.8%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202345.5167 of 31647.2%★★☆☆☆
202270.867 of 27075.2%★★★★☆
202167.5166 of 62073.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202380.963 of 45186.0%★★★★☆
202286.21 of 1794.1%★★★★☆
202154.998 of 97589.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202674.9109 of 57981.2%★★★★☆
202583.761 of 58989.6%★★★★☆
202484.956 of 60290.7%★★★★★
202391.964 of 121994.7%★★★★★
202288.745 of 82494.5%★★★★★
202193.254 of 121995.6%★★★★★
201990.245 of 86294.8%★★★★★
201892.255 of 102394.6%★★★★★

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202146.9114 of 30662.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202694.626 of 50094.8%★★★★★
202594.918 of 49696.4%★★★★★
202498.62 of 48699.6%★★★★★
202387.086 of 117092.6%★★★★★
202297.25 of 71699.3%★★★★★
202192.548 of 119896.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202682.964 of 52987.9%★★★★☆
202586.353 of 54990.3%★★★★★
202384.0106 of 111690.5%★★★★★
202280.886 of 61886.1%★★★★☆
201896.112 of 82098.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202669.5149 of 59174.8%★★★★☆
202575.6117 of 62681.3%★★★★☆
202486.854 of 62891.4%★★★★★
202394.940 of 121696.7%★★★★★
202288.938 of 83095.4%★★★★★
202193.259 of 122095.2%★★★★★
201987.577 of 85090.9%★★★★★
201886.1131 of 103287.3%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202367.1123 of 61780.1%★★★★☆
202255.8178 of 44459.9%★★★☆☆
202164.1273 of 102773.4%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202385.813 of 21994.1%★★★★★
202157.6147 of 65477.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202365.7174 of 82078.8%★★★★☆
202252.383 of 14542.8%★★☆☆☆
202161.9246 of 120179.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202662.2140 of 43768.0%★★★☆☆
202579.258 of 46587.5%★★★★☆
202486.328 of 48694.2%★★★★★
202393.711 of 102498.9%★★★★★
202286.245 of 80094.4%★★★★★
202187.068 of 116194.1%★★★★★
201980.772 of 59587.9%★★★★☆
201875.5159 of 72077.9%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202687.549 of 53690.9%★★★★★
202588.452 of 55290.6%★★★★★
202495.727 of 55095.1%★★★★★
202391.943 of 85495.0%★★★★★
202288.044 of 60592.7%★★★★★
202194.632 of 83296.2%★★★★★
201992.831 of 60594.9%★★★★★
201891.645 of 71193.7%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202168.580 of 57386.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202378.239 of 24784.2%★★★★☆
202175.853 of 40486.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202141.8272 of 60655.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202684.732 of 37091.4%★★★★★
202580.551 of 39587.1%★★★★☆
202492.826 of 38693.3%★★★★★
202391.340 of 80695.0%★★★★★
202286.536 of 49492.7%★★★★★
202193.933 of 82096.0%★★★★★
201990.328 of 46694.0%★★★★★
201888.455 of 62491.2%★★★★★

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202164.517 of 16689.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202498.46 of 32998.2%★★★★★
202376.9111 of 76085.4%★★★★☆
202287.034 of 39291.3%★★★★★
202189.537 of 80295.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202499.35 of 32098.4%★★★★★
202381.463 of 71791.2%★★★★★
202272.767 of 36981.8%★★★★☆
201890.127 of 50394.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202677.158 of 37084.3%★★★★☆
202580.847 of 37987.6%★★★★☆
202492.126 of 37093.0%★★★★★
202389.557 of 81093.0%★★★★★
202279.957 of 47688.0%★★★★☆
202193.133 of 81896.0%★★★★★
201989.130 of 43593.1%★★★★★
201891.440 of 61793.5%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202344.4220 of 38442.7%★★☆☆☆
202254.686 of 21159.2%★★★☆☆
202187.732 of 65095.1%★★★★★

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202150.0110 of 39071.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202359.495 of 36373.8%★★★★☆
202153.8192 of 78975.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202676.742 of 27084.4%★★★★☆
202575.146 of 27783.4%★★★★☆
202489.926 of 28891.0%★★★★★
202387.145 of 67593.3%★★★★★
202275.357 of 44687.2%★★★★☆
202187.538 of 78095.1%★★★★★
201983.031 of 33790.8%★★★★★
201879.166 of 43684.9%★★★★☆
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
Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+9 vs school
Native American (2023)94th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)86th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)80th percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2023)79th percentile-18 vs school
Male (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school
African American (2023)70th percentile-27 vs school
White (2026)68th percentile-17 vs school
Foster Care (2021)63rd percentile-33 vs school
Asian (2023)47th percentile-49 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2024)98th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)91st percentile~ school
Foster Care (2021)90th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2021)86th percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)84th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school
Asian (2023)84th percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2023)74th percentile-21 vs school
Native American (2021)72nd percentile-24 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)55th percentile-41 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile-52 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts66%+25 vs state
Mathematics62%+29 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Sonoran Foothills School.

Students who attend Sonoran Foothills School usually go on to attend:

High : Barry Goldwater High School

Sonoran Foothills School ranks 132nd of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sonoran Foothills School are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

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