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Tierra Del Sol Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Tierra Del Sol Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 659 students in grades PK-6 in Somerton, Arizona, which is part of the Somerton Elementary District. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, it consistently performs below the state and district averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels.

Tierra Del Sol Elementary School's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is 24%, compared to the district's 21% and the state's 36%. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools for English Language Learners and Special Education students in recent years. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 40% of Arizona elementary schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, Tierra Del Sol Elementary School's performance is generally lower than schools within the Somerton Elementary District, such as Orange Grove Elementary School and Desert Sonora Elementary School. The school also outperforms some schools in the neighboring Gadsden Elementary District, such as Cesar Chavez Elementary and Gadsden Elementary School, which also struggle with low academic achievement.

579

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,891

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 South Somerton Ave
Somerton, AZ 85350

(928) 341-6400

District: Somerton Elementary District

Students who attend Tierra Del Sol Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Somerton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

Two or more races:

0.9%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2018 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2018) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Arizona avg38%

704^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Somerton Elementary District

217^th of 289Somerton 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	704 of 909	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	707 of 912	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	814 of 1245	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	664 of 1000	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	746 of 1226	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	509 of 1039	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	512 of 1109	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.1	642 of 1106	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.3	778 of 1079	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	942 of 955	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	897 of 1079	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	682 of 1158	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	618 of 1141	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	671 of 1075	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	791 of 1090	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	790 of 1062	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.8	440 of 451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.3	176 of 975	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	55 of 155	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	542 of 589	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	507 of 602	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	840 of 1219	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	731 of 824	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	773 of 1219	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	432 of 862	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	370 of 1023	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	374 of 496	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	367 of 486	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	729 of 1170	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	495 of 716	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	659 of 1198	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	279 of 709	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	288 of 911	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	373 of 556	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	555 of 1116	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	408 of 618	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	536 of 626	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	593 of 628	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	792 of 1216	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	668 of 830	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	740 of 1220	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	542 of 850	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	590 of 1032	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	27 of 37	27.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	768 of 820	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	64.0	228 of 1201	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	28.0	311 of 417	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	726 of 1161	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Migrant (2023)27th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Science28%-6 vs state

Mathematics22%-14 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 (2023)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1002 South Somerton Ave	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6400	579	31	18.6	81.9%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (97.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	20.1	704^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.6%		19.5	707^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.5%	3	24.0	32.0	33.0	32.0	20.0	19.0	32.0	19.0	28.0	$8,891	$588	$88	$1,264	$7,240	$974	$8,214
Desert Sonora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 N. carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6300	406	23	17.6	86.8%	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.4	398^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.3	471^st of 912 public elementary schools	48.4%	73	29.0	44.0	41.0	50.0	27.0	59.0	58.0	39.0	34.0	$10,341	$949	$69	$1,967	$8,159	$1,164	$9,323
Somerton Virtual Learning Institute	Public, Virtual	K-8	343 N Carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 341-6072	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bravie T. Soto Elementary School	Public	K-6	1201 Main Street	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(928) 341-6000	229	12	19.0	2.3%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.2	392^nd of 909 public elementary schools	56.9%					(n/a)			40.0		29.0		62.0
Encanto Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N. Cesar Chavez Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6700	403	21	19.1	89.6%	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	357 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	14.7	792^nd of 909 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.9	650^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.7%	142		38.0	21.0	23.0		20.0	18.0	17.0		$8,132	$421	$75	$917	$6,504	$1,132	$7,636
Orange Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3525 W County 16 1/2 St	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6200	412	19	21.6	88.7%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25.3	617^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.1%		32.5	552^nd of 912 public elementary schools	39.5%	65		40.0	31.0	35.0		28.0	27.0	30.0	20.0	$8,626	$444	$65	$954	$6,770	$1,346	$8,117
Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18745 S. Gadsden Street	Gadsden	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6970	391	17	23.0	96.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.6	588^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.3%		28.7	587^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.6%	1		26.0	23.0	31.0		42.0	30.0	36.0		$8,140	$1,121	$529	$2,772	$5,895	$594	$6,489
Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1508 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6915	760	25	30.4	88.8%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	757 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	464^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.0%		47.2	425^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.4%	39	23.0	43.0	37.0	52.0	26.0	43.0	45.0	56.0	18.0		$00			$00
Mesquite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4100	568	24	23.6	54.9%	66 (11.6%)	6 (1.1%)	468 (82.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	24	643^rd of 909 public elementary schools	29.3%		39.7	481^st of 912 public elementary schools	47.3%	162	31.0	37.0	30.0	37.0	34.0	22.0	22.0	18.0	31.0	$8,510	$1,173	$270	$2,615	$5,501	$1,568	$7,068
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 North 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6958	766	25	30.6	90.9%	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	757 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	676^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.6%		22.1	663^rd of 912 public elementary schools	27.3%	13	24.0	41.0	22.0	30.0	35.0	36.0	22.0	25.0	16.0	$7,504	$893	$579	$2,365	$5,353	$680	$6,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Tierra Del Sol Elementary School

Is Tierra Del Sol Elementary School a good school?

Tierra Del Sol Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Tierra Del Sol Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tierra Del Sol Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Del Sol Elementary School?

Students at Tierra Del Sol Elementary School are 98% Hispanic.

What district is Tierra Del Sol Elementary School in?

Somerton Elementary District

How many students attend Tierra Del Sol Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Tierra Del Sol Elementary School.

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