Desert Sunset Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Buckeye, Arizona

Desert Sunset Elementary School in Buckeye, Arizona enrolled 648 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 23.1 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

631 students in 2022-23, 672 students in 2023-24, 648 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Desert Sunset Elementary School by school year2022-23: 631, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236312023-246722024-25648
Students enrolled at Desert Sunset Elementary School by school year2022-23: 631, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236312023-246722024-25648
Students enrolled at Desert Sunset Elementary School by school year2022-23: 631, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236312023-246722024-25648
Students enrolled at Desert Sunset Elementary School by school year2022-23: 631, 2023-24: 672, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-236312023-246722024-25648
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363130.021.0
2023-2467224.028.0
2024-2564828.023.1

23.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 23.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 23.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 23.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 23.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 23.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desert Sunset Elementary School reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent35.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.6% of students were Hispanic, 24.4% White, 10.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.6%
  2. White24.4%
  3. Black10.2%
  4. Two or more races4.5%
  5. American Indian1.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.8%
  7. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Desert Sunset Elementary School scored proficient or above: 32% in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtArizona
Math32%25% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Buckeye

5 public elementary schools in Buckeye report 2024-25 enrollment; Desert Sunset Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Verrado Heritage Elementary School1,01422.018.0%
Blue Horizons Elementary School97620.139.9%
Marionneaux Elementary School69719.450.9%
Desert Sunset Elementary School64823.136.9%
Festival Foothills Elementary School26222.324.8%

All public schools in Buckeye →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Desert Sunset Elementary School

  1. Tartesso Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 340 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Winters Well Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 663 students, 25.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  3. Compare Desert Sunset Elementary School with Tartesso Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) spends per student$10,380 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,380
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaDesert Sunset Elementary School is the number 268 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#268 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher23.1 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.23.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Desert Sunset Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Desert Sunset Elementary School?
    648 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 631 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buckeye, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Sunset Elementary School?
    23.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Desert Sunset Elementary School a Title I school?
    Desert Sunset Elementary School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Desert Sunset Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Desert Sunset Elementary School scored proficient or above: 32% in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Desert Sunset Elementary School in?
    Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254), NCES district ID 0407170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040717003804 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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