Sonoran Heights Middle School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Surprise, Arizona
Sonoran Heights Middle School in Surprise, Arizona enrolled 560 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% 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 fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%
712 students in 2022-23, 582 students in 2023-24, 560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 27.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 712 | 40.0 | 17.8 |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 32.0 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 560 | 27.0 | 20.7 |
20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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.
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 Sonoran Heights Middle School enrolled 767 students and reported no counselor; it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions69
- Chronically absent40.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.1% of students were White, 37.5% Hispanic, 8.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White44.1%
- Hispanic37.5%
- Black8.0%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Asian2.5%
- American Indian1.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 Sonoran Heights Middle School scored proficient or above: 45% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 45% | 41% (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 Surprise
17 public elementary schools in Surprise report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Traditional School - Surprise | 1,797 | 46.1 | 17.0% |
| Paradise Honors Elementary School | 1,264 | 13.3 | 15.0% |
| Canyon Ridge School | 1,042 | 20.5 | 23.9% |
| Marley Park Elementary | 1,023 | 19.5 | 19.9% |
| Sunset Hills Elementary | 877 | 19.3 | 32.9% |
| Asante Preparatory Academy | 876 | 18.3 | 25.0% |
| Kingswood Elementary School | 826 | 17.6 | 49.9% |
| Cimarron Springs Middle School | 810 | 21.3 | 27.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sonoran Heights Middle School
- Rancho GabrielaThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 574 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Imagine RosefieldThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 521 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Sonoran Heights Middle School with Rancho GabrielaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dysart Unified District (4243) spends per student$10,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,550
- The largest public schools in ArizonaSonoran Heights Middle School is the number 397 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#397 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.20.7:1
- 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 Sonoran Heights Middle School
How many students attend Sonoran Heights Middle School?
560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 712 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Surprise, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sonoran Heights Middle School?
20.7 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.Is Sonoran Heights Middle School a Title I school?
Sonoran Heights Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sonoran Heights Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sonoran Heights Middle School scored proficient or above: 45% 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.What district is Sonoran Heights Middle School in?
Dysart Unified District (4243), NCES district ID 0402690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040269002649 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.