Sunset Canyon School

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

Sunset Canyon School in Phoenix, Arizona enrolled 366 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

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

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers held steady

366 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 34.4 to 34.7.

Students enrolled at Sunset Canyon School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 32601002003004002022-233662023-24326
Students enrolled at Sunset Canyon School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 32601002003004002022-233662023-24326
Students enrolled at Sunset Canyon School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 32601002003004002022-233662023-24326
Students enrolled at Sunset Canyon School by school year2022-23: 366, 2023-24: 32601002003004002022-233662023-24326
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336634.410.6
2023-2432634.79.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunset Canyon School enrolled 356 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent42.9% (2022-23)

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sunset Canyon School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%51%40.4%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%46% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Phoenix

233 public elementary schools in Phoenix report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky1,33921.352.9%
Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix1,32342.735.0%
Academy of Math and Science Camelback1,06320.857.0%
Lookout Mountain School97920.220.0%
Madison Richard Simis School97621.811.0%
Academy of Math and Science South Mountain96020.929.8%
Frank Borman School96020.650.0%
Sonoran Foothills School92118.112.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sunset Canyon School

  1. Campo Bello Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 596 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Quail Run Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 533 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Sunset Canyon School with Campo Bello Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Paradise Valley Unified School District spends per student$11,848 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,848
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaSunset Canyon School is the number 789 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#789 of 1,211
  6. 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 Sunset Canyon School

  1. How many students attend Sunset Canyon School?
    366 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 366 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Phoenix, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset Canyon School?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sunset Canyon School a Title I school?
    Sunset Canyon School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sunset Canyon School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sunset Canyon School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sunset Canyon School in?
    Paradise Valley Unified School District, NCES district ID 0405930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040593001869 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, 2021-22 and 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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