Sunizona’s public schools beat 74% of Arizona districts
The public schools Sunizona’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Sunizona’s schools are like
Well funded
Sunizona’s main district spends $26,500 per student, 115% more than the state average; the other district serving it spends $29,500, and each teacher has about 29 students, compared with 18 statewide. Test scores ↓
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 58 Arizona towns that have similar household incomes, Sunizona’s schools beat 90%, higher than their 74% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Sunizona’s schools are very small
All of Sunizona’s public school students add up to 29 children, with about 29 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Sunizona has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Sunizona’s own school is Ash Creek Elementary, for pre-K through grade 8. From grade 9, students go to Valley Union High School in Elfrida. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (C+); the high school earns the lowest (D−). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Sunizona compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arizona only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sunizona (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Sunizona
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Sunizona
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Sunizona families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.