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Sunflower School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
5490 W Paradise Ln
Glendale, AZ 85306
Phone
(623) 412-5050
District
PEORIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4237)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Special education
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
24
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Sunflower School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
36%
No Data
39%
No Data
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
6
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 1 4.2%
Grade 2 2 8.3%
Grade 3 1 4.2%
Grade 4 1 4.2%
Grade 5 2 8.3%
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 1 4.2%
Grade 8 5 20.8%
Grade 9 2 8.3%
Grade 10 1 4.2%
Grade 11 0 0.0%
Grade 12 8 33.3%
Total 24 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.3% 51.4% 37.3%
Black 12.5% 5.5% 5.8%
Hispanic 50.0% 38.7% 48.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.2% 1.3% 5.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.0% 18.5% 28.9%
Free lunch eligible 25.0% 18.5% 27.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 245,494 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,807.4 63
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,932 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.3% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.6% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.1% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,513 $165,884,341 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $810 $29,773,170 9.4%
Staff $344 $12,644,408 4.0%
General Administration $142 $5,219,494 1.6%
School Administration $379 $13,930,903 4.4%
Operation $787 $28,927,759 9.1%
Transportation $254 $9,336,278 2.9%
Other $222 $8,160,054 2.6%
Total Support $2,938 $107,992,066 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,181 $43,410,017 13.7%
Total Expenditures $8,632 $317,286,424 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,784 $5,455,780,644 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $817,413,358 6.8%
Staff $438 $499,269,446 4.2%
General Administration $167 $190,613,734 1.6%
School Administration $483 $550,946,830 4.6%
Operation $1,016 $1,158,685,840 9.6%
Transportation $332 $378,527,947 3.1%
Other $407 $464,329,479 3.9%
Total Support $3,560 $4,059,673,334 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,200 $2,509,151,950 20.9%
Total Expenditures $10,544 $12,024,681,898 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%