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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
21
Classroom Teachers
3

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

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(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
39%
No Data
42%
No Data
36%
    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
7
19
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 1 4.8%
Kindergarten 0 0.0%
Grade 1 1 4.8%
Grade 2 0 0.0%
Grade 3 1 4.8%
Grade 4 4 19.0%
Grade 5 1 4.8%
Grade 6 1 4.8%
Grade 7 2 9.5%
Grade 8 1 4.8%
Grade 9 0 0.0%
Grade 10 4 19.0%
Grade 11 1 4.8%
Grade 12 4 19.0%
Total 21 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.0% 49.2% 36.4%
Black 5.0% 5.6% 5.9%
Hispanic 55.0% 40.4% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 3.3% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 10.0% 1.5% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 44.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 255,458 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,863.7 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.7% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 95,745 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.7% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.4% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.9% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,274 $187,039,000 50.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,005 $35,657,000 9.7%
Staff $410 $14,555,000 3.9%
General Administration $206 $7,304,000 2.0%
School Administration $484 $17,160,000 4.6%
Operation $840 $29,786,000 8.1%
Transportation $340 $12,052,000 3.3%
Other $275 $9,761,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,560 $126,275,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,576 $55,896,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $10,410 $369,210,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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