Desert Sunset Elementary School

Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)

30919 W. White Tanks Vista Dr
Buckeye, AZ 85396

631 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Desert Sunset Elementary School is a public elementary school and part of the Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) school district, located in Buckeye, AZ with 631 students offering grade levels from PK to 05. Student demographics can be found below.

With 30 teachers, Desert Sunset Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 21:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

631

Total Students

30.0

Full-Time Teachers

21.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Desert Sunset Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	194
Hispanic	348
Black	54
Asian	2
Two or More	21
American Indian	9
Pacific Islander	3

Hispanic
348 (55.2 %)
White
194 (30.7 %)
Black
54 (8.6 %)
Two or More
21 (3.3 %)
American Indian
9 (1.4 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.5 %)
Asian
2 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
Phone:	(623)474-5100
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	631
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	30.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	21.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 28

Kindergarten 111

Grade 1 99

Grade 2 103

Grade 3 108

Grade 4 89

Grade 5 93