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Schools in Sun Lakes · Chandler Unified District

Sun Lakes’s public schools outscore 80% of Arizona districts

53% of students in Sun Lakes’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Arizona average (35%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sun Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

#10of 139 Arizona townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

58%

▲ 18 pts vs AZ 40%

2021–22

Math proficiency

53%

▲ 18 pts vs AZ 35%

2021–22

Graduate on time

91%

▲ 13 pts vs AZ 78%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$11.2K

▼ 9% vs AZ $12.3K

FY2024

Students per teacher

17.6

AZ 17.2

Schools in town

41,068 students on the public path

In brief

Sun Lakes’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 158 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sun Lakes’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 40% and 35% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,211 per student, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then 11 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Risen Savior Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sun Lakes’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresB⁺ Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Arizona school districts, #10 of 139 Arizona towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arizona average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 80%

Lower resultsHigher results

Arizona towns with similar household incomes (158)Better than 98%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 22,431 test results and a graduating class of 4,278 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Sun Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (22,564 in math, 22,298 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sun Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Sun Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.

Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence

Elementary · Grades PK–6

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796 students20:1Rate it →

Riggs Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbert

770 students18:1Rate it →

Robert J.C. Rice Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbert

754 students17:1Rate it →

Charlotte Patterson Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbert

753 students18:1Rate it →

Weinberg Gifted Academy

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbert

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Town	Schools	Main districts
Sun Lakes	A⁻	Chandler Unified District
Chandler	A⁻	Chandler Unified District PK–12 · Tempe Union High 9–12

Sun Lakes’s public schools outscore 80% of Arizona districts

Sun Lakes’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

31 elementary schools, then 11 middle and nine high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Sun Lakes’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Sun Lakes vs. its neighbors

Every school in Sun Lakes

Questions about Sun Lakes’s schools

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