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Schools in Sun Valley

Sun Valley’s public schools

Holbrook Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sun Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 18% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,149 students on the public path
In brief

Sun Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sun Valley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Holbrook High School places highest (better than 32%); Indian Wells Elementary lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sun Valley, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Holbrook High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sun Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–12Holbrook High Schoolin HolbrookC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Holbrook Unified District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Holbrook Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,806 students · 14.7 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$14,474AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 40.4% · 868 students tested
Math18%
State average 34.8% · 878 students tested

Sun Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Sun Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sun Valley—Holbrook Unified District

Every school in Sun Valley

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Sun Valleyin other towns
Indian Wells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Indian Wells
C−
328 students14:1Rate it →
Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Holbrook
161 students10:1Rate it →
Holbrook High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Holbrook
C
660 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Native American Christian Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
28 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Sun Valley’s schools

Are Sun Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sun Valley. Holbrook Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sun Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sun Valley in?

Holbrook Unified District.

Where do Sun Valley kids go to high school?

Holbrook High School.

Are there private schools in Sun Valley?

Yes: Native American Christian Academy (grades K–12, 28 students).

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What Sun Valley families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.