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Schools in Sunsites

Sunsites’s public schools

Pearce Elementary District and Valley Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunsites. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 13% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Pearce Elementary District
Students per teacher
12.7
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
207 students on the public path
In brief

Sunsites’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sunsites’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Pearce Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Valley Union High School lowest (1%). 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 Sunsites, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Pearce Elementary Schoolin PearceB+
9–12Valley Union High Schoolin ElfridaD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pearce Elementary District.

Two districts serve Sunsites

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

Pearce Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 136 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 19.4 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,924AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Valley Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 71 students, down 38% since 2020–21 · 7.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$26,529AZ $12,318 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Pearce Elementary District42%
State average 40.4% · 81 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pearce Elementary District37%
State average 34.8% · 84 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Valley Union High School District10%
State average 40.4% · 27 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Math · 9–12, Valley Union High School District10%
State average 34.8% · 27 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Sunsites vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunsites—Pearce Elementary District PK–8 · Valley Union High 9–12

Every school in Sunsites

2 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 Sunsitesin other towns
Pearce Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pearce
B+
136 students19:1Rate it →
Valley Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elfrida
D−
71 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunsites’s schools

Are Sunsites’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sunsites. Pearce Elementary District and Valley Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunsites. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Sunsites in?

Pearce Elementary District and Valley Union High School District.

Where do Sunsites kids go to high school?

Valley Union High School.

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What Sunsites 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.