📍 8150 W Durango St, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85043
Sun Canyon School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 528 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fowler Elementary District (4273) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
Sun Canyon School enrolls 528 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Black or African American and 5.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 420 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 9.7% |
| White | 30 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 528 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sun Canyon School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30.
Sun Canyon School is one of 8 schools in Fowler Elementary District (4273), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 3,645 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 528 students, Sun Canyon School is larger than the district average of about 456 students per school.