📍 301 N. carlisle Avenue, Somerton, Yuma County, 85350
Desert Sonora Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Somerton, Yuma County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Somerton Elementary District (4500) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Desert Sonora Elementary School enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 429 | 98% |
| White | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 439 students (87%) 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.
Desert Sonora Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-70.
Desert Sonora Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Somerton Elementary District (4500), based in Somerton, Arizona. The district serves 2,986 students district-wide and employs 158 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Desert Sonora Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 373 students per school.
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