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Public · Grades K–8
Desert Sonora Elementary School
301 N. carlisle Avenue, Somerton, AZ 85350
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
406
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Somerton Elementary District (4500)
Yuma County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arizona elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desert Sonora Elementary School
Desert Sonora Elementary School is a public elementary school in Somerton, Arizona, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Somerton Elementary District (4500). The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Yuma County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 406 students were enrolled, with about 17.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arizona elementary school (15.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 406 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Somerton Elementary District (4500)
- County
- Yuma County
- NCES school ID
- 040789001565
Schools near Desert Sonora Elementary School
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Encanto Learning Center
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 403 students
Bravie T. Soto Elementary School
Public · Grades K–6 · 229 students
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 579 students
Orange Grove Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 412 students
Gadsden Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 391 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.