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Saddle Mountain Unified School District, Arizona

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Saddle Mountain Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,245 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Saddle Mountain Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Maricopa County). During the 2024 school year, 3,245 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Saddle Mountain Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Bernadette Delacruz2029
Paul Roetto2029
Starr Marsett20252029
Amy Amaral2027
Dan Blackson2027

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,849,000 $1,720 15%
Local: $24,866,000 $8,818 76%
State: $2,991,000 $1,061 9%
Total: $32,706,000 $11,598
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $49,019,000 $17,175
Total Current Expenditures: $25,082,000 $8,788
Instructional Expenditures: $13,593,000 $4,762 28%
Student and Staff Support: $3,061,000 $1,072 6%
Administration: $2,450,000 $858 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,978,000 $2,094 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $21,799,000 $7,638
Construction: $19,022,000 $6,665
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $2,138,000 $749


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 >=50 11-19 19 21-39 21-39 36
2018-2019 43 >=50 50-59 36 <50 40-49 50
2017-2018 43 >=50 50-59 37 <50 50-59 48
2016-2017 40 PS 30-39 30-34 <50 45
2015-2016 41 >=50 30-39 35-39 PS 44
2014-2015 41 PS 30-39 40-44 >=50 41
2013-2014 58 PS 40-49 50-54 >=50 60
2012-2013 57 40-59 45-49 PS 60
2011-2012 60 PS 21-39 57 PS 65
2010-2011 47 >=50 <50 45-49 <50 48

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 <50 20-29 22 21-39 21-39 35
2018-2019 35 >=50 50-59 28 >=50 30-39 39
2017-2018 32 >=50 40-49 30 <50 20-29 33
2016-2017 31 PS 20-29 20-24 <50 36
2015-2016 31 >=50 20-29 25-29 <50 34
2014-2015 27 PS 20-29 20-24 >=50 28
2013-2014 72 PS 60-69 65-69 >=50 73
2012-2013 71 40-59 60-64 PS 73
2011-2012 77 PS >=80 73 PS 80
2010-2011 66 >=50 >=50 60-64 >=50 68

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS >=90 >=50 >=90
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=95 PS >=50 >=90
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=95 PS >=90 >=90
2015-2016 80-84 PS >=50 80-89 PS 80-89
2014-2015 >=95 PS >=80 PS >=90
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS >=80 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS >=90 PS 80-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS 80-89 >=80
2010-2011 85-89 PS 80-89 80-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,245 3.1
2022-2023 3,146 9.3
2021-2022 2,854 19.9
2020-2021 2,285 6.6
2019-2020 2,134 6.9
2018-2019 1,987 16.9
2017-2018 1,651 6.1
2016-2017 1,551 2.9
2015-2016 1,506 3.9
2014-2015 1,448 0.0
2013-2014 1,448 4.0
2012-2013 1,390 4.2
2011-2012 1,332 3.3
2010-2011 1,288 -17.3
2009-2010 1,511 -5.0
2008-2009 1,587 4.7
2007-2008 1,512 21.2
2006-2007 1,191 19.2
2005-2006 962 28.1
2004-2005 692 5.3
2003-2004 655 1.5
2002-2003 645 24.8
2001-2002 485 14.6
2000-2001 414 15.2
1999-2000 351 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Saddle Mountain Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 3.2
Black 5.5 5.8
Hispanic 63.4 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.4
Two or More Races 2.7 4.3
White 26.8 33.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Saddle Mountain Unified School District had 145.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.38.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 106.68
Secondary: 34.32
Total: 145.00

Saddle Mountain Unified School District employed 9.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 7.90
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 73.76
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.67
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.33
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 56.50
Other Support Services: 34.75


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Saddle Mountain Unified School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Desert Sunset Elementary School672PK-5
Ruth Fisher Middle School734PK-12
Saddle Mountain Online Academy0KG-12
Tartesso Elementary School376KG-8
Tonopah Valley High School8827-12
Winters Well Elementary School581KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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