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Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 6

Desert Sonora Elementary School, Somerton, AZ

CEP schoolDesert Sonora Elementary School is a public elementary school in Somerton, part of Somerton Elementary District (4500). It enrolled 406 students in 2024-25, with 17.7 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
406
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Students per teacher
17.7
Grades
PK to 6

This school's ratio is 2.3 lower than the district figure of 20.0. The Arizona average across schools is 17.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school17.7
District20.0
Arizona17.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
301 N. carlisle Avenue, Somerton, AZ 85350
Phone
(928)341-6300
District
Somerton Elementary District (4500)
County
Yuma County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
Town: Fringe
NCES school ID
040789001565
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Direct certification
276Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Somerton Elementary District (4500)

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.