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Arizona Desert Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1245 N. Main St.
San Luis, AZ 85349
Phone
(928) 627-6940
District
Gadsden Elementary District (4505)
County
YUMA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
629
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.8% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Arizona Desert Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
45%
27%
43%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
45%
34%
47%
31%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
41%
22%
40%
40%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
24%
44%
32%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
29
28
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 82 13.0%
Grade 1 86 13.7%
Grade 2 87 13.8%
Grade 3 85 13.5%
Grade 4 103 16.4%
Grade 5 84 13.4%
Grade 6 102 16.2%
Total 629 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.5% 0.4% 36.4%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 5.9%
Hispanic 99.4% 99.5% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.0% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 95.9% 92.4% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 91.9% 81.8% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 10.6% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,924 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,025.7 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.8% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.0% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,751 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 19.6% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 47.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.4% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.0% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 6.7% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.2% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.9% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.4% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 13.1% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $3,983 $20,445,000 43.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $726 $3,725,000 8.0%
Staff $670 $3,439,000 7.3%
General Administration $306 $1,569,000 3.4%
School Administration $420 $2,156,000 4.6%
Operation $769 $3,948,000 8.4%
Transportation $242 $1,244,000 2.7%
Other $320 $1,644,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,453 $17,725,000 37.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,684 $8,646,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $9,121 $46,816,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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