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Schools in Cienega Springs · Parker Unified School District

Cienega Springs’s public schools score below 56% of Arizona districts on tests and graduation

In Cienega Springs, 22% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Arizona average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cienega Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
22%
▼ 18 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 1–3 pts vs AZ 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 10% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,048 students on the public path
In brief

Cienega Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 121 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cienega Springs’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona (the state reports Cienega Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $13,525 per student in FY2024, against $12,318 across Arizona. 43% of its revenue that year was federal (Arizona 18%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Parker High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cienega Springs’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Arizona school districts. Both inputs trail the Arizona average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (121)Better than 51%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 934 test results and a graduating class of 128 could put Cienega Springs anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cienega Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (935 in math, 934 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cienega Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–12Parker High Schoolin ParkerD

Cienega Springs’s public schools are run by Parker Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Parker Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,707 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,525AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 40.4% · 934 students tested
Math24%
State average 34.8% · 935 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 43% of the Parker Unified district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 18% across Arizona, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Cienega Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Cienega Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cienega SpringsC+Parker Unified

Every school in Cienega Springs

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cienega Springsin other towns
Blake Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Parker
379 students16:1Rate it →
Le Pera Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Parker
C−
191 students16:1Rate it →
Parker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
D
478 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Cienega Springs’s schools

Are Cienega Springs’s schools good?

On Arizona’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cienega Springs children attend score below 56% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cienega Springs in?

Parker Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,707 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cienega Springs kids go to high school?

Parker High School in Parker, with 478 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Cienega Springs’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Parker Unified School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.

How much does Cienega Springs spend per student?

$13,525 in Parker Unified School District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.