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Congress Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Congress and Yarnell.

Congress’ School Grade B better than 63% of Arizona school districts

Students
122
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,547
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Congress Elementary District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 75% more per student than the AZ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 54.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Congress. Grade by grade →

PK–8Congress Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 34.8% · 68 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 40.4% · 68 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,547 per student · 75% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 37%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
79’20
109’21
102’22
106’23
122’24

Up 54.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.