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Schools in Elephant Head

Elephant Head’s public schools

Continental Elementary District and Sahuarita Unified District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elephant Head. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Spent per student
$9.4K
▼ 24% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Sahuarita Unified District
Students per teacher
18.3
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,050 students on the public path
In brief

Elephant Head’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Elephant Head’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Copper View Elementary School places highest (better than 84%); Sopori Elementary School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Elephant Head, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elephant Head, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–86 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Continental Elementary District.

Two districts serve Elephant Head

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Continental Elementary District44%
State average 40.4% · 400 students tested
Math · PK–8, Continental Elementary District44%
State average 34.8% · 399 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sahuarita Unified District47%
State average 40.4% · 3105 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sahuarita Unified District42%
State average 34.8% · 3156 students tested

Elephant Head vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Elephant Head’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elephant Head—Continental Elementary District PK–8 · Sahuarita Unified District PK–12

Every school in Elephant Head

8 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).

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Questions about Elephant Head’s schools

Are Elephant Head’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elephant Head. Continental Elementary District and Sahuarita Unified District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elephant Head. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elephant Head in?

Continental Elementary District and Sahuarita Unified District.

Where do Elephant Head kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School.

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What Elephant Head families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.