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Picacho Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Eloy’s School Grade C better than 27% of Arizona school districts

Students
155
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,236
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
19:1
The gist

What stands out about Picacho Elementary District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the AZ average
  • 19 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eloy. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsToltec Elementary District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 34.8% · 115 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 40.4% · 115 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
$14,236 per student · 16% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 42%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 37%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
160’20
160’21
165’22
140’23
155’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 83%White 10%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.

Picacho School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Picacho
D−
155 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Casa Grande Elementary DistrictCasa Grande
$11,141per student
Casa Grande Union High School DistrictCasa Grande
$12,440per student
Florence Unified School DistrictFlorence
$11,126per student

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.