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Topock Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Golden Shores and Topock.

Golden Shores’ School Grade B− better than 54% of Arizona school districts

Students
77
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,830
AZ $12,318
The gist

What stands out about Topock Elementary District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 53% more per student than the AZ average
  • Enrollment down 47.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Golden Shores 1,555Topock

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Golden Shores. Grade by grade →

PK–8Topock Elementary SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsColorado River Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency50–59%
State average 34.8% · 47 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 40.4% · 47 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Colorado River Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

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
$18,830 per student · 53% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 46%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 66%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
147’20
133’21
107’22
100’23
77’24

Down 47.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 18%American Indian/Alaska Native 12%Two or more races 3%

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.

Topock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Topock
B+
77 students

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.