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Union Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Maricopa Colony.

Maricopa Colony’s Schools page →

Students
1,630
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,687
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
19:1
Debt
$16.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the AZ average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16.2M, about $9,929 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
Maricopa Colony 836

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Maricopa Colony. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–127 high schoolsTolleson Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency13%
State average 34.8% · 1,199 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 40.4% · 1,188 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Tolleson 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
$11,687 per student · 5% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 45%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%

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

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

Students
Hispanic 73%Black 16%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Tolleson
313 students15:1
Dos Rios Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tolleson
C
614 students18:1
Hurley Ranch Elementary
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Tolleson
C
703 students21:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Deer Valley Unified DistrictPhoenix
$11,444per student
Phoenix Union High School DistrictPhoenix
$14,043per 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.