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McNary Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves McNary.

McNary’s Schools page →

Students
183
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,728
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
23:1
The gist

What stands out about McNary Elementary District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 38 pts below the state
  • Spends 117% more per student than the AZ average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 37.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for McNary. Grade by grade →

PK–8Mcnary Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Alchesay High SchoolWhiteriver Unified District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 34.8% · 78 students tested
Reading / language arts0–5%
State average 40.4% · 76 students tested

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

Graduation rate 72% at Whiteriver Unified 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
$26,728 per student · 117% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 1%State 36%Federal 63%

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

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

Enrollment over time
133’20
118’21
124’22
173’23
183’24

Up 37.6% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 96%White 1%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more races <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.