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C−

Quartzsite Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Quartzsite.

Quartzsite’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Arizona school districts

Students
136
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,541
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Quartzsite Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the AZ average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Quartzsite 2,388

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Quartzsite. Grade by grade →

PK–8Ehrenberg Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Salome High SchoolBicentennial Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 34.8% · 80 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 40.4% · 78 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Bicentennial 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
$13,541 per student · 10% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 53%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 73%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
178’20
149’21
137’22
159’23
136’24

Down 23.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%Hispanic 38%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%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.

Ehrenberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ehrenberg
C+
136 students14:1

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

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.