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C+

Gadsden Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves San Luis.

San Luis’ School Grade B− better than 45% of Arizona school districts

Students
5,196
Schools
9
Spent per student
$11,626
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
27:1
Debt
$5.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gadsden Elementary District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the AZ average
  • 27 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.3M, about $1,012 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for San Luis. Grade by grade →

K–66 schoolsThis district
7–8San Luis Middle SchoolThis district
9–12San Luis High SchoolYuma Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.8% · 3,420 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 40.4% · 3,395 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Yuma 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
$11,626 per student · 6% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 43%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 5%State 67%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,931’20
5,049’21
5,133’22
5,170’23
5,196’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 99%White <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.