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C−

Altar Valley Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Three Points, and parts of Tucson Estates.

Three Points’ School Grade C− better than 23% of Arizona school districts

Students
479
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,283
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
18:1
The gist

What stands out about Altar Valley Elementary District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the AZ average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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 Three Points. Grade by grade →

PK–5Robles Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Altar Valley Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 34.8% · 363 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 40.4% · 366 students tested

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

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
$13,283 per student · 8% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 40%Support & administration 52%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 51%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
550’20
567’21
585’22
537’23
479’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 59%White 28%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. 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.