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Schools in Wenden

Wenden’s public schools

Bicentennial Union High School District and Wenden Elementary District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wenden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
10%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▲ 65% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Bicentennial Union High
Students per teacher
11.5
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
188 students on the public path
In brief

Wenden’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Wenden’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Wenden Elementary School places highest (better than 38%); Salome High School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wenden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Wenden Elementary SchoolWenden Elementary DistrictC+
9–12Salome High Schoolin SalomeD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bicentennial Union High School District.

Two districts serve Wenden

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bicentennial Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 120 students · 14.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$20,331AZ $12,318 · FY2024
Wenden Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 68 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$21,354AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bicentennial Union High School District10%
State average 40.4% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Math · 9–12, Bicentennial Union High School District10%
State average 34.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Reading · PK–8, Wenden Elementary District24%
State average 40.4% · 55 students tested
Math · PK–8, Wenden Elementary District24%
State average 34.8% · 55 students tested

Wenden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Wenden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wenden—Wenden Elementary District PK–8 · Bicentennial Union High 9–12

Every school in Wenden

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wendenby address
Wenden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
68 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Wendenin other towns
Salome High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salome
D
120 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wenden’s schools

Are Wenden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wenden. Bicentennial Union High School District and Wenden Elementary District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wenden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wenden in?

Bicentennial Union High School District and Wenden Elementary District.

Where do Wenden kids go to high school?

Salome High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.