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C+

Kirkland Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Wilhoit.

Wilhoit’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Arizona school districts

Students
66
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,600
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
7:1
The gist

What stands out about Kirkland Elementary District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 100% more per student than the AZ average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 Wilhoit. Grade by grade →

PK–8Kirkland Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 34.8% · 63 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 40.4% · 63 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
$24,600 per student · 100% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 82%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
85’20
85’21
76’22
70’23
66’24

Down 22.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 21%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.

Kirkland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kirkland
B−
66 students7:1

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.