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Schools in Yarnell

Yarnell’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.5K
▲ 75% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Congress Elementary District
Students per teacher
5.2
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
164 students on the public path
In brief

Yarnell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Yarnell’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Congress Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Yarnell Elementary School lowest (56%). See the path ↓

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

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Yarnell Elementary District.

Two districts serve Yarnell

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

Yarnell Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 42 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 2.1 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$33,050AZ $12,318 · FY2024
Congress Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 122 students, up 54% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$21,547AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Yarnell Elementary District30%
State average 40.4% · 27 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Math · PK–8, Yarnell Elementary District30%
State average 34.8% · 27 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Reading · PK–8, Congress Elementary District37%
State average 40.4% · 68 students tested
Math · PK–8, Congress Elementary District42%
State average 34.8% · 68 students tested

Yarnell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yarnell—Yarnell Elementary District PK–8 · Congress Elementary District PK–8

Every school in Yarnell

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).

Also serving Yarnellin other towns
Congress Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Congress
B+
122 students11:1Rate it →
Yarnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Peeples Valley
B
42 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Yarnell’s schools

Are Yarnell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Yarnell. Yarnell Elementary District and Congress Elementary District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yarnell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Yarnell in?

Yarnell Elementary District and Congress Elementary District.

Where do Yarnell kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Congress Elementary School and Yarnell Elementary School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.