C−
Casa Grande Elementary District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Casa Grande, and parts of Maricopa, Eloy and Coolidge.
Students
6,630
Schools
14
Spent per student
$11,141
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
22:1
Debt
$32.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Casa Grande Elementary District
- School Grade C−: better than 24% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the AZ average
- 22 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.6% since 2020
- Debt of $32.1M, about $4,843 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cactus Forest.
PK–98 schoolsFlorence Unified School District
10–1211 high schoolsFlorence Unified School District
123 high schoolsFlorence Unified School District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate 85% at Florence Unified School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,141 per student · 10% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 60%Federal 19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,161’20
6,497’21
6,579’22
6,648’23
6,630’24
Up 7.6% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 64%White 20%Black 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
14 public schools.
McCartney Ranch Elementary School
B−668 students29:1
Palo Verde School
C548 students25:1
Cottonwood Elementary School
D515 students21:1
Desert Willow Elementary School
B+505 students22:1
Ironwood School
C−481 students21:1
Cholla Elementary School
C458 students21:1
Saguaro Elementary School
C−456 students24:1
Mesquite Elementary School
C−439 students20:1
Center for Online and Innovative Learning
C332 students18:1
CGESD Online Learning Academy
0 students0:1
Cactus Middle School
C737 students20:1
Villago Middle School
C+723 students25:1
Casa Grande Middle School
D648 students20:1
Early Childhood Learning Center
120 students20:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.