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 Elephant Head.
PK–86 schoolsSahuarita Unified District
9–122 high schoolsSahuarita Unified District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate 90% at Sahuarita Unified 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.