Gadsden’s public schools score below 68% of Arizona districts
The public schools Gadsden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Gadsden’s schools, in brief
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 91% of students still graduate on time. That’s 14 points over the state average of 77%.
Average results for less money
Gadsden spends 15% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Well below the state in reading and math
Reading proficiency is 22%, 17 points below the state. Math is 15%, 16 points below the state. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With six high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Gadsden Elementary School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Gadsden compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arizona only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gadsden (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Gadsden
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Gadsden
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Gadsden families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Gadsden
There’s no college in Gadsden, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Arizona Western College in Yuma, 19 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Gadsden. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.