Schools in Wintersburg · Saddle Mountain Unified School District
Wintersburg’s public schools beat 63% of Arizona districts
The public schools Wintersburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 12 pts vs AZ 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 5 pts vs AZ 31%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 20 pts vs AZ 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$11.0K
▼ 11% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Wintersburg compares
C+ Test scoresA Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 1,216 tested students and a graduating class of 120; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
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 Wintersburg.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
4 schools teach K in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Wintersburg’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ruth Fisher Middle School, Winters Well Elementary School, Desert Sunset Elementary School and Tartesso Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
PK–124 schoolsDepends on your address
123 high schoolsDepends on your address
122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading27%
State average 38.5%
Math26%
State average 31.2%
Every school in Wintersburg
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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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.