Collier Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Avondale, Arizona

Collier Elementary School in Avondale, Arizona enrolled 773 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 3%

761 students in 2022-23, 814 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Collier Elementary School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 81402505007501k2022-237612023-24814
Students enrolled at Collier Elementary School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 81402505007501k2022-237612023-24814
Students enrolled at Collier Elementary School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 81402505007501k2022-237612023-24814
Students enrolled at Collier Elementary School by school year2022-23: 761, 2023-24: 81402505007501k2022-237612023-24814
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376140.019.0
2023-2481439.020.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Collier Elementary School enrolled 779 students and reported no counselor; it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions68
  • Chronically absent41.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.1% of students were Hispanic, 13.2% Black, 8.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.1%
  2. Black13.2%
  3. White8.3%
  4. Two or more races5.0%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Collier Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229%28%40.4%
Math, 2022-2319%19% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Avondale

12 public elementary schools in Avondale report 2024-25 enrollment; Collier Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy Traditional School - Avondale1,34664.128.0%
Garden Lakes Elementary School94120.944.0%
Quentin Elementary School91419.258.0%
Estrella Vista Elementary School89320.554.0%
Michael Anderson83422.576.9%
Littleton Elementary School80220.454.0%
Collier Elementary School77319.053.0%
Rio Vista Elementary66217.054.9%

All public schools in Avondale →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Collier Elementary School

  1. Littleton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 802 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Estrella Vista Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 893 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Collier Elementary School with Littleton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Littleton Elementary District (4278) spends per student$10,493 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,493
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaCollier Elementary School is the number 140 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#140 of 1,211
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Collier Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Collier Elementary School?
    773 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 761 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Avondale, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Collier Elementary School?
    19.0 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Collier Elementary School a Title I school?
    Collier Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Collier Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Collier Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Collier Elementary School in?
    Littleton Elementary District (4278), NCES district ID 0404440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040444002247 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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