Elementary school (grades K-5) · Dateland, AZ

Dateland Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Dateland Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040390000309
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👥 S:T ratio
86
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
12
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dateland Elementary School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
3.4:1
small classes for Arizona
75.6%
free-lunch eligible
88
students enrolled

Dateland Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

School address

Dateland, AZ 85333
District: Hyder Elementary District (4502) · Arizona

NCES ID 040390000309 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040390000309 · Dateland, AZ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

88 enr · 3.4:1 · 75.6% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Dateland Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Dateland Elementary School compares

Dateland Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 3.4:1 ▼ 80% 17:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 75.6% ▲ 57% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 88 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

3.4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
75.6%
free-lunch eligible - 57% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
3.4:1
students per teacher - 80% below state mean
Top 1% in Arizona - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
35.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$31,791
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 88 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 83.0%
White 10.2%
Two or More 4.5%
African American 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 83.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.8, Dateland Elementary School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hyder Elementary District (4502), which includes Dateland Elementary School.

$31,791
Per student
+135%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,502
+80%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 77.0%
State 8.7%
Federal 14.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~88 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Dateland Elementary School

How many students attend Dateland Elementary School?

Dateland Elementary School has 88 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Dateland, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dateland Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dateland Elementary School is 3.4:1, which is 80% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 78% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dateland Elementary School?

75.6% of students at Dateland Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dateland Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Dateland Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 83.0% of enrollment, in Dateland, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dateland Elementary School?

Dateland Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Hyder Elementary District (4502)?

None reported; Hyder Elementary District (4502) operates only Dateland Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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