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

Imagine Coolidge Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Imagine Coolidge Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040076602901Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Imagine Coolidge Elementary earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#4 of 4
elementary schools in Coolidge · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
73.9%
free-lunch eligible
645
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Imagine Coolidge Elementary ranks #4 of 4 elementary schools in Coolidge, AZ.

Enrollment

645

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

73.9%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+53% vs state

What stands out at Imagine Coolidge Elementary

Imagine Coolidge Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Coolidge, Arizona, enrolling 645 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 73.9% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 645 puts it in the larger third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 264 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Arizona schools statewide, it ranks #244, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (59%) and White (17%) (diversity index 61/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 645 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Its district draws 28.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) is a single-school charter district, so Imagine Coolidge Elementary operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Imagine Coolidge Elementary compares

Imagine Coolidge Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 73.9% ▲ 53% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 645 top 25% - -

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

645
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
73.9%
free-lunch eligible - 53% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$14,012
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,145
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 645 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 58.6%
White 17.4%
African American 10.9%
Two or More 8.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.4%
Asian 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 58.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.6, Imagine Coolidge Elementary is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786), which includes Imagine Coolidge Elementary.

$14,012
Per student
+7%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.6%
State 68.7%
Federal 28.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Imagine Coolidge Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Imagine Coolidge Elementary

How many students attend Imagine Coolidge Elementary?

Imagine Coolidge Elementary has 645 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Coolidge, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Imagine Coolidge Elementary?

73.9% of students at Imagine Coolidge Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Imagine Coolidge Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Imagine Coolidge Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 58.6% of enrollment, in Coolidge, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Imagine Coolidge Elementary?

Imagine Coolidge Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Imagine Coolidge Elementary rank among elementary schools in Coolidge?

By Resource Investment Index, Imagine Coolidge Elementary ranks #4 of 4 elementary schools in Coolidge, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Coolidge on the city page.

Is Imagine Coolidge Elementary a good school?

Imagine Coolidge Elementary earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786)?

None; Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc. (89786) is a single-school charter district, and Imagine Coolidge Elementary is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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