Ironwood School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Casa Grande, Arizona

Ironwood School in Casa Grande, Arizona enrolled 481 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 20.9 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 16% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

478 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 481 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at Ironwood School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234782023-245012024-25481
Students enrolled at Ironwood School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234782023-245012024-25481
Students enrolled at Ironwood School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234782023-245012024-25481
Students enrolled at Ironwood School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234782023-245012024-25481
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347823.520.3
2023-2450124.020.9
2024-2548123.020.9

20.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Ironwood School 20.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherIronwood School 20.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Ironwood School 20.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherIronwood School 20.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Ironwood School 20.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherIronwood School 20.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Ironwood School 20.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherIronwood School 20.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 476 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ironwood School enrolled 476 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 476 of the 476 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent46.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.6% of students were Hispanic, 14.6% White, 5.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.6%
  2. White14.6%
  3. Black5.4%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Ironwood School scored proficient or above: 16% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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, 2021-2216%22%40.4%
Math, 2022-2314%14% (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 Casa Grande

3 public elementary schools in Casa Grande report 2024-25 enrollment; Ironwood School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande1,48624.029.0%
McCartney Ranch Elementary School66829.050.0%
Ironwood School48120.952.9%

All public schools in Casa Grande →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ironwood School

  1. Legacy Traditional School - Casa GrandeThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 1,486 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. The Grande InnovationThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 833 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Ironwood School with Legacy Traditional School - Casa GrandeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) spends per student$10,237 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,237
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaIronwood School is the number 531 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#531 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher20.9 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.20.9:1
  7. 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 Ironwood School

  1. How many students attend Ironwood School?
    481 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 478 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Casa Grande, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ironwood School?
    20.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ironwood School a Title I school?
    Ironwood School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ironwood School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ironwood School scored proficient or above: 16% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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 Ironwood School in?
    Casa Grande Elementary District (4446), NCES district ID 0401710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040171001357 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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