Little Red Schoolhouse

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Nogales, Arizona

Little Red Schoolhouse in Nogales, Arizona enrolled 131 students in 2024-25 with 9.2 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. 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, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 fell 28% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

183 students in 2022-23, 176 students in 2023-24, 131 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Little Red Schoolhouse by school year2022-23: 183, 2023-24: 176, 2024-25: 1310501001502002022-231832023-241762024-25131
Students enrolled at Little Red Schoolhouse by school year2022-23: 183, 2023-24: 176, 2024-25: 1310501001502002022-231832023-241762024-25131
Students enrolled at Little Red Schoolhouse by school year2022-23: 183, 2023-24: 176, 2024-25: 1310501001502002022-231832023-241762024-25131
Students enrolled at Little Red Schoolhouse by school year2022-23: 183, 2023-24: 176, 2024-25: 1310501001502002022-231832023-241762024-25131
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23183not reportednot reported
2023-2417613.113.4
2024-251319.214.2

14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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; Little Red Schoolhouse 14.2; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLittle Red Schoolhouse 14.2state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Little Red Schoolhouse 14.2; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLittle Red Schoolhouse 14.2state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Little Red Schoolhouse 14.2; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLittle Red Schoolhouse 14.2state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Little Red Schoolhouse 14.2; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherLittle Red Schoolhouse 14.2state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Little Red Schoolhouse enrolled 181 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent32.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.9% of students were Hispanic, 2.3% White, 0.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic96.9%
  2. White2.3%
  3. Asian0.8%

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 Little Red Schoolhouse scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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, 2021-2260‑64%60‑64%40.4%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%45‑49% (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 Nogales

9 public elementary schools in Nogales report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School50819.549.9%
Lincoln Elementary School42117.587.0%
Mary L Welty Elementary School38120.186.8%
Challenger Elementary School38015.875.9%
A J Mitchell Elementary School30116.788.9%
Robert Bracker Elementary27217.061.7%
Colegio Petite Arizona25816.189.8%
Mexicayotl Charter School16812.080.7%

All public schools in Nogales →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Little Red Schoolhouse

  1. Challenger Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 380 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Mexicayotl Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 168 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Little Red Schoolhouse with Challenger Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459) spends per student$18,038 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,038
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaLittle Red Schoolhouse is the number 1,079 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,079 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  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 Little Red Schoolhouse

  1. How many students attend Little Red Schoolhouse?
    131 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 183 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Nogales, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Red Schoolhouse?
    14.2 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 Little Red Schoolhouse a Title I school?
    Little Red Schoolhouse ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Little Red Schoolhouse do on state tests?
    The students tested at Little Red Schoolhouse scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 Little Red Schoolhouse in?
    Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459), NCES district ID 0407500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040750000633 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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