Enrollment
9
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Wikieup, AZ
Owens Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Owens Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040573000466
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Owens Elementary School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Arizona schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Arizona.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9:1
- small classes for Arizona
- 50.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 9
- students enrolled
Owens Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Owens School District No.6 (4373) · Arizona
NCES ID 040573000466 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 17:1 Arizona avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
50.0%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
+4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Owens Elementary School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians
What stands out at Owens Elementary School
Owens Elementary School is a higher-need, small elementary school in Wikieup, Arizona, enrolling 9 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9:1, Owens Elementary School is leaner than roughly 94% of Arizona schools and 47% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.0% lands close to the Arizona typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Arizona schools, with 9 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,064 scored Arizona schools.
Its student body is led by White (56%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 59/100).
The surrounding Owens School District No.6 (4373) spends $28,556 per pupil, 117% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Owens School District No.6 (4373) operates only this one school, so Owens Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 9 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Arizona's single-school districts.
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 Owens Elementary School compares
Owens 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 47% | 17:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 50.0% | ▲ 4% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 9 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
9
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
50.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 6% in Arizona - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$28,556
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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
White 55.6%
Hispanic or Latino 22.2%
Two or More 22.2%
Largest group: White at 55.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.2, Owens Elementary School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Owens School District No.6 (4373), which includes Owens Elementary School.
$28,556
Per student
+117%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+72%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.7%
State 9.2%
Federal 8.2%
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.
Similar enrollment (~9 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Owens Elementary School
How many students attend Owens Elementary School?
Owens Elementary School has 9 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wikieup, AZ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Owens Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Owens Elementary School is 9:1, which is 47% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 43% 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 Owens Elementary School?
50.0% of students at Owens Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Owens Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Owens Elementary School is White at 55.6% of enrollment, in Wikieup, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Owens Elementary School?
Owens Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Owens Elementary School a good school?
Owens Elementary School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Arizona schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Arizona. 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 Owens School District No.6 (4373)?
None reported; Owens School District No.6 (4373) operates only Owens Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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