Sacaton Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Sacaton, Arizona
Sacaton Elementary in Sacaton, Arizona enrolled 259 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 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, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
256 students in 2022-23, 310 students in 2023-24, 259 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 256 | 22.0 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 24.0 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 259 | 26.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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.
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 284 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sacaton Elementary enrolled 284 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 284 of the 284 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent73.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.4% of students were American Indian, 16.6% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- American Indian78.4%
- Hispanic16.6%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Asian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sacaton Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34% in math across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 5% or less | not published | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.
What to look at next about Sacaton Elementary
- McCartney Ranch Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 668 students, 29.0 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Eduprize SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 1,733 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Sacaton Elementary with McCartney Ranch Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sacaton Elementary District (4449) spends per student$28,861 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,861
- The largest public schools in ArizonaSacaton Elementary is the number 940 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#940 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.10.0:1
- 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 Sacaton Elementary
How many students attend Sacaton Elementary?
259 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sacaton, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sacaton Elementary?
10.0 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.Is Sacaton Elementary a Title I school?
Sacaton Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sacaton Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Sacaton Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sacaton Elementary in?
Sacaton Elementary District (4449), NCES district ID 0407200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040720000621 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, 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.