Saguaro Elementary School

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

Saguaro Elementary School in Casa Grande, Arizona enrolled 456 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 24.0 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, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

475 students in 2022-23, 485 students in 2023-24, 456 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Saguaro Elementary School by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234752023-244852024-25456
Students enrolled at Saguaro Elementary School by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234752023-244852024-25456
Students enrolled at Saguaro Elementary School by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234752023-244852024-25456
Students enrolled at Saguaro Elementary School by school year2022-23: 475, 2023-24: 485, 2024-25: 45602004006002022-234752023-244852024-25456
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347521.022.6
2023-2448520.024.3
2024-2545619.024.0

24.0 students per teacher, a higher 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.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 24.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.0state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 24.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.0state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 24.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.0state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 24.0; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 24.0state 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 474 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Saguaro Elementary School enrolled 474 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 474 of the 474 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent47.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.3% of students were Hispanic, 12.5% White, 7.9% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic71.3%
  2. White12.5%
  3. American Indian7.9%
  4. Black3.9%
  5. Two or more races3.7%
  6. Asian0.4%
  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 Saguaro Elementary School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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, 2021-2218%22%40.4%
Math, 2022-2320%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

10 public elementary schools in Casa Grande report 2024-25 enrollment; Saguaro Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
The Grande Innovation83321.438.0%
Palo Verde School54824.981.8%
Cottonwood Elementary School51521.582.9%
Desert Willow Elementary School50522.043.9%
Cholla Elementary School45820.862.9%
Saguaro Elementary School45624.081.9%
Mesquite Elementary School43920.078.8%
Evergreen Elementary School33218.474.5%

All public schools in Casa Grande →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Saguaro Elementary School

  1. Cottonwood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 515 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Evergreen Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 332 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Saguaro Elementary School with Cottonwood Elementary SchoolStudents, 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 ArizonaSaguaro Elementary School is the number 585 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#585 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher24.0 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.24.0:1
  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 Saguaro Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Saguaro Elementary School?
    456 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 475 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Casa Grande, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Saguaro Elementary School?
    24.0 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.
  3. Is Saguaro Elementary School a Title I school?
    Saguaro Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Saguaro Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Saguaro Elementary School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 Saguaro Elementary School in?
    Casa Grande Elementary District (4446), NCES district ID 0401710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040171000112 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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