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Robert Bracker Elementary

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Robert Bracker Elementary ranks 340 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Robert Bracker Elementary is a public elementary school in Nogales, Arizona, serving 271 students in grades K-5. As part of the Nogales Unified District, the school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Robert Bracker Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 3rd-grade ELA at 50% (vs. 30% district, 36% state), 4th-grade ELA at 64% (vs. 42% district, 46% state), and 5th-grade Mathematics at 40% (vs. 29% district, 37% state). The school's performance in Science, as measured by the AzSCI assessment, was also noteworthy, with 5th-grade proficiency at 29% in 2024-2025, compared to 18% for the district and 34% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the Nogales Unified District, such as Lincoln Elementary, Challenger Elementary, Mary L. Welty Elementary, and A.J. Mitchell Elementary, Robert Bracker Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency and overall school rankings. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio (15.9 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby district schools, which range from 14.4 to 19.1.

272

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,928

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Camino Diez Mandamientos
Nogales, AZ 85621-9648

(520) 397-7213

District: Nogales Unified District

Students who attend Robert Bracker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Shadows Middle School
High:	Nogales High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

Asian:

0.7%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Nogales Unified District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg31%

Arizona avg39%

340^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Nogales Unified District

218^th of 289Nogales Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	340 of 909	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	390 of 912	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	449 of 1245	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	471 of 1000	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	730 of 1226	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	354 of 1039	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	301 of 1109	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	310 of 1106	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	59.1	415 of 1079	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	434 of 955	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.8	376 of 1079	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	451 of 1158	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	413 of 1141	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	320 of 1075	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	365 of 1090	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.1	334 of 1062	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.9	118 of 451	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	251 of 975	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	113 of 589	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	199 of 602	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	526 of 1219	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	466 of 824	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	752 of 1219	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	288 of 862	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	179 of 1023	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	161 of 496	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	170 of 486	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	305 of 1170	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	335 of 716	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	616 of 1198	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.3	162 of 709	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	127 of 911	86.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.2	55 of 102	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	213 of 423	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	131 of 549	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	158 of 556	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	204 of 1116	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	282 of 618	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	307 of 626	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	356 of 628	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	411 of 1216	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	521 of 830	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	693 of 1220	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	319 of 850	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	411 of 1032	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.1	734 of 1201	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)74th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2023)46th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2021)39th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

Science29%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Robert Bracker Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Robert Bracker Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Camino Diez Mandamientos	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 397-7213	272	16	17.0		1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	269 (98.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.4	340^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.6%		52.2	390^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.2%	50	50.0	64.0	40.0				56.0	49.0	40.0			29.0		$7,928	$560	$80	$1,200	$6,714	$574	$7,288
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 N Al Harrison Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2885	508	26	19.5		4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	502 (98.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	348^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.7%		59.7	334^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.4%	14	43.0	61.0	43.0				53.0	52.0	45.0			26.0		$6,391	$505	$39	$1,049	$5,367	$480	$5,847
Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	917	42	21.9		4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	907 (98.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	823^rd of 909 public elementary schools	9.5%		11.8	843^rd of 912 public elementary schools	7.6%	20	21.0	20.0	24.0	27.0	29.0	32.0	19.0		25.0	16.0	11.0	20.0	24.0	$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562
Mexicayotl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2059 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Mexicayotl Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-4018	168	14	12.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	87	96^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.4%		93.8	47^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.8%	49	55.0			72.0	80.0		70.0							$14,147	$1,081	$2,342	$4,505	$7,465	$3,259	$10,724
Challenger Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 E Calle Mayer	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-0544	380	24	15.8		1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	379 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.8	769^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.4%		22.3	661^st of 912 public elementary schools	27.5%	108	29.0	31.0	23.0				25.0	24.0	17.0					$8,420	$612	$61	$1,285	$7,252	$495	$7,747
Mary L Welty Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 W Cimarron St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0880	381	19	20.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	736^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.0%		13.9	805^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.7%	69	22.0	38.0	23.0				36.0	22.0	18.0			20.0		$6,707	$383	$71	$838	$5,772	$481	$6,253
A J Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	855 N Bautista St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0840	301	18	16.7		1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	299 (99.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		29.0												$7,130	$450	$142	$1,043	$5,948	$589	$6,537
Colegio Petite Arizona	Public, Charter	K-5	850 N Morley Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 222-9213	258	16	16.1		1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$11,289	$2,031	$1,984	$6,045	$5,185	$2,090	$7,275
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	652 N Tyler Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0870	421	24	17.5		1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	419 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	843^rd of 909 public elementary schools	7.3%		22.6	657^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.0%	186		25.0	23.0				15.0	24.0	24.0					$7,577	$432	$146	$1,010	$6,403	$596	$6,999
Little Red Schoolhouse	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Duquesne Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0737	131	9	14.2		3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						50.0									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Bracker Elementary

What schools do graduates of Robert Bracker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert Bracker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Shadows Middle School
High : Nogales High School

What district is Robert Bracker Elementary in?

Nogales Unified District

Is Robert Bracker Elementary a good school?

Robert Bracker Elementary ranks 340^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Robert Bracker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Robert Bracker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Bracker Elementary?

Students at Robert Bracker Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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