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Colegio Petite Arizona

Q: How many students attend Colegio Petite Arizona?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Colegio Petite Arizona.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Colegio Petite Arizona?

Students at Colegio Petite Arizona are 100% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

Summary

Colegio Petite Arizona is a public charter elementary school serving 275 students in grades K-5 in Nogales, Arizona, and is part of the Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho District, which is ranked 536 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having the highest per-student spending of $11,289 among nearby schools, Mountain View School, Calabasas School, and Robert Bracker Elementary, Colegio Petite Arizona consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often less than half the state's proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Homeless students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective categories in the state.

Colegio Petite Arizona's student population is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with over 99% of students identifying as Hispanic in the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools, which have Hispanic student populations ranging from 96-99%. The school's performance has also declined over the past three school years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from the bottom 10% to the bottom 5% of Arizona elementary schools, in stark contrast to the nearby schools, which have academic proficiency rates that are at or above the state averages.

258

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,289

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 N Morley Ave
Nogales, AZ 85621-2924

(520) 222-9213

District: Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2021 → 1st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (8% vs 39% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Arizona avg39%

Not ranked this year

Colegio Petite Arizona did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	8.3	1233 of 1245	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	992 of 1000	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1215 of 1226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	436 of 451	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	427 of 975	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.9	1173 of 1219	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1202 of 1219	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.6	1166 of 1170	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1184 of 1198	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	911 of 911	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	85 of 102	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	303 of 423	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.8	1104 of 1116	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	819 of 820	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.4	1214 of 1216	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1206 of 1220	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1030 of 1032	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)17th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts8%-33 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 vs state

Science7%-27 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Colegio Petite Arizona

What is the racial makeup of Colegio Petite Arizona?

Students at Colegio Petite Arizona are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Colegio Petite Arizona in?

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho

How many students attend Colegio Petite Arizona?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Colegio Petite Arizona.

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