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Gadsden Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Gadsden Elementary School serves 391 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Gadsden, Arizona, and is part of the Gadsden Elementary District. In 2025–2026, 17% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 23% in mathematics. The most important takeaway is that results are low in both subjects, with ELA the sharper concern.

Compared with nearby schools, Gadsden had the weakest all-grades ELA result and the second-weakest math result. ELA proficiency was 15 percentage points below the district’s 32% and 24 points below the state’s 41%; it was also 13 points below the nearby-school average of 30%. Math was a relative strength, but still trailed the district’s 31% by 8 points and the state’s 33% by 10 points. Gadsden’s 23% math result was 7 points below the nearby average, and only Encanto Learning Center scored lower among the nearby schools. All-grades results are available for one year only, and nearby schools’ grade spans differ, so these comparisons do not establish a trend and are not perfectly matched.

SchoolDigger’s overall ranking fell from the 35th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 16th percentile in 2025–2026; the latest placement was rank 756 of 900 schools and one star. Fifth-grade science proficiency also declined, from 28% in 2022–2023 to 22% in 2023–2024, though the latest result was 2 points above the district and 12 below the state. Gadsden’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 23, close to the nearby average of 23.6, while its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 97% in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show notably different standings: English Language Learner Students were at the 7th percentile in 2022–2023, 40 points below the school’s overall percentile; Special Education Students rose from the 12th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 51st in 2022–2023, moving from 19 points below the overall standing to 4 points above it.

391

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,140

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

18745 S. Gadsden Street
Gadsden, AZ 85349

(928) 627-6970

District: Gadsden Elementary District

Students who attend Gadsden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

San Luis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 47th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 47th-percentile peak (2023) to 16th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

Arizona avg37%

756^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Gadsden Elementary District

199^th of 267Gadsden Elementary 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
2026	16.9	756 of 900	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	588 of 909	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	587 of 912	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	663 of 1245	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	730 of 1000	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	843 of 1226	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	875 of 1039	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1058 of 1109	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	1032 of 1106	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	1032 of 1079	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	739 of 955	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	883 of 1079	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	803 of 1158	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	931 of 1141	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	1036 of 1075	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	1071 of 1090	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	1056 of 1062	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	421 of 451	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	124 of 155	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	451 of 602	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	692 of 1219	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	654 of 824	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	851 of 1219	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	747 of 862	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	982 of 1023	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	420 of 500	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	309 of 496	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	298 of 486	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	541 of 1170	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	472 of 716	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	753 of 1198	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	593 of 709	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	864 of 911	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	336 of 549	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	297 of 556	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	455 of 1116	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	364 of 618	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.3	771 of 820	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	430 of 628	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	644 of 1216	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	689 of 830	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	842 of 1220	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	711 of 850	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	976 of 1032	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.5	402 of 820	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)51st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)25th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)7th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18745 S. Gadsden Street	Gadsden	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6970	391	17	23.0	69.1%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	756^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.0%		27.6	588^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.3%	168				29.0			17.0	22.0	25.0		22.0			23.0	100%	0%	$8,140	$1,121	$529	$2,772	$5,895	$594	$6,489
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1245 N. Main St.	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6940	662	25	26.4	65.0%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	656 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.7	660^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.7%		20.3	698^th of 909 public elementary schools	23.2%	38	23.0	36.0	27.0	28.0			29.0	31.0	38.0	30.0	24.0			31.0	100%	0%	$7,875	$1,004	$521	$2,530	$5,639	$711	$6,350
Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1508 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6915	760	25	30.4	52.9%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	757 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	440^th of 900 public elementary schools	51.1%		40.7	464^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.0%	24	29.0	39.0	27.0	47.0			36.0	40.0	42.0	43.0	58.0			46.0	100%	0%		$00			$00
Rio Colorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1055 N. Main Street	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6902	523	21	24.9	67.1%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	610^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.2%		24.9	628^th of 909 public elementary schools	30.9%	18		34.0	27.0	27.0			26.0	23.0	40.0	39.0	30.0			33.0	100%	0%	$8,075	$984	$624	$2,592	$5,796	$670	$6,467
Educational Pastor Elementary 4	Public	K-6	985 Sixth Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6980	646	23	28.0	51.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.1	550^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.9%		24.1	639^th of 909 public elementary schools	29.7%	89	38.0	40.0	28.0	33.0			35.0	42.0	30.0	27.0	30.0			33.0	98.9%	1.1%	$7,274	$889	$558	$2,337	$5,415	$411	$5,826
Gadsden Academy of Remote Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	1350 E Cesar Chavez Blvd	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(928) 627-6540	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 North 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6958	766	25	30.6	57.8%	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	757 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.5	587^th of 900 public elementary schools	34.8%		21.8	676^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.6%	89	21.0	42.0	34.0	24.0			30.0	31.0	44.0	44.0	14.0			32.0	97.9%	2.1%	$7,504	$893	$579	$2,365	$5,353	$680	$6,033
Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ	Public, Charter	K-8	1044 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85364	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-5008	575	37	15.5	46.8%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	549^th of 900 public elementary schools	39.0%		23.1	654^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.1%	105		25.0	20.0	32.0	21.0	21.0	23.0	27.0	39.0	41.0	45.0	20.0		31.0	95.3%	2.3%		$00			$00
Bravie T. Soto Elementary School	Public	K-6	1201 Main Street	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(928) 341-6000	229	12	19.0	64.6%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	62.7	298^th of 900 public elementary schools	66.9%		49.2	392^nd of 909 public elementary schools	56.9%	94		41.0		53.0			33.0				72.0			27.0	100%	0%
Encanto Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N. Cesar Chavez Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6700	403	21	19.1	75.4%	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	357 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15.2	782^nd of 900 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.7	792^nd of 909 public elementary schools	12.9%	10	25.0	27.0	29.0	26.0			27.0			19.0	19.0			14.0	97.6%	2.4%	$8,132	$421	$75	$917	$6,504	$1,132	$7,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Gadsden Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Gadsden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gadsden Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Luis Middle School

What district is Gadsden Elementary School in?

Gadsden Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Gadsden Elementary School?

Students at Gadsden Elementary School are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gadsden Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Gadsden Elementary School.

Is Gadsden Elementary School a good school?

Gadsden Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

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