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A J Mitchell Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

Summary

A J Mitchell Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Nogales, Arizona, serving 314 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Nogales Unified District, which is ranked 360 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A J Mitchell Elementary School stands out for its overwhelmingly Hispanic student population (99.68%), which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, ranging from 96.64% to 99.77% Hispanic students. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has an extremely high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (91.72%), much higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 62.72% to 93.84%. The student-teacher ratio at A J Mitchell is also relatively high at 22.4 students per teacher, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 14.3 to 21.4 students per teacher.

These insights suggest that A J Mitchell Elementary School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education for its predominantly low-income, Hispanic student population. While the nearby schools in the Nogales Unified District also serve a similar demographic, they generally outperform A J Mitchell on academic measures, indicating that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from its higher-performing counterparts. Addressing the challenges at A J Mitchell will likely require a multi-faceted approach, including targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and collaboration with the broader community.

301

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,130

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 N Bautista St
Nogales, AZ 85621-1843

(520) 287-0840

District: Nogales Unified District

Students who attend A J Mitchell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wade Carpenter Middle School
High:	Nogales High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.3%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

Arizona avg46%

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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
2023	13.3	1155 of 1245	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	971 of 1000	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1178 of 1226	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	978 of 1039	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	981 of 1109	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1004 of 1106	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	988 of 1079	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	839 of 955	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	992 of 1079	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1045 of 1158	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	869 of 1141	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	842 of 1075	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	811 of 1090	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	830 of 1062	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	374 of 451	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	454 of 975	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	127 of 155	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	1074 of 1219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	816 of 824	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1169 of 1219	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	783 of 862	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	861 of 1023	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	1093 of 1170	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	692 of 716	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1142 of 1198	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	666 of 709	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	788 of 911	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	74 of 102	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	244 of 423	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.4	993 of 1116	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	1191 of 1216	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	821 of 830	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1125 of 1220	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	942 of 1032	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

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

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	12.4	1101 of 1161	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)12th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile~ school

White (2021)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 A J Mitchell Elementary School

How many students attend A J Mitchell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended A J Mitchell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of A J Mitchell Elementary School?

Students at A J Mitchell Elementary School are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of A J Mitchell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A J Mitchell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wade Carpenter Middle School
High : Nogales High School

What district is A J Mitchell Elementary School in?

Nogales Unified District

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