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Picacho School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Picacho School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 with 165 students in the town of Picacho, Arizona. The school is part of the Picacho Elementary District, which is ranked 530 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Picacho School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. Picacho School has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 4.9% over the past several years, which is concerning for an elementary school. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (75.76%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 20.6 is also higher than the state average, which may impact the quality of individual attention and support students receive.

When comparing Picacho School to the nearby schools, such as Palo Verde School, West Elementary School, Ironwood School, and Mesquite Elementary School, it becomes clear that Picacho is performing significantly worse academically. These surrounding schools all have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings than Picacho. Additionally, the racial makeup of Picacho School is predominantly Hispanic, with much lower percentages of White and other minority students, which is not as pronounced in the nearby schools. The school's lack of improvement over time, with consistently low rankings and performance, suggests a need for significant intervention and support to address the underlying issues and help the school improve student outcomes.

155

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,162

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17865 S Vail Rd
Picacho, AZ 85141-4113

(520) 466-7942

District: Picacho Elementary District

Students who attend Picacho School usually attend:

High:

Santa Cruz Valley Union High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

White:

9.7%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2010 → 2nd in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (10% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2010

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Arizona avg36%

Not ranked this year

Picacho School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	1220 of 1245	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1193 of 1226	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	934 of 1109	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1095 of 1106	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1042 of 1079	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	1049 of 1079	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	1125 of 1158	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	890 of 1141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	899 of 1075	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	872 of 1090	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	719 of 1062	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	487 of 975	50.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.9	1206 of 1219	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1195 of 1219	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	1062 of 1170	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1144 of 1198	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	745 of 911	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	827 of 1116	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	973 of 1216	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1099 of 1220	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	887 of 1032	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.9	952 of 1027	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	610 of 654	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	1041 of 1201	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	1098 of 1161	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	813 of 854	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	805 of 832	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	690 of 711	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	647 of 695	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	640 of 677	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.7	439 of 690	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.5	490 of 787	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	367 of 772	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.6	464 of 685	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	273 of 692	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	295 of 663	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	297 of 606	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	726 of 806	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	674 of 820	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	744 of 760	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	771 of 802	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	533 of 543	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	11.9	799 of 818	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	5 of 159	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	631 of 789	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	713 of 780	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)50th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)26th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2023)20th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)7th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2021)7th percentile+4 vs school

White (2021)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Native American (2023)97th percentile+92 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2023)10th percentile+5 vs school

White (2021)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Science8%-22 vs state

Mathematics7%-28 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 7th 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
Picacho School	Public	PK, KG-8	17865 S Vail Rd	Picacho	85141	Pinal County	Picacho Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-7942	155	8	19.3		15 (9.7%)	9 (5.8%)	128 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$12,162	$1,393	$2,609	$5,395	$7,221	$939	$8,160
Eloy Intermediate School	Public	1-8	1101 N. Sunshine Blvd.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2130	241	12	20.0		21 (8.7%)	23 (9.5%)	179 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.6%)	10.1	875^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.7%		12	839^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.0%	36		25.0	23.0				19.0		15.0				17.0		$10,857	$1,877	$529	$4,283	$6,083	$2,368	$8,451
Curiel School	Public	PK, KG-3	1000 Curiel Street	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2120	204	11	18.5		18 (8.8%)	14 (6.9%)	159 (77.9%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)															$13,029	$2,513	$663	$5,688	$7,231	$2,623	$9,854
Arizona City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12115 W Benito Dr	Arizona City	85123	Pinal County	Toltec School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2460	790	64	12.4		171 (21.6%)	59 (7.5%)	506 (64.1%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	8	890^th of 909 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.3	881^st of 912 public elementary schools	3.4%	9	18.0	18.0	16.0	18.0	25.0											$00			$00
Mary C O'Brien Elementary School	Public	K-6	1400 N Eleven Mile Corner Rd	Casa Grande	85194	Pinal County	Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 450-4400	123	13	9.8		45 (36.6%)	1 (0.8%)	65 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	96.3	17^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.4	11^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.8%	6	70.0	94.0		81.0			76.0	81.0		69.0					$22,613	$03	$913	$920	$19,132	$2,565	$21,696
Red Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33656 W. Aguirre Lane	Red Rock	85245	Pinal County	Red Rock Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 682-3331	420	23	18.6		303 (72.1%)	22 (5.2%)	34 (8.1%)	7 (1.7%)	16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.9%)	28.3	576^th of 909 public elementary schools	36.6%		22	667^th of 912 public elementary schools	26.9%	91	24.0	39.0	31.0		34.0	34.0	27.0	38.0					36.0	28.0	$10,500	$987	$1,411	$3,385	$7,310	$792	$8,102
Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7787	439	22	19.9		82 (18.7%)	22 (5.0%)	264 (60.1%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	8	889^th of 909 public elementary schools	2.2%		10.8	860^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.7%	29	15.0	21.0					17.0	21.0							$9,356	$1,773	$257	$3,803	$5,835	$1,491	$7,326
The Grande Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	950 N Peart Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	The Grande Innovation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 381-2360	833	39	21.3		184 (22.1%)	17 (2.0%)	581 (69.7%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	27.3	591^st of 909 public elementary schools	35.0%		19.1	718^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.3%	127	29.0	45.0	26.0	41.0	40.0	61.0	27.0	24.0	28.0	33.0	17.0	33.0	27.0	45.0		$00			$00
Palo Verde School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 N Roosevelt Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 421-1650	548	22	24.9		89 (16.2%)	47 (8.6%)	367 (67.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	5.2	909^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.0%		6.5	901^st of 912 public elementary schools	1.2%	8		16.0	17.0				10.0								$8,290	$1,269	$167	$2,704	$5,458	$1,397	$6,855
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	460 S 7th St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2703	604	39	15.4		137 (22.7%)	61 (10.1%)	336 (55.6%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.6%)	10.1	874^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.9%		8.1	892^nd of 912 public elementary schools	2.2%	18	20.0	24.0	19.0				23.0	16.0					18.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Picacho School

What district is Picacho School in?

Picacho Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Picacho School attend?

Students who attend Picacho School usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Cruz Valley Union High School

How many students attend Picacho School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Picacho School.

What is the racial makeup of Picacho School?

Students at Picacho School are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% African American, 2% American Indian.

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