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Little Red Schoolhouse

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Little Red Schoolhouse is an elementary school located in Nogales, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 183 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Santa Cruz Elementary District, which is ranked 76 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Little Red Schoolhouse consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 54% of 3rd graders, 63% of 5th graders, and 55% of 8th graders at Little Red Schoolhouse were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 39%, 38%, and 35%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for these groups in recent years.

Despite serving a high percentage of low-income students (70.49% free/reduced lunch recipients in 2022-2023), Little Red Schoolhouse has been able to maintain a 0% dropout rate for several years, which is significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio (13.8 in 2021-2022) and higher per-student spending ($13,150 in 2020-2021) may contribute to its academic success, suggesting the importance of adequate staffing and resources for supporting student learning.

131

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Duquesne Rd
Nogales, AZ 85621

(520) 287-0737

District: Santa Cruz Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

White:

2.3%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Little Red Schoolhouse 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
2024	72.7	221 of 912	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	378 of 1245	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	331 of 1000	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	605 of 1226	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	406 of 1039	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	292 of 1109	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	346 of 1106	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.2	420 of 1079	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.8	258 of 955	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	382 of 1079	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.5	377 of 1158	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	491 of 1141	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	480 of 1075	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.0	372 of 1090	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.7	298 of 1062	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.3	114 of 451	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	142 of 975	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.4	374 of 1219	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	392 of 824	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	761 of 1219	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	76.9	98 of 486	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	223 of 1170	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	170 of 716	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	466 of 1198	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	187 of 709	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	119 of 911	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.5	193 of 1116	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	96 of 618	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	407 of 1216	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	144 of 830	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	451 of 1220	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	234 of 850	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	272 of 1032	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	73.2	121 of 550	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	176 of 854	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	122 of 605	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	226 of 832	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	71 of 605	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	199 of 711	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.4	200 of 695	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	62.1	210 of 677	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	223 of 690	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.5	173 of 787	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	138 of 772	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	153 of 685	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	179 of 692	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	198 of 663	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.7	34 of 145	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	13 of 606	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	275 of 806	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	458 of 820	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	202 of 624	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	84.9	34 of 329	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	85 of 760	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	31 of 392	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.4	132 of 802	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	18 of 387	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.9	102 of 543	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.6	75 of 717	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	18 of 369	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.7	165 of 810	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	142 of 818	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	208 of 617	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)80th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)75th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)69th percentile~ school

Male (2023)67th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile-38 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)90th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)77th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)66th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile-54 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Little Red Schoolhouse

What district is Little Red Schoolhouse in?

Santa Cruz Elementary District

How many students attend Little Red Schoolhouse?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended Little Red Schoolhouse.

What is the racial makeup of Little Red Schoolhouse?

Students at Little Red Schoolhouse are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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