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Orange Grove Elementary School

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Orange Grove Elementary School ranks 617 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Orange Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 410 students in grades PK-6 in Somerton, Arizona, which is part of the Somerton Elementary District. Despite being in the district, Orange Grove Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

The school faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20% of 5th graders at Orange Grove Elementary were proficient or better in Science, compared to 22% for the district and 34% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with its ranking for female students in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools, and lower performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students compared to state averages. Additionally, Orange Grove Elementary has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of around 88%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Orange Grove Elementary to other schools in the Somerton Elementary District and the nearby Crane Elementary District, it becomes clear that the challenges faced by Orange Grove are not unique to the school. Many of the nearby schools also struggle with low performance, high poverty rates, and low state rankings. This suggests that the issues at Orange Grove Elementary may be systemic and require district-level or regional interventions to address.

412

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,626

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3525 W County 16 1/2 St
Somerton, AZ 85350

(928) 341-6200

District: Somerton Elementary District

Students who attend Orange Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Somerton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

American Indian:

2.7%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Arizona avg38%

617^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Somerton Elementary District

217^th of 289Somerton 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
2025	25.3	617 of 909	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	552 of 912	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	628 of 1245	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	670 of 1000	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	816 of 1226	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	735 of 1039	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	639 of 1109	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	750 of 1106	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	718 of 1079	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.1	756 of 955	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	820 of 1079	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.9	811 of 1158	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.6	881 of 1141	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	874 of 1075	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	744 of 1090	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.6	469 of 1062	55.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	287 of 451	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	189 of 975	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	72 of 155	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	425 of 589	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	445 of 602	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	653 of 1219	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	814 of 1219	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	598 of 862	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	652 of 1023	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	330 of 496	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	269 of 486	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	483 of 1170	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	481 of 716	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	710 of 1198	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	464 of 709	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	478 of 911	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	284 of 549	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	184 of 556	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	525 of 1116	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	307 of 628	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	630 of 1216	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	828 of 1220	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	655 of 850	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	618 of 1032	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.0	18 of 37	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.2	59 of 219	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	50 of 82	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	545 of 654	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	321 of 820	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	563 of 1201	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2023)61st percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2023)51st percentile~ school

Male (2024)51st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-7 vs state

Science20%-14 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Orange Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3525 W County 16 1/2 St	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6200	412	19	21.6		5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25.3	617^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.1%		32.5	552^nd of 912 public elementary schools	39.5%	65		40.0	31.0	35.0			28.0	27.0	30.0	20.0	$8,626	$444	$65	$954	$6,770	$1,346	$8,117
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1002 South Somerton Ave	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6400	579	31	18.6		3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	567 (97.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	20.1	704^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.6%		19.5	707^th of 912 public elementary schools	22.5%	3	24.0	32.0	33.0	32.0		20.0	19.0	32.0	19.0	28.0	$8,891	$588	$88	$1,264	$7,240	$974	$8,214
Desert Sonora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 N. carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6300	406	23	17.6		9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.4	398^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.3	471^st of 912 public elementary schools	48.4%	73	29.0	44.0	41.0	50.0		27.0	59.0	58.0	39.0	34.0	$10,341	$949	$69	$1,967	$8,159	$1,164	$9,323
Somerton Virtual Learning Institute	Public, Virtual	K-8	343 N Carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 341-6072	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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		7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	357 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	14.7	792^nd of 909 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.9	650^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.7%	142		38.0	21.0	23.0			20.0	18.0	17.0		$8,132	$421	$75	$917	$6,504	$1,132	$7,636
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		2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.2	392^nd of 909 public elementary schools	56.9%					(n/a)			40.0			29.0		62.0
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 S 21st Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5500	528	26	20.3		26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	481 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26.8	597^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.3%		32.7	549^th of 912 public elementary schools	39.8%	48	26.0	45.0	29.0	35.0		25.0	27.0	33.0	30.0	29.0	$9,039	$1,059	$300	$2,417	$6,102	$1,579	$7,681
Mesquite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4100	568	24	23.6		66 (11.6%)	6 (1.1%)	468 (82.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	24	643^rd of 909 public elementary schools	29.3%		39.7	481^st of 912 public elementary schools	47.3%	162	31.0	37.0	30.0	37.0		34.0	22.0	22.0	18.0	31.0	$8,510	$1,173	$270	$2,615	$5,501	$1,568	$7,068
Palmcroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Palmcroft Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8000	406	25	16.2		31 (7.6%)	6 (1.5%)	346 (85.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	24.1	638^th of 909 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.9	653^rd of 912 public elementary schools	28.4%	15	23.0	34.0	22.0			36.0	40.0	32.0		24.0	$9,558	$1,442	$1,264	$4,148	$6,110	$742	$6,852
Pueblo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2803 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3600	598	27	22.1		66 (11.0%)	10 (1.7%)	489 (81.8%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.8%)	34.2	521^st of 909 public elementary schools	42.7%		37.9	496^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.6%	25	34.0	41.0	37.0	37.0	43.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	16.0	26.0	$10,064	$3,624	$333	$7,581	$4,423	$1,684	$6,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Orange Grove Elementary School?

Students at Orange Grove Elementary School are 95% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 1% White.

How many students attend Orange Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Orange Grove Elementary School.

Is Orange Grove Elementary School a good school?

Orange Grove Elementary School ranks 617^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Orange Grove Elementary School in?

Somerton Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Orange Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Orange Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerton Middle School

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