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Somerton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Somerton Elementary District 4500 School District details

Somerton Elementary District 4500 School District
343 N Carlisle Ave
Somerton, AZ 85350

2,796 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Somerton Elementary District 4500 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arizona

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.8% of all AZ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
36%
31%
39%
28%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Desert Sonora Elementary School
301 N. Carlisle Avenue
Somerton, AZ, 85350
PK-06
Encanto Learning Center School
400 N. Cesar Chavez Ave.
Somerton, AZ, 85350
PK-06
Orange Grove Elementary School
3525 W County 16 1/2 St
Somerton, AZ, 85350
PK-06
Somerton Middle School
1011 North Somerton Ave.
Somerton, AZ, 85350
07-08
Somerton Virtual Learning Institute School
343 N Carlisle Avenue
Somerton, AZ, 85350
KG-08
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School
1002 South Somerton Ave
Somerton, AZ, 85350
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.2% 37.3%
Black 0.1% 5.8%
Hispanic 96.6% 48.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 5.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.1% 28.9%
Free lunch eligible 73.5% 27.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.6% 1.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,347 $12,862,773 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $469 $1,387,771 5.5%
Staff $473 $1,399,607 5.5%
General Administration $190 $562,210 2.2%
School Administration $418 $1,236,862 4.9%
Operation $885 $2,618,715 10.4%
Transportation $174 $514,866 2.0%
Other $375 $1,109,625 4.4%
Total Support $2,983 $8,826,697 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,201 $3,553,759 14.1%
Total Expenditures $8,531 $25,243,229 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,784 $5,455,780,644 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $817,413,358 6.8%
Staff $438 $499,269,446 4.2%
General Administration $167 $190,613,734 1.6%
School Administration $483 $550,946,830 4.6%
Operation $1,016 $1,158,685,840 9.6%
Transportation $332 $378,527,947 3.1%
Other $407 $464,329,479 3.9%
Total Support $3,560 $4,059,673,334 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,200 $2,509,151,950 20.9%
Total Expenditures $10,544 $12,024,681,898 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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