Is Robert Bracker Elementary a good school?

Robert Bracker Elementary ranks 358 th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Robert Bracker Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 266 students attended Robert Bracker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Bracker Elementary?

Students at Robert Bracker Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Robert Bracker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert Bracker Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Desert Shadows Middle School High : Nogales High School

Robert Bracker Elementary

Summary:

Robert Bracker Elementary is a public elementary school in Nogales, Arizona, serving 266 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Nogales Unified District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert Bracker Elementary consistently outperforms the Nogales Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 24% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 18% for the district and 34% for the state. Robert Bracker Elementary performs particularly well in serving Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking 154th and 118th, respectively, out of Arizona elementary schools.

Despite its strong academic performance, Robert Bracker Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 77.44% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school's steady improvement over time, moving from a 2-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 3-star rating in the most recent school year, suggests that it is effectively supporting and educating its student population. When compared to other elementary schools in the Nogales Unified District, such as Lincoln Elementary, Challenger Elementary, and Mary L. Welty Elementary, Robert Bracker Elementary stands out as a higher-performing institution.

Detail:

Public K-5

121 Camino Diez Mandamientos
Nogales, AZ 85621-9648

(520) 397-7213

District: Nogales Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
358^th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,928

Students who attend Robert Bracker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Shadows Middle School
High:	Nogales High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 266

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

Asian:

0.8%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Robert Bracker Elementary ranks better than 60.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Nogales Unified District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Robert Bracker Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Nogales Unified District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.9%), Asian (0.8%), White (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robert Bracker Elementary is 14.7, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Nogales Unified District. (See more...)

Compare Robert Bracker Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robert Bracker Elementary is $7,928, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Nogales Unified District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robert Bracker Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Robert Bracker Elementary 358^th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Robert Bracker Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Nogales Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Nogales Unified District 196^th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2009	70.13	334^th	1062	68.5%
2010	67.40	365^th	1090	66.5%
2011	70.42	320^th	1075	70.2%
2012	63.34	413^th	1141	63.8%
2013	60.28	451^st	1158	61.1%
2014	65.76	376^th	1079	65.2%
2015	47.79	434^th	955	54.6%
2016	59.09	415^th	1079	61.5%
2017	71.24	310^th	1106	72.0%
2018	72.39	301^st	1109	72.9%
2019	66.26	354^th	1039	65.9%
2021	34.21	730^th	1226	40.5%
2022	46.96	471^st	1000	52.9%
2023	58.79	449^th	1245	63.9%
2024	55.65	358^th	904	60.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	48.04	251^st	975	74.3%
2023	65.86	118^th	451	73.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	36.11	734^th	1201	38.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2022	54.66	282^nd	618	54.4%
2023	72.26	204^th	1116	81.7%
2024	62.74	156^th	546	71.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	40.07	213^th	423	49.6%
2023	48.24	55^th	102	46.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	81.45	179^th	1023	82.5%
2019	63.99	288^th	862	66.6%
2021	33.84	752^nd	1219	38.3%
2022	45.40	466^th	824	43.4%
2023	50.27	526^th	1219	56.8%
2024	61.18	200^th	593	66.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	56.57	411^th	1032	60.2%
2019	59.78	319^th	850	62.5%
2021	37.55	693^rd	1220	43.2%
2022	37.80	521^st	830	37.2%
2023	61.88	411^th	1216	66.2%
2024	43.67	334^th	609	45.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	81.20	127^th	911	86.1%
2019	74.27	162^nd	709	77.2%
2021	42.09	616^th	1198	48.6%
2022	53.67	335^th	716	53.2%
2023	66.80	305^th	1170	73.9%
2024	63.09	154^th	472	67.4%

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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Robert Bracker Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1997	23	2	0	230	n/a	n/a	255
1998	18	1	0	241	n/a	n/a	260
1999	23	0	0	270	n/a	n/a	293
2000	8	0	0	266	n/a	n/a	274
2001	6	0	0	268	n/a	n/a	274
2004	4	0	0	283	n/a	n/a	287
2005	3	0	0	273	n/a	n/a	276
2006	5	0	0	248	n/a	n/a	253
2007	4	0	0	256	n/a	n/a	260
2008	4	0	0	257	n/a	n/a	261
2009	5	1	0	276	n/a	n/a	282
2010	4	1	1	316	n/a	n/a	322
2011	1	0	1	311	0	0	313
2012	4	0	2	287	0	0	293
2013	3	0	1	301	0	0	305
2014	3	1	0	301	0	0	305
2015	1	1	0	287	0	0	289
2016	2	0	2	259	0	0	263
2017	3	0	3	251	0	0	257
2018	3	0	4	255	0	0	262
2019	0	0	2	274	0	0	276
2020	39	0	2	239	0	0	280
2021	2	0	1	266	0	0	269
2022	1	0	1	265	0	0	267
2023	1	0	2	263	0	0	266

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Robert Bracker Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	255	12.0	21.3	n/a
1998	260	10.5	24.8	n/a
1999	293	14.0	20.9	n/a
2000	274	14.0	19.6	n/a
2001	274	15.0	18.3	n/a
2004	287	15.0	19.1	72.8
2005	276	16.0	17.3	71
2006	253	17.0	14.9	92.9
2007	260	17.0	15.3	75.4
2008	261	17.0	15.4	73.9
2009	282	16.0	17.6	73.8
2010	322	17.0	18.9	73
2011	313	17.0	18.4	80.5
2012	293	17.0	17.2	74.1
2013	305	17.5	17.4	78
2014	305	15.5	19.6	99
2015	289	18.0	16.0	0
2016	263	17.0	15.4	98.9
2017	257	18.0	14.2	98.8
2018	262	17.0	15.4	77.5
2019	276	16.0	17.2	77.9
2020	280	16.0	17.5	77.5
2021	269	16.0	16.8	n/a
2022	267	17.0	15.7	77.5
2023	266	18.0	14.7	77.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Robert Bracker Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	255	12.0	21.3	n/a
1998	260	10.5	24.8	n/a
1999	293	14.0	20.9	n/a
2000	274	14.0	19.6	n/a
2001	274	15.0	18.3	n/a
2004	287	15.0	19.1	72.8
2005	276	16.0	17.3	71
2006	253	17.0	14.9	92.9
2007	260	17.0	15.3	75.4
2008	261	17.0	15.4	73.9
2009	282	16.0	17.6	73.8
2010	322	17.0	18.9	73
2011	313	17.0	18.4	80.5
2012	293	17.0	17.2	74.1
2013	305	17.5	17.4	78
2014	305	15.5	19.6	99
2015	289	18.0	16.0	0
2016	263	17.0	15.4	98.9
2017	257	18.0	14.2	98.8
2018	262	17.0	15.4	77.5
2019	276	16.0	17.2	77.9
2020	280	16.0	17.5	77.5
2021	269	16.0	16.8	n/a
2022	267	17.0	15.7	77.5
2023	266	18.0	14.7	77.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Robert Bracker Elementary

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$434 (4.5%)	$245 (2.6%)	$1,114 (11.6%)	$7,012 (73.2%)	$1,891 (19.7%)	$8,903 (92.9%)	$9,582
2020	$505 (6.5%)	$248 (3.2%)	$1,258 (16.1%)	$6,352 (81.2%)	$715 (9.1%)	$7,067 (90.4%)	$7,820
2021	$828 (10.4%)	$191 (2.4%)	$1,847 (23.2%)	$6,274 (78.9%)	$660 (8.3%)	$6,934 (87.2%)	$7,953
2022	$560 (7.1%)	$80 (1.0%)	$1,200 (15.1%)	$6,714 (84.7%)	$574 (7.2%)	$7,288 (91.9%)	$7,928

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Robert Bracker Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 354^th of 1039 Elementary schools	Ranks 449^th of 1245 Elementary schools	2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	276	266	3.6%
African American	0	0
American Indian	0	0
Asian	2	2
Hispanic	274	263	4%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	0	1
Two or More Races	0	0
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	77.9%	77.4%	0.5%

Schools Near Robert Bracker Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)						AASA Mathematics (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 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
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	266	18	14.7	77.4%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (98.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.7	358^th of 904 public elementary schools	60.4%		58.8	449^th of 1245 public elementary schools	63.9%	91	65.0	44.0	45.0				49.0	38.0	43.0		$7,928	$560	$80	$1,200	$6,714	$574	$7,288
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	515	24	21.4	62.7%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	506 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.7	315^th of 904 public elementary schools	65.2%		62	423^rd of 1245 public elementary schools	66.0%	108	48.0	49.0	49.0				58.0	42.0	53.0		$6,391	$505	$39	$1,049	$5,367	$480	$5,847
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	1,006	55	18.2	80.9%	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	997 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	848^th of 904 public elementary schools	6.2%		22.2	958^th of 1245 public elementary schools	23.1%	110	20.0	23.0	25.0	16.0	28.0	15.0	21.0		23.0		$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562
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	166			89.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.1	57^th of 904 public elementary schools	93.7%		84	190^th of 1245 public elementary schools	84.7%	133		69.0	89.0	70.0		87.0				87.0	$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	374	26	14.3	84.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	647^th of 904 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.7	750^th of 1245 public elementary schools	39.8%	103	31.0	31.0	37.0				28.0		27.0		$8,420	$612	$61	$1,285	$7,252	$495	$7,747
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	364	19	19.1	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	363 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	801^st of 904 public elementary schools	11.4%		25.3	903^rd of 1245 public elementary schools	27.5%	102	20.0	22.0	26.0				33.0	19.0	21.0		$6,707	$383	$71	$838	$5,772	$481	$6,253
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	314	14	22.4	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							19.0				$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	275			96.7%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (99.3%)	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	438	22	19.9	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	663^rd of 904 public elementary schools	26.7%		24.8	913^th of 1245 public elementary schools	26.7%	250		22.0	36.0				23.0		34.0		$7,577	$432	$146	$1,010	$6,403	$596	$6,999
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	183	13	13.8	70.5%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.6	223^rd of 904 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.1	378^th of 1245 public elementary schools	69.6%	155	54.0		63.0		50.0	55.0	50.0		54.0	50.0		$00			$00

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