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Ehrenberg Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ehrenberg, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 137 students as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Quartzsite Elementary District, which is ranked 408 out of 540 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ehrenberg Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 16% (4th grade) to 53% (7th grade), compared to the state average of 41% to 45%. In Mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from 9% (6th and 8th grade) to 30% (5th grade), compared to the state average of 27% to 43%. The school's performance in Science, with only 10% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, is also well below the state average of 34%. Additionally, Ehrenberg Elementary has experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0% in 2016-2017 to 12.5% in 2018-2019, which are significantly higher than the state average of 2-3% for elementary schools.
Ehrenberg Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, substantially higher than the state average of 50-60% for elementary schools. The school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $9,011 in 2019-2020 to $13,836 in 2021-2022, but the student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 15.2 in 2022-2023 to 25.5 in 2020-2021, which may impact the quality of instruction and support available to students.
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