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Thatcher Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 6

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1350 4th Avenue
Thatcher, AZ 85552
Phone
(928) 348-7250
District
Thatcher Unified District (4219)
County
GRAHAM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
541
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.3% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Thatcher Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
42%
43%
49%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
45%
57%
47%
64%
42%
61%
45%
57%
47%
64%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
37%
40%
44%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
40%
45%
44%
33%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 132 24.4%
Grade 4 134 24.8%
Grade 5 122 22.6%
Grade 6 153 28.3%
Total 541 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.5% 71.5% 36.4%
Black 0.9% 0.4% 5.9%
Hispanic 26.5% 26.2% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 1.7% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.9% 28.8% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 22.9% 21.7% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 7.1% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,571 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 57.5 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 30.4% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.5% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.8% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,651 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.4% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.1% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 21.7% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.0% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.9% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,435 $8,201,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $349 $645,000 3.9%
Staff $401 $741,000 4.5%
General Administration $158 $293,000 1.8%
School Administration $398 $735,000 4.4%
Operation $1,700 $3,144,000 18.9%
Transportation $276 $510,000 3.1%
Other $335 $620,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,617 $6,688,000 40.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $935 $1,729,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $8,988 $16,618,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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