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Kiser Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
38739 W I 8
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Phone
(928) 683-2588
District
Paloma School District (4255)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
115
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.3% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
39%
27%
42%
30%
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
13
13
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 16.5%
Kindergarten 14 12.2%
Grade 1 12 10.4%
Grade 2 12 10.4%
Grade 3 8 7.0%
Grade 4 9 7.8%
Grade 5 12 10.4%
Grade 6 9 7.8%
Grade 7 10 8.7%
Grade 8 10 8.7%
Total 115 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.3% 5.3% 36.4%
Black 3.5% 3.5% 5.9%
Hispanic 87.7% 87.7% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.5% 3.5% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 44.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 302 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3.3 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 19.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 43.0% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 12.9% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 3.6% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 62 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 0.0% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 54.2% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 0.0% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 0.0% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 0.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 0.0% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.8% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 74.2% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 0.0% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 0.0% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,339 $1,074,000 43.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,574 $181,000 7.3%
Staff $1,009 $116,000 4.7%
General Administration $383 $44,000 1.8%
School Administration $530 $61,000 2.5%
Operation $3,261 $375,000 15.1%
Transportation $383 $44,000 1.8%
Other $1,939 $223,000 9.0%
Total Support $9,078 $1,044,000 42.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,139 $361,000 14.6%
Total Expenditures $21,557 $2,479,000 100.0%
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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