Enrollment
29
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASH CREEK ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4187)·NCES 040087000046
Ash Creek Elementary
6460 E HIGHWAY 181, PEARCE, AZ 85625 · (520) 824-3340 · Cochise County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL29 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
29.0:1
1 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 3% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -51.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 51 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 30.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 53.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ash Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Cochise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 29 | #1,205 of 1,223 | #36 of 39 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
29
+12 (+71%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 66
Student : Teacher
29.0:1
was 8.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29 | 1 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 13 | 2.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 3 | 10.3:1 | 81% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 17 | 2 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 1.9 | 10.3:1 | 79% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 44 | 3 | 14.7:1 | 80% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 52 | 5 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 66 | 3 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ash Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (19 to 29); teachers down 46% (1.9 to 1).
About Ash Creek Elementary
A very small elementary school in PEARCE, Arizona, Ash Creek Elementary is part of Ash Creek Elementary District (4187). The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 29 students. The school is 94% below the average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Ash Creek Elementary is run by Ash Creek Elementary District (4187).
The largest group at Ash Creek Elementary is White students, at 52%. Smaller groups are 48% Hispanic. County-wide, 62% of Cochise County residents are White.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 29.0:1. The school has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
Ash Creek Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Arizona public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Cochise County show that the median household earns about $59,742 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Cochise County has 87 public schools with about 18,288 students, including Ash Creek Elementary.
Pearce Elementary School is about 11.1 miles from Ash Creek Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school.
The federal government classifies Ash Creek Elementary's location as Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21 count was 17 students and the 2024-25 count was 29. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Students per teacher increased from 8.5 in 2020-21 to 29.0 in 2024-25.
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Cochise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,566
Census ACS
Median income
$59,742
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
87
18,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Ash Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ash Creek Elementary. Ash Creek Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ash Creek Elementary SchoolMonmouth, OR · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Pearce Elementary School11.1 mi · 136
- Elfrida Elementary School13.4 mi · 126
- Valley Union High School13.5 mi · 71
- CTD - Valley Union High School13.5 mi · 1
- CTD - Cochise Technology School18.6 mi · 1
- Mcneal Elementary School19.3 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Ash Creek ElementaryHow large is Ash Creek Elementary?
Ash Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 29 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ash Creek Elementary serve?
Ash Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ash Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ash Creek Elementary is approximately 29.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ash Creek Elementary?
Ash Creek Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 48% Hispanic.
Is Ash Creek Elementary public or private?
Ash Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ash Creek Elementary District (4187).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.