Enrollment
258
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLEGIO PETITE ELEMENTARY·NCES 040095203514
Colegio Petite Arizona
850 N MORLEY AVE, NOGALES, AZ 85621 · (520) 222-9213 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Arizona public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.1:1
16 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 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
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
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 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 have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Colegio Petite Arizona ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #985 of 1,072 ▼ 4 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,025 of 1,072 ▼ 28 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #943 of 1,223 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #422 of 991 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.8% | #990 of 1,007 | #8 of 10 |
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
258
+33 (+15%) vs 2020
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 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 262 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 275 | N/A | N/A | 97% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 141 | N/A | N/A | 94% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colegio Petite Arizona.
About Colegio Petite Arizona
Colegio Petite Arizona is a low-enrollment elementary school based in NOGALES, Arizona. The school enrolls 258 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451, so this school runs 43% smaller than that.
Federal records list Colegio Petite Elementary as the district for Colegio Petite Arizona.
About 100% of the student body at Colegio Petite Arizona is Hispanic. That compares with about 83% Hispanic among all Santa Cruz County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.1:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Colegio Petite Arizona is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Arizona public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Santa Cruz County, the median household income is $55,217, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Santa Cruz County is home to 31 public schools and about 10,432 public school students.
Nearby, Lincoln Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES assigns Colegio Petite Arizona the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area. Colegio Petite Arizona holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school enrolled 258 students in 2024-25, 33 more than the 225 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,926
Census ACS
Median income
$55,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NOGALES
- Nogales High SchoolHigh · 1,774 students
- Desert Shadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Wade Carpenter Middle SchoolMiddle · 547 students
- Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Mary L Welty Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.3 mi · 421
- A J Mitchell Elementary School0.7 mi · 301
- EdOptions Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 88
- Wade Carpenter Middle School0.8 mi · 547
- NUSD Online0.9 mi · 209
- Pierson High School0.9 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Colegio Petite ArizonaHow many students attend Colegio Petite Arizona?
Colegio Petite Arizona enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-05.
Is Colegio Petite Arizona an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colegio Petite Arizona is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Colegio Petite Arizona have?
Colegio Petite Arizona employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Colegio Petite Arizona?
Student demographics at Colegio Petite Arizona are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is Colegio Petite Arizona public or private?
Colegio Petite Arizona is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Colegio Petite Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.