Owens Elementary School

Set in Wikieup, Arizona, Owens Elementary School is a very small elementary school, run under Owens School District No.6 (4373). It works with 9 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 98% below the state mean of about 451.

Owens School District No.6 (4373) is the operating authority for Owens Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Owens Elementary School reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 22% multiracial. By comparison, Mohave County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Owens Elementary School lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Owens Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Mohave County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,684, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mohave County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,396 students), of which Owens Elementary School is one.

Bagdad Middle / Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 26.1 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 50%: 18 students in 2018 compared to 9 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 89% to 56%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.