Salome Elementary School

Salome Elementary School is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Salome, Arizona, run under Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514), hosting 119 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Operationally, Salome Elementary School answers to Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Salome Elementary School records that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 32% White. By comparison, La Paz County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Salome Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Salome Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (La Paz County) logs that median household earnings sit near $49,478, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, La Paz County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,203 students), of which Salome Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Salome High School, around 1.1 miles off. 2 of the 5 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salome Elementary School has fell 14%, going from 139 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 24% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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