Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLE MOUNTAIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4254)·NCES 040717002812
Tartesso Elementary School
29677 W INDIANOLA AVE, BUCKEYE, AZ 85396 · (623) 474-5400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest 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
18.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -8.0pp since 2017
Math
31.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -23.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 23 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 54.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tartesso Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #522 of 1,072 ▼ 59 | #342 of 646 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #538 of 1,072 ▼ 22 | #351 of 646 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #391 of 930 | #244 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #820 of 1,223 | #563 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #672 of 991 | #421 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #378 of 1,007 | #258 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #123 of 721 | #78 of 456 |
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
340
-281 (-45%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 340 | 18.5 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 20.5 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 21.5 | 16.5:1 | 43% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 32 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 23.5 | 20.9:1 | 53% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 19 | 20.5:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 62% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tartesso Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (490 to 340); teachers down 21% (23.5 to 18.5).
About Tartesso Elementary School
In BUCKEYE, Arizona, Tartesso Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school counts 340 students across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 451 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Tartesso Elementary School is among 5 schools run by Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254), which serves 3,265 students.
A majority of students at Tartesso Elementary School, 57%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 29% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Tartesso Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
With 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tartesso Elementary School was 18.4:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is lower than this school's figure.
allk12 grades Tartesso Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Maricopa County this way: median household income is about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.
Desert Sunset Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.
In the federal locale system, Tartesso Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Tartesso Elementary School reported 621 students in 2020-21 and 340 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.4:1 to 18.4:1.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
- Tonopah Valley High SchoolHigh · 869 students
- Ruth Fisher Middle SchoolCombined · 745 students
- Winters Well Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Desert Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Saddle Mountain Online AcademyCombined
Other schools in BUCKEYE
- Youngker High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Verrado High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Buckeye Union High SchoolHigh · 1,841 students
- Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesHigh · 1,553 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,150 students
- Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Sunset Elementary School1.7 mi · 648
- Westpark Elementary School6.7 mi · 652
- Imagine Schools at Buckeye7.6 mi · 441
- John S McCain III Elementary School7.8 mi · 777
- Skyview High School8.0 mi · 148
- Winters Well Elementary School8.0 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Tartesso Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tartesso Elementary School?
Tartesso Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Tartesso Elementary School serve?
Tartesso Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tartesso Elementary School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Tartesso Elementary School.
How diverse is Tartesso Elementary School?
Tartesso Elementary School reports a student body of 29% White, 57% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tartesso Elementary School in?
Tartesso Elementary School is part of Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.