Whipple Ranch Elementary School

As a modestly sized K-5 school in SHOW LOW, Arizona, Whipple Ranch Elementary School works with 351 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Show Low Unified District (4393). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Whipple Ranch Elementary School sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Show Low Unified District (4393) runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,398 students. Whipple Ranch Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Whipple Ranch Elementary School records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 32% Hispanic, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Whipple Ranch Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Navajo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,606 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Whipple Ranch Elementary School is one of 98 public schools in Navajo County (combined enrollment of about 19,662 students).

Nearest neighbor: Show Low High School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Whipple Ranch Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whipple Ranch Elementary School has declined 14%, going from 410 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 22% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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