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Ajo Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ajo, Pima County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ajo Unified District (4409) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Ajo Elementary School enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 7.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 191 | 71% |
| White | 38 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 268 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ajo Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
Ajo Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Ajo Unified District (4409), based in AJO, Arizona. The district serves 397 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Ajo Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 199 students per school.
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