📍 500 East Rancho Road, Payson, Gila County, 85541
Payson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Payson, Gila County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Payson Unified District (4209) school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Payson Elementary School enrolls 432 students across grades K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 279 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 432 students (60%) 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.
Payson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20.
Payson Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Payson Unified District (4209), based in PAYSON, Arizona. The district serves 2,200 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Payson Elementary School is close to the district average of about 440 students per school.
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