📍 1041 S 14th Ave, Safford, Graham County, 85546
Ruth Powell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Safford, Graham County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Safford Unified District (4218) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Ruth Powell Elementary School enrolls 529 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 278 | 53% |
| White | 222 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 529 students (48%) 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.
Ruth Powell 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-60.
Ruth Powell Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Safford Unified District (4218), based in SAFFORD, Arizona. The district serves 2,874 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Ruth Powell Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 411 students per school.
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