Elementary · Arizona
Walker Butte Middle School
Walker Butte Middle School, a public elementary school in San Tan Valley, Arizona: grades pre-k–8, 718 students, 16.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Florence Unified School District (4437).
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 718
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.0
- Students per teacher
- 16.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 16.3 · 1,158 schools compared
More students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 84% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 452 · 1,194 schools compared
Larger than 90% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Arizona: 40%23%proficient
−2.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 40% · 972 elementary schools compared
430 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Arizona: 34%23%proficient
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 37% · 916 elementary schools compared
341 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Florence Unified School District (4437).
Location
- Address
- 29697 N Desert Willow Blvd, San Tan Valley, AZ 85143
- Phone
- (480)987-5360
- City or town
- San Tan Valley
- County
- Pinal County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early Childhood Learning CenterSpecial education | Pre-K–K | 164 | 13.0 | — | — |
Champion San TanCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 458 | 17.6 | 41% | 36% |
| Pre-K–8 | 557 | 16.1 | 23% | 21% | |
| Pre-K–8 | 583 | 14.9 | 32% | 26% | |
| Pre-K–8 | 669 | 16.5 | 27% | 26% | |
| K–6 | 637 | 15.2 | 52% | 48% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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