AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
Of the 2,385 students attending La Paz County schools, 50.4% were Latino. American Indian or Alaskan Native students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 23.4% of La Paz County students.
In the previous school year, Latino students still were the most common group in La Paz County, representing 52.4% of the student body.
Wenden Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 38% of Latino students and 30% of White students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.9% when compared to the previous year.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouse Elementary School | Latino | 38% | 50 |
| Ehrenberg Elementary School | White | 51.1% | 131 |
| Le Pera Elementary School | Latino | 58.4% | 197 |
| Parker Alternative School | Latino | 51.2% | 41 |
| Parker High School | Latino | 43.3% | 501 |
| Quartzsite Elementary School | White | 61.1% | 18 |
| Salome Elementary School | Latino | 68.3% | 104 |
| Salome High School | Latino | 72.1% | 136 |
| Wallace Elementary School | Latino | 47.2% | 339 |
| Wallace Junior High School | Latino | 43.6% | 376 |
| Wenden Elementary School | Latino | 80.7% | 88 |
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