SW Arizona News

There were 67 Latino students enrolled in Wenden Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% less than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Wenden Elementary District welcomed 80 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Latino students comprised 83.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Wenden Elementary District roughly covers schools within La Paz County and has a main office in Wenden.

Wenden Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Latino students, welcoming 67 students in the 2022-23 school 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Latino Students	Latino %
2021	86	77	89.5%
2022	88	71	80.7%
2023	80	67	83.8%