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Kyrene Elementary School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 13,800 (2023-2024)
Schools: 26 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Kyrene Elementary School District is a school district in Arizona (Maricopa County). During the 2024 school year, 13,800 students attended one of the district's 26 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018
• 2016
• 2014

Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

General election

General election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)

Amy Satre, Bunny Davis, and Cedric Collins Jr. defeated Russell Rowlands in the general election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amy Satre (Nonpartisan)	28.7	44,520
✔	Submit photo	Bunny Davis (Nonpartisan)	26.8	41,579
✔	Submit photo	Cedric Collins Jr. (Nonpartisan)	25.8	40,017
	Submit photo	Russell Rowlands (Nonpartisan)	18.4	28,599
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	633

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 155,348
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Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

General election

General election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Kevin Walsh and Triné Nelson defeated Kristi Ohman in the general election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Walsh (Nonpartisan)	37.2	31,263
✔		Triné Nelson (Nonpartisan)	33.7	28,318
	Submit photo	Kristi Ohman (Nonpartisan)	28.7	24,107
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	358

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,046
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Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

General election

General election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Michelle Fahy, Margaret Wright, and Wanda Kolomyjec defeated Triné Nelson and Ivan Alfaro in the general election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Fahy (Nonpartisan)	23.3	39,106
✔	Submit photo	Margaret Wright (Nonpartisan)	20.6	34,535
✔	Submit photo	Wanda Kolomyjec (Nonpartisan)	19.8	33,212
		Triné Nelson (Nonpartisan)	19.5	32,724
	Submit photo	Ivan Alfaro (Nonpartisan)	16.4	27,583
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	612

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 167,772
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Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

General election

General election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)

Margaret Pratt and Kevin Walsh defeated David Hoye and Michael Middleton in the general election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Margaret Pratt (Nonpartisan)	31.3	26,818
✔		Kevin Walsh (Nonpartisan)	26.8	22,994
		David Hoye (Nonpartisan)	25.0	21,449
	Submit photo	Michael Middleton (Nonpartisan)	16.8	14,421

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,682
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Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

General election

General election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

Incumbent John King won election in the general election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		John King (R)

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General election

General election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large

Incumbent Bernadette Coggins and incumbent Kristin Middleton won election in the general election for Kyrene Elementary School District, At-large on November 4, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Bernadette Coggins (Nonpartisan)
✔		Kristin Middleton (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Arizona are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424 & 16-211

Election system

School board members in Arizona are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 16-211

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Arizona are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

See law: Arizona Statutes Section 15-422 and Section 16-502

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

Term length and staggering

School board members in Arizona have four-year terms. Certain school board members have initial two-year terms when a new district is formed or when a district is changing the number of board members in order to establish a staggered election schedule.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years. Upon the formation of a new district, all board members are elected at one election and the initial terms of the two winning candidates receiving lower numbers of votes are shortened to two years to achieve staggering.

See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-427 & 15-429

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline in Arizona is 120 days before the election date.

See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens 150 days before the election, which is 30 days before the filing deadline.

See law: Arizona Statue Section 16-311

Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first organizational meeting of the school board, which must be held between the first and 15th day of January following the general election.

See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-321

 

About the district

School board

The Kyrene Elementary School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Cedric Collins Jr.	2025	2029
Bunny Davis	2025	2029
Amy Satre	2025	2029
Triné Nelson	2023	2027
Kevin Walsh	2018	2027

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Overlapping state house districts

Kyrene Elementary School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 12	Patricia Contreras	Democratic Party	88%	88%
Arizona House of Representatives District 12	Anastasia Travers	Democratic Party	88%	88%
Arizona House of Representatives District 11	Junelle Cavero	Democratic Party	12%	15%
Arizona House of Representatives District 11	Oscar De Los Santos	Democratic Party	12%	15%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$21,564,000	$1,456	12%
Local:	$97,427,000	$6,576	52%
State:	$68,107,000	$4,597	36%
Total:	$187,098,000	$12,629

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$178,770,000	$11,817
Total Current Expenditures:	$144,489,000	$9,551
Instructional Expenditures:	$83,685,000	$5,531	47%
Student and Staff Support:	$18,679,000	$1,234	10%
Administration:	$13,509,000	$892	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$28,616,000	$1,891	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$19,950,000	$1,318
Construction:	$11,095,000	$733
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$6,077,000	$401
Interest on Debt:	$7,990,000	$528

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	41	67	15	31	14	41	53
2018-2019	57	80	31	48	31	58	70
2017-2018	60	81	35	49	33	62	72
2016-2017	58	79	33	47	30		69
2015-2016	55	78	31	44	27		66
2014-2015	52	74	28	39	25		62
2013-2014	76	89	56	67	53		84
2012-2013	77	91	58	65	53		85
2011-2012	77	91	58	66	51		85
2010-2011	77	91	56	67	46		85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	51	69	27	42	21	54	63
2018-2019	60	76	36	52	31	62	72
2017-2018	59	73	37	50	28	62	71
2016-2017	59	73	37	49	32		70
2015-2016	58	74	38	47	27		68
2014-2015	51	66	31	39	25		60
2013-2014	88	92	77	83	70		93
2012-2013	88	94	79	82	73		93
2011-2012	88	94	78	82	69		93
2010-2011	89	94	79	84	69		93

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	13,800	-4.4
2022-2023	14,401	-5.0
2021-2022	15,128	-3.3
2020-2021	15,632	-7.2
2019-2020	16,758	-2.2
2018-2019	17,120	2.0
2017-2018	16,778	-1.0
2016-2017	16,943	-2.4
2015-2016	17,347	-0.2
2014-2015	17,386	-0.1
2013-2014	17,401	-2.2
2012-2013	17,786	-0.3
2011-2012	17,831	0.1
2010-2011	17,815	0.3
2009-2010	17,756	-2.1
2008-2009	18,131	-0.8
2007-2008	18,283	0.2
2006-2007	18,242	-0.5
2005-2006	18,331	-0.8
2004-2005	18,473	-0.6
2003-2004	18,579	-1.2
2002-2003	18,803	-1.7
2001-2002	19,119	-1.7
2000-2001	19,446	-0.3
1999-2000	19,512	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Kyrene Elementary School District (%)	Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	4.4	4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	4.6	3.2
Black	9.7	5.8
Hispanic	32.9	48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5	0.4
Two or More Races	9.8	4.3
White	38.1	33.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Kyrene Elementary School District had 871.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.84.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	19.00
Kindergarten:	64.00
Elementary:	787.00
Secondary:	1.00
Total:	871.00

Kyrene Elementary School District employed 25.75 district administrators and 47.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	25.75
District Administrative Support:	61.14
School Administrators:	47.00
School Administrative Support:	65.05

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	357.49
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	22.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	22.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	23.68
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	111.94
Other Support Services:	127.39

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Kyrene Elementary School District operates 26 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
C I Waggoner School	425	PK-5
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School	801	5-8
Kyrene Altadena Middle School	914	5-8
Kyrene Aprende Middle School	840	5-8
Kyrene Centennial Middle School	570	5-8
Kyrene De La Colina School	446	PK-5
Kyrene De La Esperanza School	429	PK-5
Kyrene De La Estrella Elementary School	428	PK-5
Kyrene De La Mariposa School	451	PK-5
Kyrene De La Mirada School	573	PK-5
Kyrene De La Paloma School	454	PK-5
Kyrene De Las Brisas School	601	PK-5
Kyrene De La Sierra School	494	PK-5
Kyrene De Las Lomas School	450	PK-5
Kyrene De Las Manitas School	440	PK-8
Kyrene Del Cielo School	658	PK-5
Kyrene Del Milenio	507	PK-5
Kyrene Del Norte School	482	PK-5
Kyrene De Los Cerritos School	419	PK-5
Kyrene De Los Lagos School	480	PK-5
Kyrene De Los Ninos School	393	PK-5
Kyrene Del Pueblo Middle School	594	5-8
Kyrene Digital Academy	152	KG-8
Kyrene Middle School	725	5-8
Kyrene Monte Vista School	497	PK-5
Kyrene Traditional Academy	577	PK-8

School board meetings

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