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Oracle Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 403 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Oracle Elementary School District is a school district in Arizona (Pinal County). During the 2024 school year, 403 students attended the district's single school.

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

Elections

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Election rules

 

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.

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



Election system

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

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statue Section 15-424

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-321

 


About the district

School board

The Oracle 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
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Wendy Odell
Joy Reid
Edie Crall2028
Sean Borland20242028
Jeri Taylor20242028

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,196,000 $3,259 13%
Local: $5,637,000 $15,360 63%
State: $2,062,000 $5,619 23%
Total: $8,895,000 $24,237
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $15,482,000 $39,595
Total Current Expenditures: $7,086,000 $18,122
Instructional Expenditures: $4,753,000 $12,156 31%
Student and Staff Support: $424,000 $1,084 3%
Administration: $637,000 $1,629 4%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,272,000 $3,253 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,893,000 $20,186
Construction: $7,291,000 $18,647
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $24,000 $61
Interest on Debt: $465,000 $1,189

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."[2]

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 15 PS PS 10-14 PS 15-19
2018-2019 24 PS 25-29 PS PS 20-24
2017-2018 25 PS 25-29 PS 20-24
2016-2017 25 PS PS 25-29 <50 25-29
2015-2016 23 PS PS 20-24 >=50 25-29
2014-2015 24 PS 20-24 <50 25-29
2013-2014 47 PS 40-44 PS 55-59
2012-2013 50 PS PS 40-44 PS 55-59
2011-2012 57 PS PS 50-54 PS 65-69
2010-2011 57 PS PS 50-54 >=50 60-64

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 30 PS PS 30-34 PS 30-34
2018-2019 27 PS 25-29 PS PS 20-24
2017-2018 19 PS 15-19 PS 20-24
2016-2017 21 PS PS 20-24 <50 20-24
2015-2016 26 PS PS 20-24 <50 35-39
2014-2015 20 PS 15-19 <50 25-29
2013-2014 67 PS 65-69 PS 70-74
2012-2013 72 PS PS 65-69 PS 75-79
2011-2012 72 PS PS 65-69 PS 75-79
2010-2011 76 PS PS 65-69 >=50 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2016-2017 80-89 PS >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=50
2014-2015 80-89 PS >=80 PS 60-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 403 1.0
2022-2023 399 2.0
2021-2022 391 6.4
2020-2021 366 78.4
2019-2020 79 -413.9
2018-2019 406 11.3
2017-2018 360 -61.9
2016-2017 583 -3.6
2015-2016 604 -11.6
2014-2015 674 1.3
2013-2014 665 -7.8
2012-2013 717 2.6
2011-2012 698 -10.7
2010-2011 773 6.3
2009-2010 724 -1.9
2008-2009 738 35.0
2007-2008 480 -0.8
2006-2007 484 8.5
2005-2006 443 1.1
2004-2005 438 15.3
2003-2004 371 -25.6
2002-2003 466 8.8
2001-2002 425 1.4
2000-2001 419 -12.4
1999-2000 471 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Oracle Elementary School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.2
Black 1.7 5.8
Hispanic 59.6 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 1.5 4.3
White 36.7 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Oracle Elementary School District had 26.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 24.00
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 26.00

Oracle Elementary School District employed 3.80 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.80
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 1.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.28
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.58
Other Support Services: 14.94

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Oracle Elementary School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Mountain Vista School403PK-8


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