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Lafe Nelson School

Regular School · SAFFORD, AZ

Lafe Nelson School is a regular school school in SAFFORD, Arizona, serving grades KG–06 with 471 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
471
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 273 58%
White 175 37%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10 2%
Two or more races 8 2%
Black or African American 5 1%
Total enrollment 471 245M / 226F

English Language Learners: 7 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 45.0% +13.1pp 31.9% 243
Reading Proficiency 45.0% +6.1pp 38.9% 242

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.20 grade levels
Math
+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
249
52.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 471 100%

Contact & Location

1100 S 10TH AVE

SAFFORD, AZ 85546

Phone: (928)348-7020

http://www.saffordusd.com

District

Safford Unified District (4218)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,556

District enrollment: 2,885

NCES ID

040724001030

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD