The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Faras Elementary School
Faras Elementary School is a regular public elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the small, primarily residential census-designated place of Pirtleville, Arizona. The school sits adjacent to the city of Douglas, near the Mexico–United States border, and is part of the Douglas Unified District. It is a very small school, with an enrollment that places it among the smaller elementary options in the area.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting the community it serves. Pirtleville is a low-income community with a median household income well below national averages and a poverty rate that is substantial. The school itself operates as a regular, non-charter public school. No data was available on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor on the numbers of English learners or students with disabilities, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the specific supports available in those areas.
Academically, Faras Elementary's state testing results present a mixed but partially encouraging picture. For the 2024-25 school year, only the third-grade results are publicly reported for both math and English language arts. In third grade, less than half of students met the state's proficiency standard in math, and a smaller share still did so in reading. Results for fourth and fifth grade in both subjects, as well as for fifth-grade science, were suppressed due to small testing group sizes. That means the only full, public performance snapshot comes from one grade level. Nevertheless, when the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades is combined into a single index—a calculation that includes the suppressed grades in a way the state allows—the school's performance placed above the middle of the pack compared with other schools within districts across Cochise County. That relative position suggests that despite the modest individual grade-level numbers, the school's students as a whole are performing somewhat above the typical level for elementary schools in the county.
Pirtleville itself is a small, spread-out residential community without a notable commercial district or downtown. Residents rely heavily on nearby Douglas for goods, services, and employment, including at the Raul H. Castro Port of Entry, a major border crossing. No specific civic amenities such as parks or libraries within Pirtleville were identified in publicly available sources, and no walkability data is available. The area has seen population fluctuations in recent years, but there is no information about new housing developments or significant growth that would change the character of the community in the near term.
No information was available on programs such as gifted education, art, music, or after-school offerings at Faras Elementary. The district brief turned up no recent or impactful changes to district operations or policies. Similarly, there is no publicly reported data on staffing ratios, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism. A parent evaluating this school would need to follow up with the school or district to learn about class sizes, enrichment opportunities, and support services for students who are learning English or who have special needs. The school's small size and homogeneous student population may appeal to families who value a close-knit, neighborhood-oriented setting, but the limited data means that a full picture of the academic and extracurricular environment will require a direct conversation with the school itself.
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