Nadaburg Elementary School, Wittmann AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Nadaburg Elementary School

Nadaburg Elementary School is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade, part of the Nadaburg Unified School District. It sits in Wittmann, a small, unincorporated desert community in Maricopa County about 35 miles northwest of central Phoenix. As a PK-08 school, it does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.

The student body is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and White students, with very small numbers of American Indian, Asian, Black, and multiracial students. The enrollment is moderate for its grade band. Data on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education services, and English learner status were not available; a parent may wish to ask the school directly about these supports.

On the 2024-25 Arizona state assessments, proficiency rates in both English language arts and math were low in the grades where results were reported. In ELA, reported rates ranged from around a quarter to just over a third of students meeting the proficient bar across grades 4 through 8, with the highest in grade 8. In math, only grade 4 had a reported rate, and it was about a third. Several grade-level results in both subjects were suppressed. The school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County, a large and varied county. Only one year of data was available, so there is no trend to evaluate.

Wittmann itself is a low-density rural community with a long agricultural history in date, citrus, and livestock production. The population has been declining in recent years. The most notable shift underway is the development of a large BNSF Railway intermodal logistics center on land near town, which could alter the economic base and growth trajectory. Housing values in the area are higher than the state average, and rents are moderate. The original 1900s schoolhouse, a local landmark, now serves as the district boardroom.

The district brief turned up no recent changes to curriculum, boundaries, or tax measures that would have a lasting impact on the school experience. The school itself is not a charter or magnet; it operates as a traditional neighborhood elementary and middle school for this rural area. A parent considering Nadaburg Elementary should be aware that academic results on state tests are well below the county median, and that student support data is incomplete in publicly available sources. The school may be best suited for families who value a small, rural setting and want to engage directly with the school to understand its academic strengths and areas for improvement.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 47% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 27% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 35% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 723%

School 23% · District 32% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 43% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 28% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolNadaburg Unified School District (4252), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.