The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Math. The lowest is 64% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Coronado Elementary School
Coronado Elementary School serves early elementary grades in St. Johns, the seat of Apache County in eastern Arizona. As a pre-kindergarten through third grade building within the St. Johns Unified District, it is the entry point for a child’s formal education in this community. Given its grade band, there is no high school graduation rate to report nor any chronic absenteeism or discipline data in the state’s public file. The academic picture comes from a single year’s state assessment for third graders, which is the oldest grade tested.
On the 2024-25 state assessments, Coronado’s third graders posted proficiency rates that place the school in the top quarter of all elementary schools within Apache County, a wide rural district that includes many small communities. The share of students scoring proficient in math was well above what is typical for the county, and a majority of students also met the proficiency bar in English language arts. With only one year of comparable testing data on file, there is not enough history to say whether these results reflect a trend or a single cohort’s performance. The county comparison tells a straightforward story: among a small group of districts with elementary testing data, Coronado’s proficiency index is near the high end. The numbers are what they are, and for a parent looking at early elementary outcomes in the region, this is a notably strong result.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic minority and a small Native American presence. Free and reduced-price meal participation data was not reported, so family income levels are not part of the public profile. Similarly, information on special education services and English learner support is absent from the available records. A parent who wants to understand the school’s full program for students with disabilities or language needs would need to ask the district directly, as the state data does not cover it.
St. Johns itself is a rural county seat with a traditional town grid. Cleveland Street is the main commercial corridor, with retail concentrated near the county government cluster. Housing is a mix of midcentury cottages, ranch homes, and manufactured housing on quarter-acre to half-acre lots. Most residents own their homes, and the local economy is anchored by a power plant, a state prison, county government, and the school district itself. The announced retirement of the Coronado Generating Station in the coming years is expected to reshape the workforce and housing market, a development worth watching for families considering a move to the area. The real estate market is currently a buyer’s market, with rising inventory and a notable number of months of supply. Home values in the zip code are well below the state median, consistent with the rural and small-town setting.
The district brief turned up no recent material changes that would alter a parent’s calculus, such as boundary shifts, leadership turnover, or new program launches. This is a stable, quiet district from the outside, and the school occupies a straightforward role: it provides early elementary instruction for the town’s youngest students, sends them on to upper elementary and middle school elsewhere in the district, and does so with a performance profile that stands out in its county. Nothing in the available data suggests any particular softness, but the missing fields on student support programs and economic background are gaps a curious parent would want to close with a call to the school office before enrolling.
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