B−
Tucson Unified District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Tucson and South Tucson.
Students
40,316
Schools
102
Spent per student
$13,666
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
15:1
Debt
$226.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Tucson Unified District
- School Grade B−: better than 45% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Spends 11% more per student than the AZ average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $226.3M, about $5,613 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Elephant Head.
PK–86 schoolsSahuarita Unified District
86 middle schoolsSahuarita Unified District
84 middle schoolsSahuarita Unified District
9–122 high schoolsSahuarita Unified District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency14%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 77.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,666 per student · 11% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 43%Federal 22%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
41,898’20
42,002’21
41,511’22
40,929’23
40,316’24
Down 3.8% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 65%White 18%Black 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
102 public schools.
McCorkle PK-8
C−1,048 students19:1
C E Rose Elementary School
D766 students18:1
Vesey Elementary School
C673 students20:1
Roberts Naylor
D612 students14:1
John E White Elementary School
C607 students17:1
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School
C563 students14:1
Hollinger K-8 School
C+542 students16:1
Lineweaver Elementary School
B+525 students16:1
Miller Elementary School
C489 students18:1
Raul Grijalva Elementary School
D472 students17:1
Borman K-8 School
B+459 students16:1
Robins Elementary School
B437 students16:1
Lynn Urquides
D−419 students12:1
John B Wright Elementary School
C+410 students13:1
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School
C+402 students15:1
Wheeler Elementary School
B−391 students13:1
Annie Kellond Elementary School
B366 students13:1
Sam Hughes Elementary
A365 students18:1
Dietz K-8 School
C−364 students13:1
W V Whitmore Elementary School
C362 students17:1
Morgan Maxwell School
C−354 students14:1
Pueblo Gardens Elementary
D−353 students13:1
Laura N. Banks Elementary
C−345 students18:1
Irene Erickson Elementary School
C−344 students15:1
Henry Hank Oyama
C343 students17:1
Tolson Elementary School
C+339 students17:1
Bloom Elementary
C+336 students10:1
Drachman Primary Magnet School
C+335 students13:1
Gale Elementary School
B+332 students14:1
Fruchthendler Elementary School
A327 students15:1
Manzo Elementary School
C324 students15:1
Safford K-8 School
D−318 students12:1
Blenman Elementary School
D317 students16:1
Soleng Tom Elementary School
B+306 students15:1
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School
B+305 students16:1
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School
C−299 students12:1
Davis Bilingual Magnet School
B295 students15:1
Myers-Ganoung Elementary School
C−287 students11:1
Van Buskirk Elementary School
C−287 students12:1
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center
C−285 students9:1
Anna Henry Elementary School
C275 students13:1
Marshall Elementary School
B272 students11:1
Davidson Elementary School
C270 students10:1
Borton Primary Magnet School
B268 students9:1
Harriet Johnson Primary School
D268 students16:1
Robison Elementary School
C247 students13:1
Harold Steele Elementary School
C−245 students11:1
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School
C−244 students13:1
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School
D243 students13:1
Howell Peter Elementary
C237 students11:1
Mission View Elementary School
C232 students10:1
Cavett Elementary School
C−227 students12:1
Cragin Elementary School
C−222 students11:1
Frances J Warren Elementary School
C208 students15:1
W Arthur Sewel Elementary School
B+200 students13:1
Ochoa Elementary School
C187 students13:1
Holladay Intermediate Magnet School
D186 students11:1
Ford Elementary
C+182 students10:1
Hudlow Elementary School
C146 students9:1
Dunham Elementary School
B−142 students12:1
Collier Elementary School
A−132 students12:1
Booth Magnet Elementary School
0 students
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School
C+794 students17:1
Pistor Middle School
C−579 students13:1
Alice Vail Middle School
B−573 students15:1
Valencia Middle School
D520 students14:1
Gridley Middle School
C+501 students15:1
Doolen Middle School
C−490 students12:1
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School
B427 students15:1
Wakefield Middle School
C−295 students14:1
Magee Middle School
C283 students11:1
Utterback Middle School
C−270 students12:1
Secrist Middle School
D248 students13:1
Anna Lawrence Intermediate School
D−215 students11:1
Tucson Magnet High School
C2,938 students18:1
Pueblo High School
C−1,821 students18:1
Cholla High School
D1,575 students17:1
Sahuaro High School
C1,250 students19:1
Rincon High School
D1,109 students17:1
University High School
A+982 students23:1
Sabino High School
B816 students20:1
Palo Verde High Magnet School
D767 students13:1
Catalina High School
D−580 students10:1
Innovation Tech High School
D333 students22:1
Santa Rita High School
D330 students15:1
Project More High School
61 students8:1
Teenage Parent Program - TAPP
22 students3:1
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy
B1,184 students19:1
Mary Meredith K-12 School
17 students2:1
Wings on Words Preschool
0 students
Downtown Alternative High School
0 students
Duffy Elementary School
0 students
Jefferson Park Elementary School
0 students
Julia Keen Elementary School
0 students
Lowell H Smith Elementary School
0 students
Mary Meredith High School
0 students
Reynolds Elementary School
0 students
Rogers Elementary School
0 students
Roskruge Bilingual Elementary School - Closed
0 students
Safford Elementary School
0 students
Van Horne Elementary School - Closed
0 students
Wrightstown Elementary - Closed
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.