South Tucson’s public schools score below 55% of Arizona districts
The public schools South Tucson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
South Tucson’s schools, in brief
South Tucson’s schools are very small
All of South Tucson’s public school students add up to 272 children, with about 10 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 81% of students still graduate on time. That’s 4 points over the state average of 77%.
Well below the state in reading and math
Reading proficiency is 23%, 16 points below the state. Math is 14%, 17 points below the state. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With 27 middle and 11 high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Mission View Elementary School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How South Tucson compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arizona only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve South Tucson.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in South Tucson
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What South Tucson families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near South Tucson
There’s no college in South Tucson, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Carrington College-Tucson in Tucson, 2.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of South Tucson. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.