Best Elementary Schools in Tucson, AZ (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

132

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Tucson, AZ, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Tucson, AZ rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Tucson, AZ elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Senita Valley Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	75%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	704
#2	A+	Ventana Vista Elementary School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	74%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	470
#3	A+	Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	70%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	525
#4	A+	Manzanita School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	67%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	595
#5	A+	Sam Hughes Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	67%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	325
#6	A+	Mesquite Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	65%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	736
#7	A	Hermosa Montessori Charter (Charter)	Tucson	Hermosa Montessori Charter School (4426)	65%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#8	A	Esmond Station School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	63%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	740
#9	A	Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	62%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	283
#10	A	Fruchthendler Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	61%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	324
#11	A	Tanque Verde Elementary School	Tucson	Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)	61%	58%	Meets Expectations	644
#12	A	Canyon View Elementary School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	60%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#13	A	Agua Caliente School	Tucson	Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)	59%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	470
#14	A	Winifred Harelson Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	59%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	434
#15	A	Cottonwood Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	57%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	505
#16	A	Khalsa School (Charter)	Tucson	Khalsa Family Services (79420)	57%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	261
#17	A-	Montessori Schoolhouse (Charter)	Tucson	Montessori Schoolhouse of Tucson Inc. (4428)	54%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	103
#18	A-	Leman Academy Of Excellence (Charter)	Tucson	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)	53%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,146
#19	A-	Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	445
#20	A-	Satori Charter School (Charter)	Tucson	Satori Inc. (85454)	45%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	119
#21	B+	Civano Community K 8 School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	51%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	124
#22	B+	Desert Willow Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	51%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	712
#23	B+	Robert Richardson Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	51%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	321
#24	B+	W Arthur Sewel Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	49%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	166
#25	B+	Coyote Trail Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	47%	41%	Meets Expectations	497
#26	B+	Academy Of Tucson Elementary School (Charter)	Tucson	Academy of Tucson Inc. (78897)	46%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	181
#27	B+	Ironwood Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	46%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	385
#28	B+	Twin Peaks Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	46%	40%	Meets Expectations	942
#29	B+	Legacy Traditional School Northwest Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson (91137)	45%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,321
#30	B	Borman K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	44%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	499
#31	B	Carden Of Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Carden of Tucson Inc. (78858)	44%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	61
#32	B	Gale Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	44%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	335
#33	B	J Robert Hendricks Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	44%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	469
#34	B	Copper Creek Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	42%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	297
#35	B	Lulu Walker School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	42%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	379
#36	B	Mesa Verde Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	42%	36%	Meets Expectations	287
#37	B	Davis Bilingual Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	41%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#38	B	Leman Academy Of Excellence East Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)	40%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,098
#39	B	Lineweaver Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	40%	34%	Meets Expectations	501
#40	B	Sonoran Science Academy East (Charter)	Tucson	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (89915)	40%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#41	B-	Adventure School (Charter)	Tucson	Educational Impact Inc. (81123)	39%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	123
#42	B-	Dunham Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	39%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	158
#43	B-	Elvira Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	39%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	695
#44	B-	Quail Run Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	39%	35%	Meets Expectations	558
#45	B-	Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	38%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	544
#46	B-	Soleng Tom Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	38%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	297
#47	B-	Annie Kellond Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	37%	32%	Meets Expectations	420
#48	B-	Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	37%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	383
#49	B-	Butterfield Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	480
#50	B-	Collier Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	115
#51	B-	Legacy Traditional School East Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson (1001399)	37%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#52	B-	Marshall Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	35%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	237
#53	B-	Coronado K 8 School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	34%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	665
#54	C+	Henry Hank Oyama	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	34%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	321
#55	C+	Math And Science Success Academy (Charter)	Tucson	Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852)	34%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	727
#56	C+	Degrazia Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	33%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	360
#57	C+	Leman Academy Of Excellence Central Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)	33%	27%	Meets Expectations	784
#58	C+	Marion Donaldson Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	33%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	224
#59	C+	Ochoa Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	33%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	167
#60	C+	Tolson Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	32%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	372
#61	C+	Anna Henry Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	31%	29%	Meets Expectations	267
#62	C+	Borton Primary Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	31%	27%	Meets Expectations	276
#63	C+	Miles Exploratory Learning Center	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	31%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	314
#64	C+	Tucson Country Day School (Charter)	Tucson	Tucson Country Day School Inc. (79073)	31%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	509
#65	C	Helen Keeling Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	30%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	254
#66	C	Centennial Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	29%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	448
#67	C	Academy Del Sol Star Valley (Charter)	Tucson	Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)	28%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	513
#68	C-	Bloom Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	27%	25%	Meets Expectations	364
#69	C-	Frances J Warren Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	27%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	162
#70	C-	La Paloma Academy Lakeside (Charter)	Tucson	Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)	27%	24%	Meets Expectations	862
#71	C-	Academy Del Sol (Charter)	Tucson	Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)	26%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	207
#72	C-	Ford Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	26%	26%	Meets Expectations	201
#73	C-	Laura N Banks Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	26%	22%	Meets Expectations	308
#74	C-	Robins Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	494
#75	C-	Wheeler Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	416
#76	C-	John E White Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	25%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	640
#77	C-	Rio Vista Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	317
#78	C-	Van Buskirk Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	25%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	275
#79	C-	John B Wright Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	24%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	458
#80	D+	Cavett Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	23%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	173
#81	D+	Douglas Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	23%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	554
#82	D+	Drachman Primary Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	23%	21%	Meets Expectations	329
#83	D+	Laguna Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	23%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	394
#84	D+	Picture Rocks Elementary	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	23%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	493
#85	D+	Harold Steele Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	22%	20%	Meets Expectations	251
#86	D+	Howell Peter Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	22%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#87	D+	Irene Erickson Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	22%	18%	Meets Expectations	383
#88	D+	W V Whitmore Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	22%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#89	D+	C E Rose Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	21%	16%	Meets Expectations	781
#90	D+	Maldonado Amelia Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	21%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	259
#91	D	Los Amigos Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	21%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	621
#92	D	Mission View Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	21%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	230
#93	D	La Paloma Academy (Charter)	Tucson	Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)	20%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	689
#94	D	Miller Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	480
#95	D	Blenman Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	267
#96	D	Davidson Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	282
#97	D	Vesey Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	562
#98	D	Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	560
#99	D	Anna Lawrence Intermediate School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	264
#100	D-	Esperanza Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	494
#101	D-	Homer Davis Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	18%	13%	Meets Expectations	411
#102	D-	Hudlow Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	164
#103	D-	L M Prince School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	18%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#104	D-	Lynn Urquides	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	13%	Meets Expectations	409
#105	D-	Mission Manor Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	18%	14%	Meets Expectations	499
#106	D-	Rivera Elementary	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	18%	14%	Meets Expectations	440
#107	D-	Robison Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	265
#108	D-	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	311
#109	D-	Roberts Naylor	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	17%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	537
#110	D-	Robles Elementary School	Tucson	Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)	16%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	389
#111	D-	Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#112	D-	Sierra 2 8 School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	14%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	794
#113	F	Craycroft Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	15%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	590
#114	F	Dietz K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	390
#115	F	Drexel Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	487
#116	F	Hollinger K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	687
#117	F	Liberty Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	511
#118	F	Los Ninos Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	15%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	411
#119	F	Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	533
#120	F	Safford K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	425
#121	F	Booth Fickett Mathscience Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	14%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	467
#122	F	Morgan Maxwell School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	14%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	452
#123	F	Santa Clara Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	456
#124	F	Holladay Intermediate Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	205
#125	F	Manzo Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#126	F	La Paloma Academy South (Charter)	Tucson	Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)	12%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	487
#127	F	Mccorkle Pk 8	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	12%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,084
#128	F	Myers Ganoung Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#129	F	Cragin Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	11%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	263
#130	F	E C Nash School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	9%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	296
#131	F	Pueblo Gardens Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	9%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	382
#132	F	Summit View Elementary	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	404

How Tucson, AZ's elementary schools compare

A: 20B: 33C: 26D: 33F: 20

40% of the 132 ranked elementary schools in Tucson, AZ earn an A or B (20 A grades, 33 B, 26 C, 33 D, 20 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 93 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (70% here, 70% nationally), and 57 exceed it. On average 32% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School (62% against 22%, A), Montessori Schoolhouse (54% against 26%, A-), W Arthur Sewel Elementary School (49% against 24%, B+), Mesquite Elementary School (65% against 41%, A+), Ventana Vista Elementary School (74% against 51%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 33): Vail Unified District (4413) (6), Tucson Unified District (4403) (6), Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) (4), Marana Unified District (4404) (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Legacy Traditional School Northwest Tucson (1,321 students, B+, #29), Leman Academy Of Excellence (1,146 students, A-, #18), Leman Academy Of Excellence East Tucson (1,098 students, B, #38).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Tucson, AZ that are not ranked

10 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

C Leman Virtual Academy, Tucson

Not yet graded (9)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Academy Adventures Midtown, Tucson
Academy Of Math And Science Advanced Virtual Academy, Tucson
Arizona Online Charter School, Tucson
Children Reaching For The Sky Preparatory, Tucson
Desert Sky Community School, Tucson
Harriet Johnson Primary School, Tucson
Highland Free School, Tucson
Mexicayotl Academy, Tucson
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School, Tucson

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Tucson, AZ, as grouped on its schools page; the Arizona ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Tucson, AZ

What is the best elementary school in Tucson, AZ?

Senita Valley Elementary School in Tucson ranks first among the 132 ranked elementary schools in Tucson, AZ with a SchoolGrade of A+, 75% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.

How are elementary schools in Tucson, AZ ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Tucson, AZ have?

SchoolGrade grades 142 public elementary schools in Tucson, AZ; 132 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.