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

Ranked elementary schools

136

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)	77%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	704
#2	A+	Hermosa Montessori Charter (Charter)	Tucson	Hermosa Montessori Charter School (4426)	75%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#3	A+	Esmond Station School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	73%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	740
#4	A+	Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	73%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	525
#5	A	Manzanita School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	72%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	595
#6	A	Mesquite Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	71%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	736
#7	A	Ventana Vista Elementary School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	65%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	470
#8	A	Fruchthendler Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	63%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	324
#9	A	Canyon View Elementary School	Tucson	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	62%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#10	A-	Leman Academy Of Excellence (Charter)	Tucson	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)	61%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,146
#11	A-	Legacy Traditional School Northwest Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson (91137)	60%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,321
#12	A-	Sam Hughes Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	60%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	325
#13	A-	Khalsa School (Charter)	Tucson	Khalsa Family Services (79420)	58%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	261
#14	A-	Winifred Harelson Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	58%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	434
#15	B+	Montessori Schoolhouse (Charter)	Tucson	Montessori Schoolhouse of Tucson Inc. (4428)	55%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	103
#16	B+	Tanque Verde Elementary School	Tucson	Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)	55%	56%	Meets Expectations	644
#17	B+	Agua Caliente School	Tucson	Tanque Verde Unified District (4408)	54%	54%	Meets Expectations	470
#18	B+	Cottonwood Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	54%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	505
#19	B+	Civano Community K 8 School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	53%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	124
#20	B+	Desert Willow Elementary School	Tucson	Vail Unified District (4413)	53%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	712
#21	B+	Leman Academy Of Excellence East Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)	53%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,098
#22	B+	Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	53%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	445
#23	B	Ironwood Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	385
#24	B	Mesa Verde Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	48%	46%	Meets Expectations	287
#25	B	Collier Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	115
#26	B	J Robert Hendricks Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	45%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	469
#27	B	Leman Academy Of Excellence Central Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)	45%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	784
#28	B	Robert Richardson Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	45%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	321
#29	B	Satori Charter School (Charter)	Tucson	Satori Inc. (85454)	45%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	119
#30	B-	Coyote Trail Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	44%	45%	Meets Expectations	497
#31	B-	Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	43%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	283
#32	B-	Tucson Country Day School (Charter)	Tucson	Tucson Country Day School Inc. (79073)	41%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	509
#33	B-	Twin Peaks Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	41%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	942
#34	B-	Soleng Tom Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	297
#35	C+	Sonoran Science Academy East (Charter)	Tucson	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (89915)	39%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#36	C+	Borman K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	38%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	499
#37	C+	Copper Creek Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	297
#38	C+	Lineweaver Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	38%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	501
#39	C+	Lulu Walker School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	38%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	379
#40	C+	Math And Science Success Academy (Charter)	Tucson	Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852)	38%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	727
#41	C+	Coronado K 8 School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	36%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	665
#42	C+	Quail Run Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	558
#43	C	Academy Of Tucson Elementary School (Charter)	Tucson	Academy of Tucson Inc. (78897)	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	181
#44	C	Carden Of Tucson (Charter)	Tucson	Carden of Tucson Inc. (78858)	35%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	61
#45	C	Gale Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	335
#46	C	W Arthur Sewel Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	35%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	166
#47	C	Butterfield Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	480
#48	C	Annie Kellond Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	420
#49	C	Degrazia Elementary School	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	360
#50	C-	Marion Donaldson Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	224
#51	C-	Robins Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	494
#52	C-	Academy Del Sol Star Valley (Charter)	Tucson	Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)	29%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#53	C-	Centennial Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	448
#54	C-	Borton Primary Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	28%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	276
#55	C-	Davis Bilingual Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	289
#56	C-	Marshall Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	237
#57	D+	Adventure School (Charter)	Tucson	Educational Impact Inc. (81123)	25%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	123
#58	D+	Desert Sky Community School (Charter)	Tucson	Desert Sky Community School Inc. (88308)	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	39
#59	D+	Elvira Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	25%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	695
#60	D+	Mexicayotl Academy (Charter)	Tucson	Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463)	25%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	38
#61	D+	Wheeler Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	25%	23%	Meets Expectations	416
#62	D+	Homer Davis Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	24%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	411
#63	D+	Bloom Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	364
#64	D+	Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	23%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	383
#65	D+	Drachman Primary Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	329
#66	D+	Dunham Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	158
#67	D+	La Paloma Academy (Charter)	Tucson	Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	689
#68	D+	Rio Vista Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	317
#69	D+	Highland Free School (Charter)	Tucson	Highland Free School (79061)	21%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	44
#70	D	Academy Del Sol (Charter)	Tucson	Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199)	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	207
#71	D	Ford Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	201
#72	D	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	311
#73	D	Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	544
#74	D	Hollinger K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	687
#75	D	John B Wright Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	20%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	458
#76	D	Picture Rocks Elementary	Tucson	Marana Unified District (4404)	20%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	493
#77	D	Tolson Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	20%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	372
#78	D	John E White Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	19%	20%	Meets Expectations	640
#79	D	La Paloma Academy Lakeside (Charter)	Tucson	Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)	19%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	862
#80	D	Vesey Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	562
#81	D	Anna Henry Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	267
#82	D	Davidson Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	282
#83	D	Henry Hank Oyama	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	321
#84	D	Howell Peter Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#85	D	Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	18%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	560
#86	D	Craycroft Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	17%	19%	Meets Expectations	590
#87	D	Los Amigos Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	17%	19%	Meets Expectations	621
#88	D	L M Prince School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	16%	15%	Meets Expectations	466
#89	D-	Douglas Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	554
#90	D-	Frances J Warren Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	162
#91	D-	Manzo Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#92	D-	Miller Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	480
#93	D-	Mission View Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	14%	Meets Expectations	230
#94	D-	Ochoa Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	167
#95	D-	Robison Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	265
#96	D-	Robles Elementary School	Tucson	Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	389
#97	D-	W V Whitmore Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	15%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#98	D-	Booth Fickett Mathscience Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	467
#99	D-	Cavett Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	173
#100	D-	Esperanza Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	494
#101	D-	Harold Steele Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	251
#102	D-	Laguna Elementary School	Tucson	Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	394
#103	D-	Laura N Banks Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	308
#104	D-	Mccorkle Pk 8	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	1,084
#105	D-	Miles Exploratory Learning Center	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#106	D-	Myers Ganoung Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	293
#107	D-	Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	314
#108	D-	Van Buskirk Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	13%	13%	Meets Expectations	275
#109	D-	Dietz K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	12%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	390
#110	D-	Cragin Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	11%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	263
#111	D-	E C Nash School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	11%	13%	Meets Expectations	296
#112	D-	Hudlow Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	11%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	164
#113	D-	Irene Erickson Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	11%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	383
#114	D-	Liberty Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	11%	13%	Meets Expectations	511
#115	D-	Mission Manor Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	11%	13%	Meets Expectations	499
#116	D-	Morgan Maxwell School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	11%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	452
#117	F	La Paloma Academy South (Charter)	Tucson	Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)	10%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	487
#118	F	Rivera Elementary	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	440
#119	F	Santa Clara Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	10%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	456
#120	F	C E Rose Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	9%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	781
#121	F	Roberts Naylor	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	9%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	537
#122	F	Children Reaching For The Sky Preparatory (Charter)	Tucson	Griffin Foundation Inc. The (79500)	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	87
#123	F	Harriet Johnson Primary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	8%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	291
#124	F	Helen Keeling Elementary School	Tucson	Amphitheater Unified District (4406)	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	254
#125	F	Holladay Intermediate Magnet School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	8%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	205
#126	F	Maldonado Amelia Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	259
#127	F	Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	8%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	533
#128	F	Sierra 2 8 School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	794
#129	F	Summit View Elementary	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	404
#130	F	Blenman Elementary School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	6%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	267
#131	F	Los Ninos Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	6%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	411
#132	F	Anna Lawrence Intermediate School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	4%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	264
#133	F	Drexel Elementary School	Tucson	Sunnyside Unified District (4407)	4%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	487
#134	F	Lynn Urquides	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	4%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	409
#135	F	Pueblo Gardens Elementary	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	4%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	382
#136	F	Safford K 8 School	Tucson	Tucson Unified District (4403)	3%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	425

How Tucson, AZ's elementary schools compare

A: 14B: 20C: 22D: 60F: 20

25% of the 136 ranked elementary schools in Tucson, AZ earn an A or B (14 A grades, 20 B, 22 C, 60 D, 20 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 90 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (66% here, 71% nationally), and 47 exceed it. On average 28% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 27% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Hermosa Montessori Charter (75% against 46%, A+), Montessori Schoolhouse (55% against 28%, B+), Mesquite Elementary School (71% against 46%, A), Esmond Station School (73% against 52%, A+), Sam Hughes Elementary (60% against 39%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 34): Vail Unified District (4413) (6), Tucson Unified District (4403) (5), Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) (4), Marana Unified District (4404) (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Legacy Traditional School Northwest Tucson (1,321 students, A-, #11), Leman Academy Of Excellence (1,146 students, A-, #10), Leman Academy Of Excellence East Tucson (1,098 students, B+, #21).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 6 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

8 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.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Las Puertas Community School, Tucson

Fully online schools (1)

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

B Leman Virtual Academy, Tucson

Very small schools (1)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

D+ Academy Adventures Midtown, Tucson

Not yet graded (5)

Too little test data to grade.

Academy Of Math And Science Advanced Virtual Academy, Tucson
Arizona Online Charter School, Tucson
Legacy Traditional School East Tucson, Tucson
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School, Tucson
Sonoran Virtual Academy, 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 136 ranked elementary schools in Tucson, AZ with a SchoolGrade of A+, 77% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

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 144 public elementary schools in Tucson, AZ; 136 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.