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Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Amphitheater Unified District in Tucson, Arizona, with 302 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.8. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, it has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic achievement, with only 27% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 32% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics.

The school's challenges are likely exacerbated by its high percentage of students from low-income families, with 82.96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Nearby schools in the Amphitheater Unified District, such as E.C. Nash School and Helen Keeling Elementary School, also struggle academically and have similar low-income student populations. However, the higher-performing Rio Vista Elementary School, less than a mile away, suggests that the challenges faced by Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School are not solely due to its location or district.

Interestingly, the nearby Khalsa School, a public charter school, has significantly outperformed Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School and the Amphitheater Unified District in academic achievement, with over 50% of students proficient or better in most subjects. This highlights the potential impact of alternative educational models on student outcomes and suggests that exploring the practices and approaches of higher-performing schools, both within and outside the district, could provide valuable insights for improving student performance at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School.

241

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 N Cherry Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719-1901

(520) 696-6880

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Amphitheater Middle School
High:	Amphitheater High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

White:

24.1%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2017 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 34th-percentile peak (2017) to 22nd (2024)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school28%

District avg42%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

131^st of 289Amphitheater Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	708 of 912	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1017 of 1245	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	737 of 1000	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	834 of 1226	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	784 of 1039	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	835 of 1109	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	726 of 1106	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.0	763 of 1079	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	713 of 955	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	962 of 1079	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	828 of 1158	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1001 of 1141	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	783 of 1075	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	913 of 1090	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.3	759 of 1062	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	278 of 607	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	124 of 289	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	640 of 895	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.2	403 of 620	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	932 of 1219	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	622 of 824	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	774 of 1219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	628 of 862	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	736 of 1023	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	975 of 1170	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	693 of 1198	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	521 of 709	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	829 of 911	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	1012 of 1116	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	1070 of 1216	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	953 of 1220	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	696 of 850	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	843 of 1032	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.5	376 of 617	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	764 of 1027	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	360 of 654	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.8	474 of 1201	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.7	379 of 417	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	956 of 1024	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1016 of 1161	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	487 of 720	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)61st percentile+29 vs school

African American (2023)54th percentile+36 vs school

Native American (2021)45th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)39th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2021)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2023)12th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2023-2024) ?

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

English Language Arts27%-11 vs state

Science24%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Total
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 N Cherry Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6880	241	24	10.0		58 (24.1%)	13 (5.4%)	149 (61.8%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Montessori Schoolhouse	Public, Charter	K-8	1301 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Montessori Schoolhouse of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 319-8668	134				48 (35.8%)	2 (1.5%)	61 (45.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	20 (14.9%)								(n/a)								72.0						$8,552
Rio Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 E Limberlost Dr	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-5250	338	27	12.7		65 (19.2%)	29 (8.6%)	217 (64.2%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	8 (2.4%)	21.8	677^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.5%		28.1	594^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.9%	83	29.0	34.0					29.0	32.0	29.0			22.0
Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 N Tucson Blvd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6700	222	21	10.6		43 (19.4%)	35 (15.8%)	116 (52.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	8 (3.6%)	8 (3.6%)								(n/a)
Helen Keeling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2837 N Los Altos Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6940	230	24	9.7		31 (13.5%)	17 (7.4%)	163 (70.9%)	6 (2.6%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)								(n/a)			34.0						32.0
L M Prince School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6350	379	30	12.5		48 (12.7%)	66 (17.4%)	220 (58.0%)	15 (4.0%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)							22.0	26.0
Khalsa School	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 E River Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Khalsa Family Services	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 529-3611	238	16	14.8		146 (61.3%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (26.5%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	81.1	148^th of 909 public elementary schools	83.7%		84.4	130^th of 912 public elementary schools	85.7%	18	45.0	77.0	71.0	88.0	71.0	76.0		42.0		52.0	50.0	71.0	59.0
Academy Adventures Midtown	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 N Winstel Blvd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Educational Ahead	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 777-3757	25	2	12.5		4 (16.0%)	9 (36.0%)	10 (40.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Academy Del Sol	Public, Charter	K-8	732 W Roger Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Academy Del Sol Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 325-2800	171				34 (19.9%)	14 (8.2%)	115 (67.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)
E C Nash School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 W Kelso St	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6440	305	28	10.9		42 (13.8%)	22 (7.2%)	208 (68.2%)	8 (2.6%)	12 (3.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School

How many students attend Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School?

Students at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amphitheater Middle School
High : Amphitheater High School

What district is Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

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