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Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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Winifred Harelson Elementary School ranks 152 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Winifred Harelson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 430 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified District, which is ranked 131 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winifred Harelson Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating strong academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 57-68% and 57-62%, respectively, compared to the district's 39-48% and 40-42%, and the state's 36-46% and 37-42%. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th grade was 57%, significantly higher than the district's 37% and the state's 34%.

Compared to nearby schools in the Amphitheater Unified District, Winifred Harelson Elementary School consistently outperforms in academic achievement, student-teacher ratio, and spending per student. The school's student-teacher ratio ranges from 13.9 to 15.5, which is lower than the nearby schools in the district. Additionally, the school's spending per student has decreased from $7,531 in 2018-2019 to $6,207 in 2020-2021, which is lower than the nearby schools in the district.

407

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

826 W Chapala Dr
Tucson, AZ 85704-4515

(520) 696-6020

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend Winifred Harelson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawrence W Cross Middle School
High:	Canyon Del Oro High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (60% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg42%

Arizona avg39%

152^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Amphitheater Unified District

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
2025	80.4	152 of 909	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	209 of 912	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	222 of 1245	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	203 of 1000	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	220 of 1226	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	160 of 1039	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	129 of 1109	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	115 of 1106	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.7	102 of 1079	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	100 of 955	89.5%	★★★★☆
2014	92.5	33 of 1079	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	41 of 1158	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	70 of 1141	93.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	140 of 1075	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	89.9	60 of 1090	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	113 of 1062	89.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	239 of 316	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	447 of 620	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.1	129 of 975	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	179 of 589	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	258 of 602	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	285 of 1219	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	198 of 824	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	203 of 1219	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	153 of 862	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	150 of 1023	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	85 of 496	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	228 of 1170	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	202 of 716	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	156 of 1198	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	105 of 709	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	113 of 911	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.2	292 of 1116	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	147 of 626	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	167 of 628	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	174 of 1216	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	175 of 830	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	227 of 1220	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	132 of 850	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	159 of 1032	84.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	472 of 617	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.4	431 of 1027	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	266 of 820	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.3	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	70.1	155 of 1201	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	53 of 417	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	172 of 465	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	162 of 486	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	230 of 1024	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	257 of 800	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	229 of 1161	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	121 of 595	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	154 of 720	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)87th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)74th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)68th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2023)24th percentile-58 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)24th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+21 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

Science57%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Excellent school with caring staff. The teachers care about the students and offer curriculum that is suited for their needs. There are a lot of options for acceleration and clubs. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Winifred Harelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	826 W Chapala Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6020	407	31	13.1		245 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (30.7%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	80.4	152^nd of 909 public elementary schools	83.3%		74.3	209^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.1%	57	57.0	59.0	68.0				57.0	62.0	58.0				57.0			$00			$00
Mesa Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1661 W Sage St	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6090	289	27	10.7		164 (56.7%)	6 (2.1%)	100 (34.6%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	54.6	352^nd of 909 public elementary schools	61.3%		54.4	373^rd of 912 public elementary schools	59.1%	21	47.0	56.0	35.0				51.0	57.0	42.0				33.0			$00			$00
Marion Donaldson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 W Omar Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6160	212	20	10.6		72 (34.0%)	11 (5.2%)	111 (52.4%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	35.3	510^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.9%		28.1	595^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.8%	85	36.0	46.0					30.0									$00			$00
Lulu Walker School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 W Roller Coaster Rd	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6517	355	25	13.9		87 (24.5%)	20 (5.6%)	214 (60.3%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	44.8	440^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.6%		45	439^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.9%	1	39.0	50.0	26.0				44.0	52.0	38.0							$00			$00
Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3400 W Massingale Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 579-5000	459	35	13.1		182 (39.7%)	10 (2.2%)	218 (47.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	37	490^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.1%		35	521^st of 912 public elementary schools	42.9%	31	26.0	27.0	29.0	43.0			36.0	42.0	39.0	43.0			40.0		$12,685	$1,527	$366	$3,421	$9,477	$1,314	$10,791
Robert Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-6	6901 N Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8500	286	20	14.6		114 (39.9%)	8 (2.8%)	155 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	71.5	240^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.1	270^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.4%	30	42.0	73.0	54.0	62.0			50.0	54.0	54.0	61.0			42.0		$7,082	$716	$822	$2,255	$5,887		$5,544
Manzanita School	Public	K-5	3000 E Manzanita Ave	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7800	579	34	17.2		354 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	155 (26.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	89.4	75^th of 909 public elementary schools	91.7%		85.6	121^st of 912 public elementary schools	86.7%	46	76.0	72.0	66.0				68.0	73.0	56.0				63.0		$8,434	$142	$604	$889	$6,173	$1,514	$7,688
J Robert Hendricks Elementary School	Public	K-6	3400 W Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8400	457	34	13.5		142 (31.1%)	3 (0.7%)	278 (60.8%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.4%)	53	362^nd of 909 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.7	395^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.7%	33	49.0	58.0	47.0	44.0			36.0	60.0	30.0	29.0			45.0		$7,415	$910	$817	$2,636	$5,986		$5,689
Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 505-3640	1,284	50	25.6		575 (44.8%)	32 (2.5%)	538 (41.9%)	51 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	75 (5.8%)	50.2	383^rd of 909 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.3	389^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.3%	6	41.0	59.0	44.0	53.0	65.0	63.0	40.0	48.0	33.0	29.0	29.0	37.0	40.0	51.0		$00			$00
Carden of Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	5260 N Royal Palm Dr	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Carden of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 293-6661	57				24 (42.1%)	2 (3.5%)	28 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)								(n/a)																$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Winifred Harelson Elementary School

What district is Winifred Harelson Elementary School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

How many students attend Winifred Harelson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Winifred Harelson Elementary School.

Is Winifred Harelson Elementary School a good school?

Winifred Harelson Elementary School ranks 152^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Winifred Harelson Elementary School?

Students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School are 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Winifred Harelson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Winifred Harelson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawrence W Cross Middle School
High : Canyon Del Oro High School

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