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Richard B Wilson Junior School

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Richard B Wilson Junior School ranks 166 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Richard B Wilson Junior School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Oro Valley, Arizona. With 788 students, the school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Richard B Wilson Junior School outperforms both the Amphitheater Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 74% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48% for the district and 46% for the state. The school also excels in certain student subgroups, ranking among the top 25 Arizona elementary schools for African American, Native American, and English Language Learner students in science proficiency.

While Richard B Wilson Junior School consistently outperforms nearby schools in the Amphitheater Unified District and Marana Unified District, its performance for other student subgroups, such as Asian, multi-racial, and low socioeconomic status students, is more variable. Additionally, the school could improve in 8th grade math proficiency, which was 40% in 2024-2025, compared to 28% for the district and 27% for the state. Overall, Richard B Wilson Junior School is a standout educational institution in the region, delivering consistently strong academic results for its students.

770

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2330 W Glover Rd
Oro Valley, AZ 85742-7401

(520) 696-5800

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend Richard B Wilson Junior School usually attend:

High:

Ironwood Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.3%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (58% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg41%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

166^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

73^rd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	166 of 909	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	226 of 912	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	223 of 1245	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	246 of 1000	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	226 of 1226	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	219 of 1039	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	208 of 1109	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	285 of 1106	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	194 of 1079	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	201 of 955	79.0%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	147 of 1079	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	136 of 1158	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	86.9	75 of 1141	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	96 of 1075	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	78 of 1090	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	57 of 1062	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	86.4	24 of 895	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.0	129 of 316	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	141 of 270	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	410 of 620	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.3	73 of 975	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	164 of 589	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	136 of 602	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	174 of 1219	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	125 of 824	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	195 of 1219	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	176 of 862	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	217 of 1023	78.8%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	88 of 496	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	400 of 1170	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	164 of 716	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	200 of 1198	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	237 of 709	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	148 of 911	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.5	371 of 1116	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	324 of 618	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	118 of 626	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	334 of 628	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.9	297 of 1216	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	429 of 830	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.4	248 of 1220	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	246 of 850	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	199 of 1032	80.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.3	41 of 145	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	105 of 239	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.3	389 of 617	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	165 of 444	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	413 of 1027	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	81.8	23 of 654	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.8	289 of 820	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	417 of 1201	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	110 of 417	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	184 of 465	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	223 of 486	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	196 of 1024	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	271 of 800	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	268 of 1161	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	175 of 595	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	212 of 720	70.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	73 of 552	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	106 of 550	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	82 of 854	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	116 of 605	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	117 of 832	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	113 of 605	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	156 of 711	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	139 of 695	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	124 of 677	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	95 of 521	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	86.9	78 of 690	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	97 of 787	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	88 of 772	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	68 of 685	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	39 of 692	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.5	28 of 663	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.1	68 of 400	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	31.3	109 of 129	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	86.3	26 of 573	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.5	81 of 247	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	173 of 192	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.8	194 of 404	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	65 of 395	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	52 of 386	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	71 of 806	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	73 of 494	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	117 of 820	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	104 of 466	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	141 of 624	77.4%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	45 of 345	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	77 of 329	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	75 of 760	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	62.5	124 of 392	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	114 of 802	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	68 of 387	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	137 of 543	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	68 of 344	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	50 of 320	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	154 of 717	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	73 of 379	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	139 of 370	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.6	109 of 810	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	158 of 476	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	111 of 818	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	99 of 435	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	142 of 617	77.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	89 of 143	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.5	86 of 384	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	17 of 211	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	63.0	174 of 650	73.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	99.3	1 of 390	99.7%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.3	62 of 108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.7	241 of 363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	268 of 789	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	72 of 178	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	67 of 277	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	88 of 288	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	100 of 675	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	135 of 446	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	130 of 780	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	93 of 337	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	157 of 436	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2021)97th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2021)96th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2023)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)67th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2023)59th percentile-23 vs school

Foster Care (2023)58th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)100th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)67th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2023)55th percentile-35 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)43rd percentile-43 vs school

Special Education (2023)34th percentile-57 vs school

Foster Care (2023)24th percentile-66 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+24 vs state

Mathematics54%+20 vs state

Science50%+18 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 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
Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	770	46	16.8		464 (60.3%)	10 (1.3%)	237 (30.8%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	79	166^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.7%		72.2	226^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.2%	60	55.0	74.0	54.0	73.0	58.0	72.0	48.0	68.0	58.0	63.0	47.0	40.0	44.0	56.0		$00			$00
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	944	86	10.9		541 (57.3%)	17 (1.8%)	295 (31.3%)	41 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	76.7	192^nd of 909 public elementary schools	78.9%		79	174^th of 912 public elementary schools	80.9%	18	65.0	60.0	63.0	76.0	67.0	55.0	61.0	50.0	60.0	50.0	60.0	47.0	39.0	40.0		$00			$00
Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N Copper Spring Trl	Tucson	85737	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6800	283	31	9.1		149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	99 (35.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	48.8	396^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.4%		64.8	287^th of 912 public elementary schools	68.5%	109	46.0	42.0	38.0				40.0	53.0	40.0				41.0			$00			$00
The Innovation Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W Desert Fairways Dr	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 269-4610	415	28	14.9		261 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (28.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	87.2	95^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.5%		95.7	23^rd of 912 public elementary schools	97.5%	72	51.0	73.0	70.0				58.0	71.0	71.0				69.0			$00			$00
Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 W Freer Dr	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-5150	406	30	13.7		219 (53.9%)	8 (2.0%)	156 (38.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	56.6	339^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.5	309^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.1%	30	45.0	52.0	48.0	43.0			45.0	50.0	56.0	31.0			45.0		$13,035	$837	$189	$1,864	$10,702	$1,306	$12,009
Painted Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12620 N Woodburne Ave	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-3800	416	28	14.9		254 (61.1%)	6 (1.4%)	111 (26.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	87	97^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.3%		91.7	62^nd of 912 public elementary schools	93.2%	35	68.0	81.0	56.0				74.0	83.0	56.0				51.0			$00			$00
Dove Mountain K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 W Moore Rd	Marana	85658	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4500	1,004	53	19.1		498 (49.6%)	14 (1.4%)	401 (39.9%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.2%)	74.5	208^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.4	203^rd of 912 public elementary schools	77.7%	5	55.0	62.0	49.0	57.0	75.0	56.0	65.0	58.0	59.0	40.0	60.0	38.0	55.0	54.0	$9,310	$629	$148	$1,406	$7,047	$1,486	$8,533
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
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
BASIS Oro Valley Primary	Public, Charter	K-6	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 812-5900	599	32	18.7		177 (29.5%)	31 (5.2%)	148 (24.7%)	186 (31.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.7%)	96.8	13^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.9	15^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.4%	2	73.0	78.0	75.0				81.0	77.0	90.0				78.0		$10,026	$347	$52	$746	$6,311	$3,316	$9,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard B Wilson Junior School

What district is Richard B Wilson Junior School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

What schools do graduates of Richard B Wilson Junior School attend?

Students who attend Richard B Wilson Junior School usually go on to attend:

High : Ironwood Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Richard B Wilson Junior School?

Students at Richard B Wilson Junior School are 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Richard B Wilson Junior School a good school?

Richard B Wilson Junior School ranks 166^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richard B Wilson Junior School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Richard B Wilson Junior School.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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