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Painted Sky Elementary School

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Painted Sky Elementary School ranks 97 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Painted Sky Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Oro Valley, Arizona, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified District, which is ranked 131 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Painted Sky Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 62nd out of 912 Arizona elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high performance is reflected in the school's strong academic test scores, which exceed both the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state averages, with some grades reaching proficiency rates over 80%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 51%, compared to the district's 37% and the state's 34%.

Painted Sky Elementary School's performance also stands out when compared to nearby schools in the Amphitheater Unified District, such as Mesa Verde Elementary, Winifred Harelson Elementary, and Coronado K-8 School, which do not perform as well academically. Another school in the district, The Innovation Academy, also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 6% of Arizona elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

416

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12620 N Woodburne Ave
Oro Valley, AZ 85755-1835

(520) 696-3800

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend Painted Sky Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ironwood Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (67% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Amphitheater Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg42%

Arizona avg39%

97^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	87.0	97 of 909	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	62 of 912	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	149 of 1245	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	159 of 1000	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	158 of 1226	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	123 of 1039	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	97 of 1109	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	103 of 1106	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.1	53 of 1079	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	98 of 955	89.7%	★★★★☆
2014	86.9	114 of 1079	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.7	103 of 1158	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	82 of 1141	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	146 of 1075	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	87.0	103 of 1090	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	90 of 1062	91.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	70.3	107 of 895	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	279 of 316	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	86.2	8 of 620	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	120 of 589	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	52 of 602	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	120 of 1219	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	118 of 824	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	136 of 1219	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	99 of 862	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	71 of 1023	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	94.5	17 of 486	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	87 of 1170	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	124 of 1198	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	44 of 709	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	40 of 911	95.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	92.7	7 of 423	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.7	401 of 1116	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	110 of 626	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	57 of 628	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	179 of 1216	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	193 of 830	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	178 of 1220	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	158 of 850	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	138 of 1032	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.2	368 of 617	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	198 of 444	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	536 of 1027	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.9	214 of 820	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	107 of 1201	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	109 of 465	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	66 of 486	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	125 of 1024	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	92 of 800	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	180 of 1161	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	99 of 595	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	103 of 720	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2021)98th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2021)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2023)74th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)64th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile-48 vs school

Asian (2023)12th percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+31 vs state

English Language Arts68%+28 vs state

Science51%+17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	561	45	12.3		248 (44.2%)	4 (0.7%)	289 (51.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	34.9	515^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.3%		27	610^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.1%	95	26.0	36.0	36.0	48.0	45.0	35.0	39.0	29.0	36.0	36.0	23.0	18.0		39.0		$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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Painted Sky Elementary School

What district is Painted Sky Elementary School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

Is Painted Sky Elementary School a good school?

Painted Sky Elementary School ranks 97^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Painted Sky Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Painted Sky Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ironwood Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Painted Sky Elementary School?

Students at Painted Sky Elementary School are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Painted Sky Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Painted Sky Elementary School.

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