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Laguna Elementary School

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Laguna Elementary School ranks 594 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Laguna Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 404 students. The school is part of the Flowing Wells Unified District, which is ranked 175 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laguna Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Flowing Wells Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 32% for the district and 36% for the state. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, and it struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Flowing Wells Unified District, such as J. Robert Hendricks Elementary and Robert Richardson Elementary, generally outperform Laguna Elementary School in academic measures and statewide rankings. Despite Laguna Elementary School spending more per student ($9,142 in 2021-2022) compared to the nearby schools, this higher spending does not translate to better academic outcomes. The school's performance has also been inconsistent over the years, suggesting that it may need to implement more targeted and comprehensive interventions to address the unique needs of its student population and improve educational outcomes.

410

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,142

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 N Shannon Rd
Tucson, AZ 85705-1048

(520) 696-8450

District: Flowing Wells Unified District

Students who attend Laguna Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Flowing Wells Junior High School
High:	Flowing Wells High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

16.8%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Arizona average

!Near the bottom of Flowing Wells Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

Arizona avg41%

594^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Flowing Wells Unified District

175^th of 289Flowing Wells 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	27.1	594 of 909	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	957 of 1245	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	808 of 1000	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	988 of 1226	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	809 of 1039	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	814 of 1109	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	810 of 1106	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	801 of 1079	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	508 of 955	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	586 of 1079	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	719 of 1158	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.0	792 of 1141	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	591 of 1075	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.8	709 of 1090	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	594 of 1062	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	398 of 607	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	79 of 289	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	401 of 451	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	359 of 975	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	881 of 1219	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1008 of 1219	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	495 of 862	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	760 of 1023	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	333 of 496	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	951 of 1170	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	932 of 1198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	477 of 709	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	692 of 911	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	248 of 423	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	368 of 549	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	873 of 1116	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	606 of 820	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	1032 of 1216	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	956 of 1220	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	809 of 1032	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.4	723 of 1027	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	835 of 1201	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	230 of 417	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	848 of 1024	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	760 of 800	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1064 of 1161	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	669 of 720	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2023)34th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)30th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)30th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 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 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th 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
Laguna Elementary School	Public	K-6	5001 N Shannon Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8450	410	28	14.6		69 (16.8%)	20 (4.9%)	306 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	27.1	594^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.7%					(n/a)	25.0	38.0		42.0		26.0						$9,142	$1,039	$896	$2,974	$7,337		$7,207
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
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 W Wetmore Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8200	434	30	14.4		98 (22.6%)	5 (1.2%)	314 (72.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	28.3	577^th of 909 public elementary schools	36.5%		25.3	627^th of 912 public elementary schools	31.3%	50	38.0	37.0	25.0	36.0		35.0	28.0					$7,664	$691	$821	$2,203	$6,436		$6,152
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
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
Homer Davis Elementary School	Public	K-6	4250 N Romero Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8250	403	26	15.6		59 (14.6%)	8 (2.0%)	334 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	21.0					25.0						$8,117	$1,108	$844	$3,061	$6,345		$6,164
Robins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3939 N Magnetite Ln	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4300	437	27	16.1		65 (14.9%)	14 (3.2%)	321 (73.5%)	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	38.5	478^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.4%		34.1	534^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.4%	56		52.0	30.0	32.0	24.0	30.0	50.0	39.0		34.0	19.0		$00			$00
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
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
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)													$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Laguna Elementary School

Is Laguna Elementary School a good school?

Laguna Elementary School ranks 594^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Laguna Elementary School?

Students at Laguna Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Laguna Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Laguna Elementary School.

What district is Laguna Elementary School in?

Flowing Wells Unified District

What schools do graduates of Laguna Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Laguna Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Flowing Wells Junior High School
High : Flowing Wells High School

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