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Robert Richardson Elementary School

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Robert Richardson Elementary School ranks 240 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Robert Richardson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 305 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Flowing Wells Unified District, which is ranked 175 out of 289 districts in the state.

Robert Richardson Elementary is a relatively high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is generally higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is 73%, compared to 41% for the district and 46% for the state. The school also stands out for its strong performance in the Hispanic student subgroup, ranking in the top 59 out of 496 Arizona elementary schools in 2024-2025.

While Robert Richardson Elementary outperforms some nearby schools like Laguna Elementary School and J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School, both also part of the Flowing Wells Unified District, some charter schools in the area, such as Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson and Carden of Tucson, have higher overall academic performance in certain grade levels and subject areas. The school's decreasing per-student spending and fluctuating student-teacher ratio may also warrant further investigation to ensure adequate resources are available to support student success.

286

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,082

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6901 N Camino De La Tierra
Tucson, AZ 85741-2469

(520) 696-8500

District: Flowing Wells Unified District

Students who attend Robert Richardson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

White:

39.9%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Flowing Wells Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg31%

Arizona avg38%

240^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	71.5	240 of 909	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	270 of 912	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	243 of 1245	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	368 of 1000	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	377 of 1226	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	246 of 1039	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	276 of 1109	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	70.0	326 of 1106	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	66.7	339 of 1079	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.0	303 of 955	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.2	258 of 1079	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	288 of 1158	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	286 of 1141	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.1	389 of 1075	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	345 of 1090	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	392 of 1062	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	458 of 620	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	97.0	5 of 451	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	118 of 589	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	125 of 602	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	262 of 1219	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	321 of 824	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	392 of 1219	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	125 of 862	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	333 of 1023	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	293 of 306	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	59 of 496	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	33 of 486	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	257 of 1170	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	268 of 716	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	360 of 1198	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	123 of 709	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	158 of 911	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	30 of 549	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	29 of 556	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	176 of 1116	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	164 of 618	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	110 of 820	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	208 of 626	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	121 of 628	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	221 of 1216	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	349 of 830	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	355 of 1220	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	341 of 850	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	253 of 1032	75.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	49 of 145	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	57 of 101	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	156 of 239	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	489 of 1027	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	288 of 820	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	483 of 1201	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	217 of 417	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	43 of 465	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	61.9	166 of 486	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	245 of 1024	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	437 of 800	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	359 of 1161	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	325 of 595	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	324 of 720	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2023)66th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)65th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)52nd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2021)26th percentile-43 vs school

Native American (2021)25th percentile-44 vs school

Foster Care (2021)4th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science42%+8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Quail Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 579-4700	539	42	12.8		224 (41.6%)	11 (2.0%)	254 (47.1%)	12 (2.2%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	45.5	430^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.7%		42.9	456^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.0%	26	29.0	58.0	33.0	54.0			40.0	39.0	37.0	44.0			34.0		$11,990	$1,068	$216	$2,352	$9,413	$1,293	$10,706
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Richardson Elementary School

What district is Robert Richardson Elementary School in?

Flowing Wells Unified District

How many students attend Robert Richardson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Robert Richardson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Robert Richardson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Robert Richardson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Robert Richardson Elementary School a good school?

Robert Richardson Elementary School ranks 240^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Richardson Elementary School?

Students at Robert Richardson Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 40% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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