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Butterfield Elementary School

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Butterfield Elementary School ranks 490 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Butterfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the Marana Unified District, which is ranked 154 out of 289 districts in the state.

Academically, Butterfield Elementary School's performance is generally below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school's English Language Learner and Special Education students have shown relatively stronger performance, ranking in the top 30% and top 50% of Arizona elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, the school's low-income students have performed better than the overall student population, suggesting the school may be effectively supporting these students.

Compared to nearby schools, Butterfield Elementary's academic performance is lower than J. Robert Hendricks Elementary and Quail Run Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in core subjects. However, Butterfield's performance is stronger than some other nearby schools, such as Marion Donaldson Elementary, in certain areas. The school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio suggest it has access to adequate resources, which could be leveraged to improve academic outcomes.

459

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,685

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 W Massingale Rd
Tucson, AZ 85741-1471

(520) 579-5000

District: Marana Unified District

Students who attend Butterfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tortolita Middle School
High:	Mountain View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

39.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

Arizona avg38%

490^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Marana Unified District

154^th of 289Marana 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	37.0	490 of 909	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	521 of 912	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	558 of 1245	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	531 of 1000	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	535 of 1226	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	550 of 1039	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	488 of 1109	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.7	593 of 1106	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.4	453 of 1079	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.1	382 of 955	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.7	272 of 1079	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	160 of 1158	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	222 of 1141	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	280 of 1075	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	395 of 1090	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.0	292 of 1062	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	430 of 895	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	489 of 620	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.1	264 of 975	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	435 of 589	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	475 of 602	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	574 of 1219	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	458 of 824	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	469 of 1219	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	505 of 862	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	450 of 1023	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	16 of 306	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	212 of 496	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	208 of 486	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	595 of 1170	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	405 of 716	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	561 of 1198	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	328 of 709	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	440 of 911	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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	47.1	247 of 549	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	266 of 556	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	325 of 1116	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.1	361 of 618	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	351 of 820	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	367 of 626	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	415 of 628	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	513 of 1216	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	441 of 830	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	598 of 1220	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	475 of 850	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	486 of 1032	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	183 of 617	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	124 of 444	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	267 of 1027	74.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.3	485 of 820	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	427 of 1201	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	396 of 465	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	461 of 486	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	690 of 1024	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	686 of 800	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	656 of 1161	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	442 of 595	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	475 of 720	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)70th percentile+15 vs school

Foster Care (2023)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2021)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2021)41st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)41st percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2021)21st percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science40%+6 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

English Language Arts31%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Degrazia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5051 W Overton Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4800	396	31	12.7		143 (36.1%)	19 (4.8%)	197 (49.7%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	30.6	558^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.8	514^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.6%	44	26.0	45.0	27.0	26.0			28.0	47.0	33.0	28.0			36.0		$12,608	$850	$202	$1,901	$10,290	$1,266	$11,556
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 Butterfield Elementary School

What district is Butterfield Elementary School in?

Marana Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Butterfield Elementary School?

Students at Butterfield Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 40% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Butterfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Butterfield Elementary School.

Is Butterfield Elementary School a good school?

Butterfield Elementary School ranks 490^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Butterfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tortolita Middle School
High : Mountain View High School

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