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Drexel Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

883^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Drexel Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Sunnyside Unified District in Tucson, Arizona. With 495 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Drexel Elementary's academic performance is well below state and district averages on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 16-21% of Drexel students were proficient in English Language Arts and 18-19% were proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 36-46% and 37-42% respectively. This underperformance is seen across all grade levels. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Drexel Elementary has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Arizona for the past several years, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of schools statewide.

The nearby Elvira Elementary, Liberty Elementary, and Rivera Elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District also perform poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates generally in the 20-30% range. This suggests that the academic challenges facing Drexel Elementary are not unique, but rather reflect broader issues within the district. Despite these challenges, Drexel Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with no signs of significant improvement.

515

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,085

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 E Drexel Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706-4244

(520) 545-2700

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Students who attend Drexel Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Apollo Middle School
High:	Sunnyside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

American Indian:

4.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Arizona avg40%

883^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sunnyside Unified District

267^th of 289Sunnyside 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	9.1	883 of 909	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1206 of 1245	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1203 of 1226	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1021 of 1039	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1043 of 1109	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1005 of 1106	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1037 of 1079	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	954 of 955	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	1050 of 1079	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	1111 of 1158	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	1099 of 1141	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	950 of 1075	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	882 of 1090	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	723 of 1062	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.6	805 of 895	10.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	434 of 451	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	91 of 155	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	1187 of 1219	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1178 of 1219	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	919 of 1023	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.1	220 of 306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	489 of 496	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1151 of 1170	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1170 of 1198	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	694 of 709	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	840 of 911	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.4	232 of 423	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	508 of 549	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	549 of 556	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1065 of 1116	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	753 of 820	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.6	1167 of 1216	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1191 of 1220	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	984 of 1032	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	818 of 1027	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.3	1017 of 1161	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+43 vs school

Foster Care (2021)28th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)20th percentile+18 vs school

White (2021)12th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)10th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 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 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
Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2700	515	25	21.0		13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	454 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	9.1	883^rd of 909 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	21.0	21.0	19.0	16.0			18.0	19.0						$7,085	$934	$01	$1,870	$5,549	$600	$6,150
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	5495 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3100	490	23	21.6		11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	450 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	13.7	815^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.3%		14.3	792^nd of 912 public elementary schools	13.2%	23	22.0	17.0		33.0			18.0							$7,429	$846	$07	$1,698	$6,164	$412	$6,576
Sierra K-8 School	Public	K-8	5801 S Del Moral Blvd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 542-3200	801	54	14.9		12 (1.5%)	38 (4.7%)	720 (89.9%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)								(n/a)		22.0			15.0	23.0		15.0		9.0	12.0		15.0	$7,125	$626	$37	$1,290	$5,960	$502	$6,462
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5702 S Campbell Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3600	284	24	11.9		13 (4.6%)	4 (1.4%)	254 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)														$19,785	$1,733		$3,466	$17,130	$921	$18,051
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	5102 S Cherry Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3900	454	24	18.9		8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	427 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16.4	760^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.7	886^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.9%	126	27.0	22.0		28.0			26.0							$8,065	$1,161	$25	$2,348	$6,313	$566	$6,879
La Paloma Academy-South	Public, Charter	K-8	5660 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 807-9668	501	17	29.4		24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		26.0						22.0							$00			$00
Los Amigos Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	613	38	16.2		30 (4.9%)	13 (2.1%)	562 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.9	789^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.7	786^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.8%	3	27.0	27.0	26.0	21.0			29.0	20.0	22.0			19.0		$7,607	$769	$04	$1,543	$6,481	$352	$6,833
Mission Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 W Santa Rosa St	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3500	475	37	12.9		14 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	436 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	14.1	803^rd of 909 public elementary schools	11.7%		9.2	883^rd of 912 public elementary schools	3.2%	80		22.0		19.0			33.0		21.0					$9,529	$916	$10	$1,841	$8,318	$286	$8,604
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	K-6	2353 E Bantam Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2900	437	26	16.8		25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	393 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	9.9	879^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.3%		13.4	811^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.1%	68		20.0		24.0			19.0							$7,921	$725	$00	$1,451	$6,808	$387	$7,195
Van Buskirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E Fair St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3700	287	25	11.6		10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	268 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.9	625^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.7	561^st of 912 public elementary schools	38.5%	64	34.0	23.0	30.0						33.0						$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Drexel Elementary School

Is Drexel Elementary School a good school?

Drexel Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Drexel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Drexel Elementary School.

What district is Drexel Elementary School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

What schools do graduates of Drexel Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Apollo Middle School
High : Sunnyside High School

What is the racial makeup of Drexel Elementary School?

Students at Drexel Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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