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Elvira Elementary School

Q: Is Elvira Elementary School a good school?

Elvira Elementary School ranks 439 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Elvira Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 654 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Sunnyside Unified District, which is ranked 267 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elvira Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to state and district averages. While the school has some areas of strength, such as 4th-grade English Language Arts (60% proficient) and 4th-grade Mathematics (62% proficient) in 2024-2025, it also struggles in other areas, such as 3rd-grade English Language Arts (30% proficient) and 6th-grade Mathematics (27% proficient). Interestingly, the school ranks higher for specific student subgroups, like Hispanic students and English Language Learners, compared to its overall statewide ranking, which has fluctuated between 439th and 718th out of all Arizona elementary schools in recent years.

Elvira Elementary serves a high-needs population, with 77.84% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. This is a significant increase from 42.74% in 2021-2022. Nearby schools in the Sunnyside Unified District, such as Rivera Elementary, Drexel Elementary, and Liberty Elementary, generally perform at a lower level than Elvira, suggesting it may be one of the stronger schools in the district, despite its overall below-average statewide ranking.

642

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,730

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 W Elvira Rd
Tucson, AZ 85756-6622

(520) 545-2800

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Students who attend Elvira Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Challenger Middle School
High:	Desert View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

American Indian:

2.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sunnyside Unified District

✓Above the Arizona median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg19%

Arizona avg38%

439^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	44.9	439 of 909	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	499 of 912	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	563 of 1245	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	578 of 1000	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	718 of 1226	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	458 of 1039	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	567 of 1109	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	589 of 1106	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	708 of 1079	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	11.8	899 of 955	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	771 of 1079	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	922 of 1158	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	752 of 1141	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	543 of 1075	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.1	513 of 1090	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	32.7	756 of 1062	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.7	264 of 607	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	442 of 895	50.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	212 of 451	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	346 of 975	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	11 of 155	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	353 of 589	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	391 of 602	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	631 of 1219	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	636 of 824	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	690 of 1219	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	352 of 862	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	464 of 1023	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	204 of 496	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	247 of 486	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	418 of 1170	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	417 of 716	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	594 of 1198	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	239 of 709	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	322 of 911	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	239 of 549	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	257 of 556	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	346 of 1116	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	353 of 618	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	247 of 820	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	427 of 626	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	427 of 628	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	499 of 1216	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	528 of 830	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	733 of 1220	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	494 of 850	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	555 of 1032	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.8	452 of 654	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	657 of 820	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	755 of 1201	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	255 of 417	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.8	858 of 1161	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2023)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Native American (2021)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)26th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Science37%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, August 16, 2015

I've rated this school five star because it's a great school.I graduated from there in 2008 and they taught me alot of things like never giving up, to help others they teach you the value of life, family friends also they encourage you to keep up with school. It's a school full of spirit and with great teachers and principle, they don't give up on you and they will always help you, they will become family because Elvira is and will always be like family to me. Thanks Elvira for the best years of elementry! Eagle shine, Eagle pride.
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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
Elvira Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 W Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2800	642	32	20.0		11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	44.9	439^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.7%		37.7	499^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.3%	60	30.0	60.0	37.0	29.0			35.0	62.0	48.0	27.0			37.0		$6,730	$754	$00	$1,507	$5,734	$243	$5,976
Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	745	39	19.1		21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	664 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.1	538^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.6	424^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.5%	114	29.0	44.0	25.0	42.0	56.0	39.0	60.0	28.0	17.0	34.0	35.0	22.0	26.0	34.0		$00			$00
Santa Clara Elementary School	Public	K-6	6910 S Santa Clara Ave	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	422	28	15.1		16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	308 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)		31.0	19.0												$9,109	$785	$00	$1,570	$7,443	$880	$8,323
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
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
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
Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W Drexel Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-3600	472	28	17.0		16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	420 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.9	884^th of 909 public elementary schools	2.8%		13.2	816^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.5%	68	16.0	21.0					22.0									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Elvira Elementary School

What district is Elvira Elementary School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

Is Elvira Elementary School a good school?

Elvira Elementary School ranks 439^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elvira Elementary School?

Students at Elvira Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Elvira Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Elvira Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Elvira Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Challenger Middle School
High : Desert View High School

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