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Borman K-8 School

Q: Is Borman K-8 School a good school?

Borman K-8 School ranks 304 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Borman K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Borman K-8 School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Borman K-8 School?

Students at Borman K-8 School are 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 11% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Borman K-8 School attend?

Students who attend Borman K-8 School usually go on to attend: High : Palo Verde High Magnet School High : University High School Alternative : Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Borman K-8 School is a public elementary school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 457 students. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 208 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Borman K-8 School consistently performs better than the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in various academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Borman K-8 School had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. The school also ranks highly for African American students, with a 5-star rating in 2022-2023, and performs well for female students, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, Borman K-8 School has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 3.9% to 6.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the district and state averages.

Borman K-8 School generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Tucson Unified District, such as Myers-Ganoung Elementary, Annie Kellond Elementary, and Dietz K-8 School, in terms of academic proficiency rates and school rankings. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's academic performance remains strong compared to the district and state averages. Borman K-8 School's success may be attributed to its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15:1 to 16.2:1 over the past few years.

459

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6630 E Lightning Dr
Tucson, AZ 85708-1043

(520) 584-4600

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Borman K-8 School usually attend:

High:	Palo Verde High Magnet School
	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tucson Unified District

✓Above the Arizona median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg25%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

304^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

197^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 48% (2018) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Tucson Unified District

208^th of 289Tucson 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	304 of 909	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.6	168 of 912	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	350 of 1245	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	271 of 1000	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	464 of 1226	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	311 of 1039	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	236 of 1109	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	271 of 1106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	106 of 1079	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	70.3	253 of 955	73.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	312 of 1079	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	311 of 1158	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.9	340 of 1141	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.9	367 of 1075	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	364 of 1090	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.1	259 of 1062	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	88.7	23 of 607	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	45.1	398 of 895	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.6	389 of 620	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.9	138 of 975	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	80.3	76 of 602	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	406 of 1219	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	239 of 824	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	466 of 1219	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	290 of 862	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	305 of 1023	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.7	322 of 1170	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	447 of 1198	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.9	85 of 709	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	55 of 911	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	83.1	60 of 556	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	179 of 1116	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	208 of 618	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	220 of 626	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	125 of 628	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	246 of 1216	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	230 of 830	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	452 of 1220	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	223 of 850	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	224 of 1032	78.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.8	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	69 of 145	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	46 of 101	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	176 of 239	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.2	101 of 617	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	302 of 444	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	408 of 1027	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.8	246 of 820	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	100 of 145	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	336 of 1201	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	313 of 465	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	84.9	40 of 486	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	46.7	537 of 1024	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	324 of 800	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	543 of 1161	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	314 of 595	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	345 of 720	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	197 of 552	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	142 of 550	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.6	442 of 854	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	426 of 605	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	358 of 832	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	262 of 605	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	370 of 711	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.1	102 of 400	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.1	262 of 573	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.8	177 of 404	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.7	380 of 806	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	390 of 820	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.6	321 of 760	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	223 of 392	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	264 of 802	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	317 of 717	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	438 of 810	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	341 of 818	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	354 of 617	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	8.2	108 of 110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	98 of 143	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	289 of 384	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	191 of 211	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	556 of 650	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	59 of 108	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.8	160 of 789	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.4	563 of 675	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	401 of 780	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2023)96th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)87th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)86th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)37th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-67 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)80th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2023)74th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2023)58th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2021)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)56th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)46th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2021)45th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)25th percentile-24 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-32 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Mathematics43%+7 vs state

Science42%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

This is the worst school I have seen in 30 years. The Principal is awful as well as the teachers. This school needs to be investigated and the principal fired! Close Quote

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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	Total
Borman K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	6630 E Lightning Dr	Tucson	85708	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-4600	459	30	15.5		186 (40.5%)	50 (10.9%)	155 (33.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	51 (11.1%)	62.6	304^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.6%		79.6	168^th of 912 public elementary schools	81.6%	136	37.0	70.0	47.0	54.0	53.0	49.0	43.0	60.0	46.0		24.0	45.0	40.0
Irene Erickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6750 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5000	344	23	14.6		67 (19.5%)	55 (16.0%)	183 (53.2%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	17.6	738^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.8%					(n/a)			19.0				34.0					22.0
Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1818 S Avenida Del Sol	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5500	391	29	13.4		118 (30.2%)	39 (10.0%)	185 (47.3%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.1%)	23.2	651^st of 909 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.7	579^th of 912 public elementary schools	36.5%	72	21.0	40.0	24.0					35.0	34.0			22.0
Myers-Ganoung Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 E Andrew St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-6700	287	27	10.5		58 (20.2%)	57 (19.9%)	145 (50.5%)	8 (2.8%)	10 (3.5%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	467	26	17.9		151 (32.3%)	39 (8.4%)	234 (50.1%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	50.7	381^st of 909 public elementary schools	58.1%		55.4	363^rd of 912 public elementary schools	60.2%	18	29.0	57.0	49.0	36.0	45.0	31.0	39.0	46.0	42.0	30.0	33.0	52.0	37.0
Annie Kellond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 E Lehigh Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5100	366	29	12.8		130 (35.5%)	18 (4.9%)	181 (49.5%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	38.4	479^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.3%		37.8	497^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.5%	18	38.0	44.0	31.0				39.0	45.0	38.0			31.0
Dietz K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	7575 E Palma St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4000	364	27	13.2		68 (18.7%)	63 (17.3%)	175 (48.1%)	20 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Roberts Naylor	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 S Columbus Blvd	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-6800	612	45	13.5		54 (8.8%)	159 (26.0%)	304 (49.7%)	53 (8.7%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	19.2	715^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.3%		16.7	758^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.9%	43	26.0	21.0	28.0			14.0	38.0	20.0	31.0			21.0
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Montego Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-3800	299	25	12.1		50 (16.7%)	61 (20.4%)	160 (53.5%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)						27.0
Booth Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	450 East Montego Drive	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Borman K-8 School

What is the racial makeup of Borman K-8 School?

Students at Borman K-8 School are 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 11% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Borman K-8 School a good school?

Borman K-8 School ranks 304^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Borman K-8 School attend?

Students who attend Borman K-8 School usually go on to attend:

High : Palo Verde High Magnet School
High : University High School
Alternative : Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

How many students attend Borman K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Borman K-8 School.

What district is Borman K-8 School in?

Tucson Unified District

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