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Safford Elementary School

Public Grades

230

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E 13th St
Tucson, AZ 85701-2140

(520) 225-3000

District: Tucson Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.9%

White:

9.1%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2009 → 15th in 2010

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (48% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2009

!Math scores 23 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2009-2010) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

Arizona avg67%

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208^th of 289Tucson Unified District among Arizona districts

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2010	22.4	926 of 1090	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	814 of 1062	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arizona (2009-2010) ?

Science57%-4 vs state

Writing54%-20 vs state

Reading53%-19 vs state

Math39%-23 vs state

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What district is Safford Elementary School in?

Tucson Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Safford Elementary School?

Students at Safford Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Safford Elementary School?

In the 2009-10 school year, 230 students attended Safford Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Safford Elementary School	Public		200 E 13th St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 225-3000																			(n/a)
Downtown Alternative High School	Public		39 N 6th Ave	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 225-6060																			(n/a)
Roskruge Bilingual Elementary School - Closed	Public		501 E 6th St	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 225-2900																			(n/a)
Jefferson Park Elementary School	Public		1701 E Seneca St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 232-7500																			(n/a)
AmeriSchools Academy Online Instruction	Public, Virtual, Charter		1150 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 296-1100	22				8 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$12,575	$1,224	$2,096	$4,543	$7,134	$2,121	$9,255
Julia Keen Elementary School	Public		23538 E. Ellington Pl.	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 232-7600																			(n/a)
Academy Adventures Mid-town	Public, Charter		825 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Educational Impact Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 407-1200																			(n/a)
Montessori Schoolhouse	Public, Charter		1301 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Montessori Schoolhouse of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 319-8668																			(n/a)	$7,970	$00			$5,395	$2,576	$7,970
Academy of Math and Science Advanced Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter		3448 N 1st Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 526-9300																			(n/a)	$7,162	$143		$286	$4,713	$2,307	$7,020
Pima Vocational High School	Public, Charter		175 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Pima County	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 724-9740	61				13 (21.3%)	1 (1.6%)	43 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)		$00			$00