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Senita Valley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Senita Valley Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 710 students. The school is part of the Vail Unified District, which is ranked 61 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Senita Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56% for the district and 38% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top elementary schools in Arizona for several subgroups. Senita Valley has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating exceptional overall performance and a high level of student achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, Senita Valley Elementary significantly outperforms institutions like Esmond Station School and Mesquite Elementary School within the Vail Unified District, as well as Marshall Elementary and Ford Elementary in the Tucson Unified District. This suggests that Senita Valley is a standout school within its local area, consistently delivering exceptional educational outcomes.

709

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,830

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10750 E Bilby Rd
Tucson, AZ 85747-5999

(520) 879-3100

District: Vail Unified District

Students who attend Senita Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Sky Middle School
High:	Andrada Polytechnic High School
	Cienega High School
	Empire High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

Hispanic:

36.4%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (76% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Vail Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg61%

Arizona avg39%

37^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Vail Unified District

61^st of 289Vail 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	94.8	37 of 909	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	27 of 912	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	9 of 1245	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	18 of 1000	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	31 of 1226	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	38 of 1039	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	73 of 1109	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	74 of 1106	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	75 of 1079	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	27 of 955	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	92.8	28 of 1079	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	63 of 1158	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	73 of 1141	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.0	72 of 1075	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	90.9	47 of 1090	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	92.3	21 of 1062	98.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.2	50 of 607	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	8 of 289	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	15 of 895	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	79.3	36 of 270	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	169 of 620	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.6	17 of 451	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	33 of 589	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	16 of 602	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	4 of 1219	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	10 of 824	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	17 of 1219	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	40 of 862	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	59 of 1023	94.2%	★★★★★

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	182 of 306	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	21 of 496	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	34 of 486	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	8 of 1170	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	37 of 716	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	16 of 1198	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	41 of 709	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	42 of 911	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	28 of 549	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	24 of 556	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	7 of 1116	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	37 of 618	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	60 of 820	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	38 of 626	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	49 of 628	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	15 of 1216	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	30 of 830	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	39 of 1220	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	39 of 850	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	79 of 1032	92.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	97.0	1 of 145	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	37 of 239	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	97.2	1 of 617	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	16 of 444	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	15 of 1027	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.2	88 of 820	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	54 of 1201	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	20 of 465	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	9 of 486	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	3 of 1024	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	9 of 800	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	31 of 1161	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	13 of 595	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	51 of 720	92.9%	★★★★★

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

Multi-racial (2023)100th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)96th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2023)92nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)89th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2022)87th percentile-12 vs school

Foster Care (2021)41st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+37 vs state

English Language Arts75%+35 vs state

Science74%+40 vs state

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Schools Near Senita Valley Elementary School

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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
Senita Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10750 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3100	709	38	18.6		325 (45.8%)	26 (3.7%)	258 (36.4%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (11.4%)	94.8	37^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.4	27^th of 912 public elementary schools	97.0%	10	66.0	78.0	82.0				76.0	67.0	87.0				74.0		$5,830	$26	$53	$104	$5,639	$112	$5,752
Civano Community K-8 School	Public	K-8	10625 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1700	145	12	12.1		68 (46.9%)	1 (0.7%)	60 (41.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)								(n/a)				63.0	58.0	95.0						50.0		73.0	$7,204	$03	$152	$158	$6,554	$495	$7,049
Mesquite Elementary School	Public	K-5	9455 E Rita Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2102	640	37	17.3		225 (35.2%)	34 (5.3%)	275 (43.0%)	27 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (12.3%)	89.7	71^st of 909 public elementary schools	92.2%		84.7	127^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.1%	56	71.0	69.0	59.0				75.0	73.0	67.0				59.0		$5,901	$130	$01	$262	$5,634	$135	$5,769
Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 E Esmond Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2302	811	46	17.7		296 (36.5%)	55 (6.8%)	384 (47.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.1%)	66.6	280^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.2%		61.4	316^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.4%	36	45.0	53.0	48.0				57.0	52.0	59.0				47.0		$6,728	$622	$65	$1,309	$5,867	$175	$6,041
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	9950 E Rees Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2602	570	32	17.7		228 (40.0%)	19 (3.3%)	256 (44.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	77.7	183^rd of 909 public elementary schools	79.9%		72.5	224^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.4%	41	44.0	64.0	53.0				62.0	65.0	69.0				52.0		$7,555	$340	$38	$717	$7,017	$161	$7,178
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	10200 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 526-0474	1,157	88	13.1		528 (45.6%)	51 (4.4%)	444 (38.4%)	38 (3.3%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.3%)	50.2	382^nd of 909 public elementary schools	58.0%		43	453^rd of 912 public elementary schools	50.3%	71	50.0	56.0	45.0	52.0	46.0	61.0	44.0	43.0	36.0	38.0	40.0	43.0	23.0	34.0		$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-6	9290 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 428-3010	439	20	21.9		129 (29.4%)	37 (8.4%)	225 (51.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	32 (7.3%)	40.5	467^th of 909 public elementary schools	48.6%		49.4	411^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.9%	56	29.0	50.0	42.0				31.0	34.0	43.0				41.0			$00			$00
Esmond Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	9400 S Atterbury Wash Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3400	741	38	19.7		336 (45.3%)	24 (3.2%)	313 (42.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	84.7	120^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.8%		87.2	98^th of 912 public elementary schools	89.3%	22	53.0	59.0	64.0	63.0	68.0	76.0	62.0	68.0	79.0	62.0	44.0	60.0	59.0	66.0	$5,853	$137	$10	$285	$5,551	$154	$5,705
Dunham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9850 E 29th St	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4200	142	12	12.0		37 (26.1%)	15 (10.6%)	74 (52.1%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)								(n/a)		54.0														$00			$00
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9066 E 29th St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4900	272	26	10.4		103 (37.9%)	27 (9.9%)	112 (41.2%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	36.8	494^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.7%		36.9	506^th of 912 public elementary schools	44.5%	12	33.0	41.0					37.0	42.0	38.0							$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Senita Valley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Senita Valley Elementary School?

Students at Senita Valley Elementary School are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Senita Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Senita Valley Elementary School.

What district is Senita Valley Elementary School in?

Vail Unified District

What schools do graduates of Senita Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Senita Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Sky Middle School
High : Andrada Polytechnic High School
High : Cienega High School
High : Empire High School

Is Senita Valley Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Senita Valley Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 37^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools.

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