Amphitheater Unified District

Amphitheater Unified District includes 22 schools serving Tucson-area families, with 14 elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, and two alternative schools. Across the 20 schools with reported 2025–26 all-grades scores, average ELA proficiency was 41% and average math proficiency was 37%, compared with district figures of 45% and 39%. The averages mask a striking spread: ELA ranged from 15% to 73%, and math from 8% to 73%. The most important finding for parents is that reported results differ sharply from school to school.

Painted Sky Elementary School and The Innovation Academy stand out among elementary schools: Painted Sky leads all-grades ELA at 73%, while Innovation leads math at 73%; their SchoolDigger ranking percentiles are 93rd and 94th. Innovation also scored 69% in grade 5 science, compared with 57% at the next-highest reported school and 34% statewide. Among middle-grade schools, Richard B. Wilson Junior School leads grades 6, 7, and 8 ELA, scoring 64%, 73%, and 57%. At the lower end, Amphitheater High School scored 15% in both all-grades ELA and math, and Amphitheater Middle School had the lowest all-grades math result, 8%. High-school outcomes also differ: graduation rates were 91% at Canyon del Oro High School and 92% at Ironwood Ridge High School, versus 74% at Amphitheater High and 80% statewide.

SchoolDigger ranking histories show mixed individual changes rather than a common direction: among 15 schools with comparable rankings, the median change from 2023–24 to 2025–26 was zero percentile points. Wilson rose 9 points and Marion Donaldson Elementary School rose 26, while Rio Vista Elementary School fell 10; Painted Sky remained at the 93rd percentile. Ratios alone do not identify stronger results: Amphitheater High’s ratio was 15.6 students per teacher, lower than Canyon del Oro’s 21.8, despite its much lower scores. The supplied records do not provide free/reduced-lunch rates, and one year of AASA results cannot show test-score trends.