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Sunnyside Unified District

At a glance

267^thof 289 Arizona districts▲ 13

Better than 7% of Arizona districts

Elementary 14 Middle 4 High 3 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

2238 E Ginter Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706-5806·(520) 545-2000·All Arizona district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 7.6% of districts

Schools

13,979

Students

Top rankedElvira Elementary School439^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rivera Elementary up 126 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School 11.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Drexel Elementary School and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Sunnyside Unified District in Arizona serves 21 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district faces significant academic challenges, with its schools performing well below state averages across multiple measures.

A few schools stand out in the district. Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School, a middle school, has the highest performance in the district, ranking 384 out of 552 Arizona middle schools and earning 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. It has particularly strong performance in English Language Arts. Elvira Elementary School also outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, the district's high schools have a 78.4% four-year graduation rate, which is below the state average, and a concerning 5.2% dropout rate.

Overall, the Sunnyside Unified District faces significant challenges in improving academic outcomes for its students. Targeted interventions, resource allocation, and a focus on equity will likely be necessary to drive progress. While a few schools stand out, the district as a whole is struggling, with its schools performing well below state averages in key areas like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency.

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Ranking:

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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 English Language Arts 11th 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	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
STAR Academic High School	Public	6-12	5093 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2300	265	12	21.7		7 (2.6%)	9 (3.4%)	222 (83.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)																		$6,955	$592	$00	$1,184	$6,051	$312	$6,363
Apollo Middle School	Public	6-8	265 West Nebraska Street	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4500	480	33	14.5		7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.8	547^th of 552 public middle schools	0.9%		9.6	529^th of 550 public middle schools	3.8%	18					17.0	17.0						6.0				9.0		$8,739	$942	$65	$1,950	$7,035	$697	$7,732
Craycroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5455 E. Littletown Rd.	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2600	586	27	21.7		46 (7.8%)	52 (8.9%)	457 (78.0%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	7.4	896^th of 909 public elementary schools	1.4%		8.7	887^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.7%	9	12.0	21.0	22.0						15.0	12.0					14.0			$6,907	$1,073	$22	$2,167	$5,496	$317	$5,813
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
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
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
Los Ninos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5445 S Alvernon Way	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3300	456	29	15.5		21 (4.6%)	39 (8.6%)	366 (80.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	8	891^st of 909 public elementary schools	2.0%					(n/a)			16.0	16.0											17.0			$7,870	$852	$05	$1,708	$6,236	$778	$7,014
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
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
Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5300	2,258	96	23.6		44 (1.9%)	41 (1.8%)	2,100 (93.0%)	5 (0.2%)	47 (2.1%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (0.9%)	12.5	258^th of 271 public high schools	4.8%		11.7	258^th of 270 public high schools	4.4%								17.0							11.0			8.0	$6,519	$423	$22	$867	$5,439	$635	$6,074
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
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	K-6	2353 E Bantam Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2900	437	26	16.8		25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	393 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	9.9	879^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.3%		13.4	811^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.1%	68		20.0		24.0				19.0										$7,921	$725	$00	$1,451	$6,808	$387	$7,195
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
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet	Public	K-3	6200 S Hemisphere Pl	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3000	503	26	19.3		12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	479 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)	34.0							42.0										$6,981	$685		$1,371	$5,876	$419	$6,295
Los Amigos Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	613	38	16.2		30 (4.9%)	13 (2.1%)	562 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.9	789^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.7	786^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.8%	3	27.0	27.0	26.0	21.0				29.0	20.0	22.0					19.0			$7,607	$769	$04	$1,543	$6,481	$352	$6,833
Desert View High School	Public	9-12	4101 E Valencia Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5100	2,102	101	20.7		78 (3.7%)	86 (4.1%)	1,830 (87.1%)	11 (0.5%)	68 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.4%)	14.9	245^th of 271 public high schools	9.6%		12.7	248^th of 270 public high schools	8.1%	3							22.0							11.0			10.0	$6,565	$539	$23	$1,102	$5,275	$727	$6,002
Summit View Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 E Summit St	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3800	403	25	16.2		16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	378 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)																		$8,421	$803	$09	$1,616	$6,901	$708	$7,609
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4600	590	30	19.5		21 (3.6%)	21 (3.6%)	508 (86.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	8.3	543^rd of 552 public middle schools	1.6%		6.8	549^th of 550 public middle schools	0.2%	6					13.0	18.0						6.0	7.0			13.0		$6,510	$574	$39	$1,187	$5,393	$504	$5,897
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School	Public	5-8	5385 E Littletown Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4900	435	22	19.4		26 (6.0%)	27 (6.2%)	358 (82.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	15.7	475^th of 552 public middle schools	13.9%		10.1	522^nd of 550 public middle schools	5.1%	47				25.0	28.0	26.0							12.0			14.0		$7,924	$712	$56	$1,480	$6,594	$562	$7,156
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	5102 S Cherry Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3900	454	24	18.9		8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	427 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16.4	760^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.7	886^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.9%	126	27.0	22.0		28.0				26.0										$8,065	$1,161	$25	$2,348	$6,313	$566	$6,879
Sunnyside Online Success Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2238 E Ginter Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 545-2064	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	768	36	21.3		15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	24	384^th of 552 public middle schools	30.4%		17.4	450^th of 550 public middle schools	18.2%	66		45.0	27.0	31.0	46.0	32.0			40.0	37.0	13.0	21.0	16.0		23.0	14.0		$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pima County JTED	0 mi	60
CPLC Community Schools dba Toltecalli High School	0.26 mi	1
Pima County	0.27 mi	1
Arizona Community Development Corporation	0.76 mi	3	242^nd
Tucson Unified District	0.96 mi	102	208^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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