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Tucson Country Day School

Public, Charter Grades K-8
513th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Tucson Country Day School is a K–8 school serving 512 students in Tucson, Arizona. Its clearest academic concern is mathematics: in 2025–26, 25% of students were proficient, compared with 33% statewide and an average of 35% at nearby schools with results; five of those nine nearby schools scored higher. The shortfall also appears across every tested grade, making math the school’s most important area of concern.

ELA is a modest relative strength: 43% of students were proficient, 2 points above Arizona’s 41% and 5 points above the nearby-school average of 38%. Among nearby schools with results, six scored below the school, four scored above, and Gale Elementary School tied it. The overall result hides differences by grade: 4th-grade ELA was 5 points above the state, while 5th-grade ELA was 1 point below. Reported test results for the school and its district match across all supplied subjects.

Science results have weakened: 5th-grade proficiency fell from 43% in 2022–23 to 31% in 2024–25, while the state stayed at 34%; the school’s latest result was the lowest among six nearby schools with comparable data. Eighth-grade science was nearly flat at 25%, 26%, and 25% across those years, as the state improved from 27% to 30%. SchoolDigger places the school at the 43rd statewide percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, down 12 percentile points from 2022–23 and below every nearby school with a current rating. Its student–teacher ratio is 13.1, slightly above the nearby average of 12.2. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also flag lower statewide standing for Female Students (24th percentile versus 43rd overall) and White Students (5th versus 43rd), as measures of how well the school serves those groups.

512
Students ?
13.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,452
Per pupil spending ?
26.8%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
97.7%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 2.3% (any vaccine)
 9239 E Wrightstown Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85715-5514

(520) 296-0883

District: Tucson Country Day School Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.7%
Hispanic:
30.7%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg34%
Arizona avg37%
Elementary school
513th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 27 pts since 2016
From top 30% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
294th of 536
Arizona public middle schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 32 pts since 2016
From top 23% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
166th of 267Tucson Country Day School Inc. 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202634.6513 of 90043.0%★★☆☆☆
202534.3520 of 90942.8%★★☆☆☆
202449.3412 of 91254.8%★★★☆☆
202351.3530 of 124557.4%★★★☆☆
202221.1745 of 100025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202162.7410 of 122666.6%★★★☆☆
201961.7390 of 103962.5%★★★☆☆
201863.2385 of 110965.3%★★★☆☆
201762.6395 of 110664.3%★★★☆☆
201667.4327 of 107969.7%★★★☆☆
201567.3284 of 95570.3%★★★★☆
201470.0326 of 107969.8%★★★☆☆
201380.1182 of 115884.3%★★★★☆
201277.6232 of 114179.7%★★★★☆
201173.2286 of 107573.4%★★★★☆
201074.3273 of 109075.0%★★★★☆
200983.6142 of 106286.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202143.8413 of 89553.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202157.3267 of 62056.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202139.1780 of 97520.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202627.1439 of 57924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202444.5322 of 60246.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.1670 of 121945.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.9657 of 82420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202160.8422 of 121965.4%★★★☆☆
201960.1320 of 86262.9%★★★☆☆
201871.2297 of 102371.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202360.9382 of 117067.4%★★★☆☆
202153.7460 of 119861.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202341.7622 of 111644.3%★★☆☆☆
202211.8602 of 6182.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201849.0392 of 82052.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202640.8348 of 59141.1%★★☆☆☆
202548.9301 of 62651.9%★★★☆☆
202455.6256 of 62859.2%★★★☆☆
202356.6464 of 121661.8%★★★☆☆
202227.9607 of 83026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202162.8400 of 122067.2%★★★☆☆
201958.1333 of 85060.8%★★★☆☆
201852.4448 of 103256.6%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202137.1653 of 102736.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202347.8358 of 82056.3%★★★☆☆
202149.8436 of 120163.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202612.4413 of 4375.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.8436 of 4656.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2407 of 48616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.5719 of 102429.8%★☆☆☆☆
20227.3773 of 8003.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202160.3409 of 116164.8%★★★☆☆
201940.3383 of 59535.6%★★☆☆☆
201840.4454 of 72036.9%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202635.8294 of 53645.1%★★☆☆☆
202529.8339 of 55238.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.9310 of 55043.6%★★☆☆☆
202343.3395 of 85453.7%★★★☆☆
202163.8230 of 83272.4%★★★★☆
201954.8246 of 60559.3%★★★☆☆
201868.7193 of 71172.9%★★★★☆
201757.8237 of 69565.9%★★★☆☆
201672.5156 of 67777.0%★★★★☆
201569.1139 of 52173.3%★★★★☆
201468.6201 of 69070.9%★★★★☆
201371.5195 of 78775.2%★★★★☆
201268.7222 of 77271.2%★★★★☆
201171.1186 of 68572.8%★★★★☆
201079.9122 of 69282.4%★★★★☆
200982.3101 of 66384.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202137.0333 of 57341.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202341.3137 of 24744.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.7162 of 19215.6%★☆☆☆☆
202136.2283 of 40430.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202536.2226 of 39542.8%★★☆☆☆
202429.4244 of 38636.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.8378 of 80653.1%★★★☆☆
202166.9212 of 82074.1%★★★★☆
201965.0151 of 46667.6%★★★☆☆
201860.5201 of 62467.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202342.3380 of 76050.0%★★★☆☆
202160.5217 of 80272.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202334.0453 of 71736.8%★★☆☆☆
201852.4184 of 50363.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202653.2140 of 37062.2%★★★☆☆
202443.9191 of 37048.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.8414 of 81048.9%★★☆☆☆
202159.1261 of 81868.1%★★★☆☆
201946.4206 of 43552.6%★★★☆☆
201867.3166 of 61773.1%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202155.0248 of 65061.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202330.9239 of 36334.2%★★☆☆☆
202148.9275 of 78965.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202615.4238 of 27011.9%★☆☆☆☆
202513.1248 of 27710.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.3249 of 28813.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5498 of 67526.2%★☆☆☆☆
202214.6405 of 4469.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202158.8265 of 78066.0%★★★☆☆
201940.5207 of 33738.6%★★☆☆☆
201843.6246 of 43643.6%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2023)67th percentile+10 vs school
Asian (2021)57th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2023)56th percentile~ school
African American (2021)54th percentile-13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)44th percentile-13 vs school
Male (2026)41st percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2021)36th percentile-30 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)20th percentile-47 vs school
White (2026)5th percentile-38 vs school
Middle school
Male (2026)62nd percentile+17 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)62nd percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2023)50th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2023)45th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school
African American (2021)42nd percentile-30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)37th percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2023)34th percentile-20 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-33 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts43%~ state avg
Mathematics25%-8 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Open Quote They offer a poor education leaving kids to be behind. They fail at communication. They are all about getting more money from parents with higher cost of lunch, dress down fees, an overpriced student store and fundraisers left and right. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, March 14, 2020

Open Quote Not impressed at all with the schools leadership. The good teachers are run off or quit because of the lack of backbone from principal and vice principal.
They do not follow any curriculum. Your kids will be taught what ever the political opinions of each teacher.. no curriculum... your kid is doomed here.. Close Quote


by a student
Monday, January 20, 2020

Open Quote a minute ago-Edit
I went to Tucson Country Day for 4 years, while I was there half the teachers didn't seem to care about the students they didn't favor and the other half left. The administration/student counseling area never really looked into issues and always assumed the worst out of students that they didn't know or favor. I also notice that a good chunk of the 5 star reviews where from students who are the admins children or favored by most teachers. The students could get away with just about anything that involved bulling/ harassment, While the teachers who care are great and there are several hidden gems at TCDS and some teachers are top notch, don't send your kids here Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Open Quote I have had children at TCDS since it opened in 2000. We loved it then and we still love it today. We plan to keep our youngest children there until they graduate from 8th grade.

The teachers are dedicated, caring and kind. The administration is responsive and easy to work with.

My children love the extra classes they get to take - art, technology, physical education, music and Spanish. There are plenty of after school activities, some are sports oriented like basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball and football. Other activities include drama club, choir, karate, garden club, Roots and Shoots, National Junior Honor Society, student council, jump rope...the list goes on.

We love the large, outdoor campus - in addition to their classroom, students have access to a covered activity center, playgrounds, a huge grass field, basketball courts and lots of room to walk around.

I've been involved in the Student Parent Association and have been asked - as many parents have - to volunteer for all kinds of school activities: in class volunteering, field trips, special functions, etc.

It's a great school and we can't say enough about it. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Open Quote My children have attended TCDS since it opened in 2000 - three have graduated from 8th grade and moved on to high school, two are still in the elementary school. All have received an exceptional education and have been blessed with great teachers - kind, caring, considerate, etc. There are many teachers who have been at the school since its early years. My oldest son exceeded on all portions of the AIMS exam in 6th-10th grade. He scored a perfect 100 on the 7th and 8th grade AIMS Math assessment. Like his siblings, he certainly received a well-rounded exceptional education and was prepared for the rigorous curriculum at his high school. We have found the administration to be helpful, fair, firm and consistent and have no complaints about them. TCDS is an excellent school. Check it out and see for yourself. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, August 29, 2010

Open Quote I have had our son in the preschool/pre-kinder program and is now in the kinder program. I am so impressed with the education that my son is getting. The are very strict within the schools. Several of the teachers have master degrees and are exceptional. The extra-curr. is outstanding with continued growth in new opportunities. They have an outstanding sports program. They school is very open to new opportunities. In a city that is having all of the school districts struggling and severe budget cuts, this school is thriving and producing well rounded kids ready for the challenges of High School and College. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, February 12, 2010

Open Quote The school changes faculity members way too often, new prinipals yearly, the current administration does not work with parents in classroom selection. Our child suffered from a stressed out teacher working two jobs and venting on the children. The classroom is ran like a prison Close Quote





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Students at Tucson Country Day School are 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Tucson Country Day School ranks 513th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Tucson Country Day School.

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