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Marion Donaldson Elementary School

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Marion Donaldson Elementary School ranks 510 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Marion Donaldson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Tucson, Arizona, with an enrollment of 234 students. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marion Donaldson has had a mixed performance in its statewide ranking, ranging from 344 out of 1106 schools in 2015-2016 to 615 out of 1226 schools in 2020-2021. Its overall rating has been 2-3 stars out of 5 from SchoolDigger. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Mesa Verde Elementary and Winifred Harelson Elementary, which have higher rankings and 4-star ratings, Marion Donaldson performs slightly below average. However, the school outperforms some schools in the neighboring Flowing Wells and Marana districts, which have lower rankings and 1-2 star ratings.

Marion Donaldson's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the district and state averages across grade levels. However, the school performs better in certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, who rank in the top 25% of Arizona schools in this category. The school has also seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $10,585 in 2018-2019 to $16,238 in 2020-2021, which may be due to the school's demographics and the need for additional resources to support its student population. Additionally, the nearby Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson, a public charter school, outperforms Marion Donaldson in academic proficiency across most grade levels and subject areas.

212

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2040 W Omar Dr
Tucson, AZ 85704-1245

(520) 696-6160

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Students who attend Marion Donaldson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawrence W Cross Middle School
High:	Canyon Del Oro High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

34.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg43%

Arizona avg41%

510^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Amphitheater Unified District

131^st of 289Amphitheater 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	510 of 909	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	595 of 912	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	520 of 1245	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	582 of 1000	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	615 of 1226	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	606 of 1039	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	622 of 1109	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.5	344 of 1106	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	412 of 1079	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	453 of 955	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.6	400 of 1079	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	398 of 1158	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.3	482 of 1141	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.8	224 of 1075	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	195 of 1090	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.1	152 of 1062	85.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.0	326 of 895	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.2	108 of 451	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	282 of 975	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.7	451 of 1219	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	472 of 1219	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	501 of 862	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	566 of 1023	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	489 of 1170	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	509 of 716	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	540 of 1198	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	285 of 709	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	581 of 911	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.3	433 of 1116	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.6	609 of 1216	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	747 of 1220	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	393 of 850	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	574 of 1032	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	223 of 654	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	634 of 820	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	642 of 1201	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	299 of 417	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	627 of 1024	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	652 of 1161	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	517 of 595	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	547 of 720	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2021)66th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2021)64th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)61st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)58th percentile~ school

Male (2023)50th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)39th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2023)23rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-12 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 25, 2016

Absolutely AMAZING staff at this school!!! We switched from home schooling out of state due to a poor experience at public school in our small, rural state to public school at Donaldson. We thought in a good-sized city like Tucson we wouldn't have a good experience, but both of our children love it and are thriving. The staff here are the most caring, compassionate, and nurturing people. We feel so very lucky to have found such a wonderful school so full of people who truly care about their students AND families. If I could give TEN stars I would!! Close Quote

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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
Marion Donaldson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 W Omar Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6160	212	20	10.6		72 (34.0%)	11 (5.2%)	111 (52.4%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	35.3	510^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.9%		28.1	595^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.8%	85	36.0	46.0					30.0									$00			$00
Robert Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-6	6901 N Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8500	286	20	14.6		114 (39.9%)	8 (2.8%)	155 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	71.5	240^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.1	270^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.4%	30	42.0	73.0	54.0	62.0			50.0	54.0	54.0	61.0			42.0		$7,082	$716	$822	$2,255	$5,887		$5,544
J Robert Hendricks Elementary School	Public	K-6	3400 W Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8400	457	34	13.5		142 (31.1%)	3 (0.7%)	278 (60.8%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.4%)	53	362^nd of 909 public elementary schools	60.2%		51.7	395^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.7%	33	49.0	58.0	47.0	44.0			36.0	60.0	30.0	29.0			45.0		$7,415	$910	$817	$2,636	$5,986		$5,689
Mesa Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1661 W Sage St	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6090	289	27	10.7		164 (56.7%)	6 (2.1%)	100 (34.6%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	54.6	352^nd of 909 public elementary schools	61.3%		54.4	373^rd of 912 public elementary schools	59.1%	21	47.0	56.0	35.0				51.0	57.0	42.0				33.0			$00			$00
Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3400 W Massingale Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 579-5000	459	35	13.1		182 (39.7%)	10 (2.2%)	218 (47.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	37	490^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.1%		35	521^st of 912 public elementary schools	42.9%	31	26.0	27.0	29.0	43.0			36.0	42.0	39.0	43.0			40.0		$12,685	$1,527	$366	$3,421	$9,477	$1,314	$10,791
Winifred Harelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	826 W Chapala Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6020	407	31	13.1		245 (60.2%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (30.7%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	80.4	152^nd of 909 public elementary schools	83.3%		74.3	209^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.1%	57	57.0	59.0	68.0				57.0	62.0	58.0				57.0			$00			$00
Carden of Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	5260 N Royal Palm Dr	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Carden of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 293-6661	57				24 (42.1%)	2 (3.5%)	28 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Lulu Walker School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 W Roller Coaster Rd	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6517	355	25	13.9		87 (24.5%)	20 (5.6%)	214 (60.3%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	44.8	440^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.6%		45	439^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.9%	1	39.0	50.0	26.0				44.0	52.0	38.0							$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 505-3640	1,284	50	25.6		575 (44.8%)	32 (2.5%)	538 (41.9%)	51 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	75 (5.8%)	50.2	383^rd of 909 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.3	389^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.3%	6	41.0	59.0	44.0	53.0	65.0	63.0	40.0	48.0	33.0	29.0	29.0	37.0	40.0	51.0		$00			$00
Laguna Elementary School	Public	K-6	5001 N Shannon Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8450	410	28	14.6		69 (16.8%)	20 (4.9%)	306 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	27.1	594^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.7%					(n/a)	25.0	38.0		42.0			26.0								$9,142	$1,039	$896	$2,974	$7,337		$7,207

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion Donaldson Elementary School

How many students attend Marion Donaldson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Marion Donaldson Elementary School.

What district is Marion Donaldson Elementary School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Marion Donaldson Elementary School?

Students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 34% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Marion Donaldson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marion Donaldson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawrence W Cross Middle School
High : Canyon Del Oro High School

Is Marion Donaldson Elementary School a good school?

Marion Donaldson Elementary School ranks 510^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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