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The Innovation Academy

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The Innovation Academy ranks 95 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

The Innovation Academy is an elementary school located in Oro Valley, Arizona, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 425 students. It is part of the Amphitheater Unified School District, which is ranked 131 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Innovation Academy consistently outperforms the Amphitheater Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69% of 5th-grade students at The Innovation Academy were proficient or better in Science, compared to 37% for the district and 34% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Arizona over the past several years, ranking 23rd out of 912 Arizona elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Innovation Academy's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 33rd out of 602 Arizona elementary schools for female students and 25th out of 628 for male students in the 2023-2024 school year, both earning 5-star ratings. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.9 to 14.8 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Amphitheater Unified District. The Innovation Academy's consistent academic excellence, equitable outcomes, and proximity to other high-performing schools in the Oro Valley area, such as Painted Sky Elementary School and BASIS Oro Valley Primary, suggest that the school is providing a high-quality education that effectively supports the diverse needs of its students.

415

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 W Desert Fairways Dr
Oro Valley, AZ 85755-0001

(520) 269-4610

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2019 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (66% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Amphitheater Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg42%

Arizona avg39%

95^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	87.2	95 of 909	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.7	23 of 912	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	65 of 1245	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	60 of 1000	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	73 of 1226	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	118 of 1039	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	145 of 589	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	33 of 602	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	68 of 1219	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	110 of 824	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	88 of 1219	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	61 of 862	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	65 of 1023	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	123 of 496	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	54 of 486	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	146 of 1170	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	29 of 716	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	138 of 1198	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.5	178 of 1116	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	46 of 618	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	60 of 626	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	25 of 628	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	58 of 1216	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	42 of 830	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	76 of 1220	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	159 of 850	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	200 of 1032	80.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.9	167 of 239	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	192 of 617	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	56 of 444	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	100 of 1027	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	74.4	115 of 820	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	44 of 145	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	29 of 1201	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	92 of 465	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	11 of 486	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	31 of 1024	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	91 of 800	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	71 of 1161	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.6	127 of 595	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	143 of 720	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)86th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)84th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)69th percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2021)30th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+35 vs state

Mathematics67%+27 vs state

English Language Arts65%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

This is a great school. The principal, teachers, staff and parents are all very engaged with the kids. A great community feel too! 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
The Innovation Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W Desert Fairways Dr	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 269-4610	415	28	14.9		261 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (28.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	87.2	95^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.5%		95.7	23^rd of 912 public elementary schools	97.5%	72	51.0	73.0	70.0				58.0	71.0	71.0				69.0			$00			$00
Painted Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12620 N Woodburne Ave	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-3800	416	28	14.9		254 (61.1%)	6 (1.4%)	111 (26.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	87	97^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.3%		91.7	62^nd of 912 public elementary schools	93.2%	35	68.0	81.0	56.0				74.0	83.0	56.0				51.0			$00			$00
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	944	86	10.9		541 (57.3%)	17 (1.8%)	295 (31.3%)	41 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	76.7	192^nd of 909 public elementary schools	78.9%		79	174^th of 912 public elementary schools	80.9%	18	65.0	60.0	63.0	76.0	67.0	55.0	61.0	50.0	60.0	50.0	60.0	47.0	39.0	40.0		$00			$00
Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N Copper Spring Trl	Tucson	85737	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6800	283	31	9.1		149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	99 (35.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	48.8	396^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.4%		64.8	287^th of 912 public elementary schools	68.5%	109	46.0	42.0	38.0				40.0	53.0	40.0				41.0			$00			$00
Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	770	46	16.8		464 (60.3%)	10 (1.3%)	237 (30.8%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	79	166^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.7%		72.2	226^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.2%	60	55.0	74.0	54.0	73.0	58.0	72.0	48.0	68.0	58.0	63.0	47.0	40.0	44.0	56.0		$00			$00
BASIS Oro Valley Primary	Public, Charter	K-6	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 812-5900	599	32	18.7		177 (29.5%)	31 (5.2%)	148 (24.7%)	186 (31.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.7%)	96.8	13^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.9	15^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.4%	2	73.0	78.0	75.0				81.0	77.0	90.0				78.0		$10,026	$347	$52	$746	$6,311	$3,316	$9,627
Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	561	45	12.3		248 (44.2%)	4 (0.7%)	289 (51.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	34.9	515^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.3%		27	610^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.1%	95	26.0	36.0	36.0	48.0	45.0	35.0	39.0	29.0	36.0	36.0	23.0	18.0		39.0		$00			$00
Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 W Freer Dr	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-5150	406	30	13.7		219 (53.9%)	8 (2.0%)	156 (38.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	56.6	339^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.5	309^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.1%	30	45.0	52.0	48.0	43.0			45.0	50.0	56.0	31.0			45.0		$13,035	$837	$189	$1,864	$10,702	$1,306	$12,009
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
Dove Mountain K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 W Moore Rd	Marana	85658	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4500	1,004	53	19.1		498 (49.6%)	14 (1.4%)	401 (39.9%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.2%)	74.5	208^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.4	203^rd of 912 public elementary schools	77.7%	5	55.0	62.0	49.0	57.0	75.0	56.0	65.0	58.0	59.0	40.0	60.0	38.0	55.0	54.0	$9,310	$629	$148	$1,406	$7,047	$1,486	$8,533

Frequently Asked Questions about The Innovation Academy

How many students attend The Innovation Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended The Innovation Academy.

What is the racial makeup of The Innovation Academy?

Students at The Innovation Academy are 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is The Innovation Academy a good school?

The Innovation Academy ranks 95^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is The Innovation Academy in?

Amphitheater Unified District

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