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BASIS Oro Valley Primary

Public, Charter Grades K-6

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

BASIS Oro Valley Primary is a public charter elementary school in Oro Valley, Arizona that serves 649 students from kindergarten to 6th grade and is part of the BASIS Charter Schools Inc. district.

This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 4th and 22nd out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The majority of students (75% or more) score proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics on state assessments, significantly outperforming the state averages. BASIS Oro Valley Primary also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for its performance with female, male, Hispanic, and White students, as well as its support for English Language Learners and students with special needs.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Amphitheater Unified District and Catalina Foothills Unified District, BASIS Oro Valley Primary significantly outperforms these schools in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This exceptional performance may be attributed to the school's higher spending per student, as well as its status as a public charter school with more autonomy and flexibility.

599

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,026

Per pupil spending ?

11155 N Oracle Rd
Oro Valley, AZ 85737-5606

(520) 812-5900

District: BASIS Charter Schools Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.1%

White:

29.5%

Hispanic:

24.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2017 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (79% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Arizona avg39%

13^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 289BASIS Charter Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	13 of 909	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	15 of 912	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	4 of 1245	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	17 of 1000	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	22 of 1226	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	8 of 1039	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	6 of 1109	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	5 of 1106	99.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.9	15 of 607	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	14 of 289	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	42 of 895	95.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.3	5 of 316	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	17 of 270	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	77 of 620	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	98.7	2 of 451	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	49.0	231 of 975	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	23 of 589	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	27 of 602	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	14 of 1219	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	20 of 824	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	36 of 1219	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	11 of 862	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	13 of 1023	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	15 of 496	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	12 of 486	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	3 of 1170	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	27 of 716	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	37 of 1198	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	12 of 709	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	9 of 911	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	9 of 626	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	7 of 628	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	4 of 1216	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	14 of 830	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	13 of 1220	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	6 of 850	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	8 of 1032	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.0	10 of 617	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	42 of 444	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	48 of 1027	95.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	99.6	1 of 820	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	50.0	91 of 145	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	92.6	25 of 1201	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	15 of 465	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	8 of 486	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	12 of 1024	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	33 of 800	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	20 of 1161	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	8 of 595	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	20 of 720	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2023)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)98th percentile~ school

African American (2023)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+43 vs state

Science78%+44 vs state

English Language Arts75%+35 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Manzanita School	Public	K-5	3000 E Manzanita Ave	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7800	579	34	17.2		354 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	155 (26.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	89.4	75^th of 909 public elementary schools	91.7%		85.6	121^st of 912 public elementary schools	86.7%	46	76.0	72.0	66.0				68.0	73.0	56.0				63.0		$8,434	$142	$604	$889	$6,173	$1,514	$7,688

Frequently Asked Questions about BASIS Oro Valley Primary

What district is BASIS Oro Valley Primary in?

BASIS Charter Schools Inc.

Is BASIS Oro Valley Primary a good school?

Yes! BASIS Oro Valley Primary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend BASIS Oro Valley Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended BASIS Oro Valley Primary.

What is the racial makeup of BASIS Oro Valley Primary?

Students at BASIS Oro Valley Primary are 31% Asian, 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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