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Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson

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Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson ranks 387 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson is a public charter elementary school serving 712 students in grades K-8 in Tucson, Arizona. The school is part of the Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. district, which is ranked 101 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and its district average. While the school's 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of 69% is higher than the district (62%) and state (46%), its 5th grade science proficiency of 25% is lower than the district (33%) and state (34%) averages. The school's performance has fluctuated over the past few years, with some years showing higher proficiency rates and others lower. Compared to nearby public schools, Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson generally performs better academically, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools, such as W Arthur Sewel Elementary School, have outperformed the school in certain grade levels and subject areas.

The school's performance across different student subgroups is uneven, with some groups, such as Hispanic students, performing better than the state average, while others, like White and Asian students, performing below the state. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the specific needs and challenges of underperforming student subgroups to ensure equitable educational outcomes. Addressing the school's challenges and learning from high-performing nearby schools could help Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson improve its academic achievement and provide more equitable educational opportunities for all its students.

731

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

6180 E Pima St
Tucson, AZ 85712-3018

(520) 462-1202

District: Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

White:

35.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2024 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Arizona median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

387^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From top 28% (2021) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

312^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2022

From top 44% (2022) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.

101^st of 289Leman Academy of Excellence 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	387 of 909	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	569 of 912	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	615 of 1245	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	554 of 1000	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.2	341 of 1226	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.3	612 of 895	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.2	450 of 620	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.1	780 of 975	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	335 of 589	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	442 of 602	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	585 of 1219	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	473 of 824	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	375 of 1219	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	191 of 496	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	290 of 486	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	635 of 1170	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	390 of 1198	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	103 of 549	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	212 of 556	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	612 of 1116	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	355 of 626	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	450 of 628	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	690 of 1216	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	320 of 1220	73.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	71.0	24 of 101	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	36 of 239	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	515 of 617	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	219 of 444	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.9	67 of 1027	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	680 of 820	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	492 of 1201	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	347 of 465	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	400 of 486	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	667 of 1024	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	405 of 800	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.3	240 of 1161	79.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	312 of 552	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	278 of 550	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	385 of 854	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	265 of 605	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	213 of 395	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	201 of 386	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	384 of 806	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	211 of 494	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.3	413 of 760	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.8	279 of 717	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	282 of 379	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	383 of 810	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	54 of 68	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	373 of 384	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	167 of 277	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	154 of 288	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	287 of 675	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	61 of 446	86.3%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+24 vs school

Military Connected (2022)76th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2021)32nd percentile-41 vs school

Asian (2021)27th percentile-45 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)20th percentile-52 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)17th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)61st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2022)21st percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)3rd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

Science25%-9 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	Total
Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	6180 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 462-1202	731	55	13.2		261 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	385 (52.7%)	11 (1.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.2%)	50	387^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.4%		30.8	569^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.6%	182	50.0	69.0	43.0	42.0	35.0	38.0	49.0	48.0	34.0	29.0	23.0	21.0	25.0
Adventure School	Public, Charter	K-8	5757 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Educational Impact Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 296-0656	141	7	20.1		38 (27.0%)	3 (2.1%)	85 (60.3%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)								(n/a)
La Paloma Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Wilmot Rd	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 721-4205	632	28	22.5		121 (19.1%)	85 (13.4%)	401 (63.4%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	19.6	710^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.7	730^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.0%	20	33.0	23.0	22.0	22.0	23.0	18.0	33.0		30.0				24.0	19.0
W Arthur Sewel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 N Sahuara Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7200	200	15	13.2		54 (27.0%)	11 (5.5%)	112 (56.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (7.0%)	67.4	272^nd of 909 public elementary schools	70.1%		84.7	126^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.2%	146	47.0	50.0	52.0				66.0		48.0				48.0
W V Whitmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5330 E Glenn St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8000	362	21	17.1		109 (30.1%)	39 (10.8%)	157 (43.4%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.4%)								(n/a)		31.0						31.0
Hudlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 N Caribe Ave	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4800	146	16	9.1		35 (24.0%)	13 (8.9%)	82 (56.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	9 (6.2%)								(n/a)
Desert Sky Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	1350 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Desert Sky Community School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 745-3888	38	7	5.4		23 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (28.9%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Annie Kellond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 E Lehigh Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5100	366	29	12.8		130 (35.5%)	18 (4.9%)	181 (49.5%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	38.4	479^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.3%		37.8	497^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.5%	18	38.0	44.0	31.0				39.0	45.0	38.0				31.0
John B Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 E Linden St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8100	410	31	13.1		59 (14.4%)	91 (22.2%)	193 (47.1%)	15 (3.7%)	15 (3.7%)	18 (4.4%)	19 (4.6%)	18.1	727^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.1	720^th of 912 public elementary schools	21.1%	7		28.0	26.0					25.0	30.0
Booth Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	450 East Montego Drive	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson

How many students attend Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson.

What district is Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson in?

Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.

Is Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson a good school?

Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson ranks 387^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson?

Students at Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson are 53% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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