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Tuscano Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Tuscano Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Phoenix, Arizona, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 496 students. The school is part of the Fowler Elementary District, which is ranked 263 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tuscano Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with its ranking ranging from 618 out of 1079 schools in 2013-2014 to 1059 out of 1245 schools in 2022-2023. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief period of a 2-star rating in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Fowler Elementary District, such as Western Valley Elementary School and Sun Canyon School, also perform below the state average but generally outperform Tuscano Elementary School in academic measures. Additionally, schools in other nearby districts, such as Arizona Desert Elementary School and Country Place Elementary, show stronger academic performance compared to Tuscano Elementary School.

532

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3850 S 79th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85043-7504

(623) 707-2300

District: Fowler Elementary District

Students who attend Tuscano Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Maria Middle School
High:	Sierra Linda High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

African American:

15.0%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg20%

Arizona avg39%

720^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Fowler Elementary District

263^rd of 289Fowler Elementary 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	18.6	720 of 909	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	851 of 912	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1059 of 1245	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	950 of 1000	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	991 of 1226	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	894 of 1039	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	843 of 1109	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	844 of 1106	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	641 of 955	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.3	618 of 1079	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.2	536 of 1158	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.4	625 of 1141	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	648 of 1075	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	683 of 1090	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.0	737 of 1062	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	580 of 607	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	407 of 895	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	115 of 155	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	1051 of 1219	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1078 of 1219	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	751 of 862	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	747 of 1023	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	362 of 496	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	437 of 486	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	959 of 1170	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	694 of 716	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	959 of 1198	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	638 of 709	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	701 of 911	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	364 of 549	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	914 of 1116	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	559 of 820	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	572 of 626	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1040 of 1216	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	809 of 830	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	868 of 1220	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	810 of 850	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	820 of 1032	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	340 of 444	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	995 of 1027	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.8	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	95 of 171	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	870 of 1024	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1069 of 1161	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)25th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)23rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile~ school

Female (2023)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)4th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Science22%-12 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
Tuscano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 S 79th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2300	532	29	18.3		32 (6.0%)	80 (15.0%)	396 (74.4%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	18.6	720^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.8%		11.3	851^st of 912 public elementary schools	6.7%	131	19.0	22.0	29.0				22.0	18.0	45.0				22.0			$00			$00
Sun Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-5	8150 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2000	563	24	23.4		14 (2.5%)	60 (10.7%)	464 (82.4%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	23.5	647^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.8%		21.7	672^nd of 912 public elementary schools	26.3%	25	18.0	37.0	27.0				39.0	40.0	28.0				16.0			$00			$00
Dos Rios Elementary	Public	K-8	2150 S 87th Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7004	614	34	18.3		24 (3.9%)	86 (14.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	24 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)				17.0	16.0	24.0							14.0	18.0	$10,639	$1,363	$1,611	$4,337	$6,334	$1,332	$7,665
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3834 S 91st Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5000	313	21	14.9		10 (3.2%)	54 (17.3%)	234 (74.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$12,071	$1,487	$1,469	$4,443	$7,587	$1,528	$9,115
Union Connects	Public, Virtual	K-8	3834 S 91st Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(623) 478-5005	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	2504 S 91st Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	P.L.C. Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-2120	895	45	19.8		31 (3.5%)	99 (11.1%)	740 (82.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	13.8	813^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.6%		13.4	814^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.7%	1	21.0	40.0	18.0	23.0	38.0	30.0	24.0	22.0	17.0	12.0	16.0	15.0	20.0	29.0		$00			$00
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-8	7275 W Vineyard Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 605-8540	863	51	16.9		55 (6.4%)	245 (28.4%)	490 (56.8%)	9 (1.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.4%)	15.6	773^rd of 909 public elementary schools	15.0%		14.3	793^rd of 912 public elementary schools	13.0%	20	27.0	25.0		28.0	42.0	26.0	32.0	12.0	11.0	24.0	21.0	24.0		13.0	$9,614	$692	$458	$1,843	$6,955	$1,507	$8,463
Western Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2100	532	21	25.3		19 (3.6%)	45 (8.5%)	451 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	11.4	850^th of 909 public elementary schools	6.5%		16	763^rd of 912 public elementary schools	16.3%	87	16.0	27.0	15.0				22.0	21.0	26.0							$00			$00
Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 707-2400	0	2	17.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8803 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5260	843	43	19.4		35 (4.2%)	88 (10.4%)	693 (82.2%)	10 (1.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	37	489^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.2%		26.8	613^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.8%	124	33.0	47.0	39.0	26.0	43.0	37.0	41.0	33.0	43.0		22.0	25.0	34.0	28.0	$10,979	$1,022	$918	$2,961	$6,932	$2,107	$9,039

Frequently Asked Questions about Tuscano Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tuscano Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tuscano Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Maria Middle School
High : Sierra Linda High School

Is Tuscano Elementary School a good school?

Tuscano Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Tuscano Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Tuscano Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tuscano Elementary School?

Students at Tuscano Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Tuscano Elementary School in?

Fowler Elementary District

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