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Santa Clara Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

Summary

Santa Clara Elementary School is a public K-6 school in Tucson, Arizona, serving a student population of 456 that is predominantly Hispanic (75.66%) and Native American (16.01%). However, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with proficiency rates significantly below district and state averages.

Despite having an extremely high percentage of students from low-income families (84.87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), Santa Clara Elementary's per-student spending is relatively low, ranging from $7,612 to $14,463 in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 937th out of 1,141 Arizona elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 1,191st out of 1,245 in 2022-2023. Examining the school's performance by student subgroups reveals significant achievement gaps, with Hispanic and Native American students ranking in the bottom 10% and 20% of Arizona elementary schools, respectively.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District and nearby Tucson Unified District, Santa Clara Elementary consistently performs worse academically. For instance, Elvira Elementary, located just 0.63 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

422

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,109

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6910 S Santa Clara Ave
Tucson, AZ 85756-6543

(520) 545-3200

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Students who attend Santa Clara Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Challenger Middle School
High:	Desert View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

American Indian:

17.8%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2012 → 4th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

Arizona avg42%

Not ranked this year

Santa Clara Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

267^th of 289Sunnyside 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
2023	11.6	1191 of 1245	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1120 of 1226	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	765 of 1039	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	849 of 1109	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	897 of 1106	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	994 of 1079	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	953 of 955	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	1031 of 1079	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1094 of 1158	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	937 of 1141	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	869 of 1075	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	997 of 1090	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	850 of 1062	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	404 of 975	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	93 of 155	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	1191 of 1219	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1061 of 1219	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	648 of 862	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	675 of 1023	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	1102 of 1170	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	996 of 1198	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	442 of 709	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	519 of 911	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	265 of 423	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	1057 of 1116	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	541 of 820	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	1127 of 1216	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1121 of 1220	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	750 of 850	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	863 of 1032	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	1008 of 1027	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	204 of 219	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	506 of 654	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	29 of 62	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	715 of 820	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	977 of 1201	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	6.3	1145 of 1161	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)59th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2021)37th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2023)13th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)2nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-7 vs school

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

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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
Santa Clara Elementary School	Public	K-6	6910 S Santa Clara Ave	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	422	28	15.1		16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	308 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)		31.0	19.0												$9,109	$785	$00	$1,570	$7,443	$880	$8,323
Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	745	39	19.1		21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	664 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.1	538^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.6	424^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.5%	114	29.0	44.0	25.0	42.0	56.0	39.0	60.0	28.0	17.0	34.0	35.0	22.0	26.0	34.0		$00			$00
Elvira Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 W Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2800	642	32	20.0		11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	44.9	439^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.7%		37.7	499^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.3%	60	30.0	60.0	37.0	29.0			35.0	62.0	48.0	27.0			37.0		$6,730	$754	$00	$1,507	$5,734	$243	$5,976
Mission Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 W Santa Rosa St	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3500	475	37	12.9		14 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	436 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	14.1	803^rd of 909 public elementary schools	11.7%		9.2	883^rd of 912 public elementary schools	3.2%	80		22.0		19.0			33.0		21.0						$9,529	$916	$10	$1,841	$8,318	$286	$8,604
La Paloma Academy-South	Public, Charter	K-8	5660 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 807-9668	501	17	29.4		24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		26.0						22.0								$00			$00
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	5495 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3100	490	23	21.6		11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	450 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	13.7	815^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.3%		14.3	792^nd of 912 public elementary schools	13.2%	23	22.0	17.0		33.0			18.0								$7,429	$846	$07	$1,698	$6,164	$412	$6,576
Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W Drexel Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-3600	472	28	17.0		16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	420 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.9	884^th of 909 public elementary schools	2.8%		13.2	816^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.5%	68	16.0	21.0					22.0									$00			$00
Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2700	515	25	21.0		13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	454 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	9.1	883^rd of 909 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	21.0	21.0	19.0	16.0			18.0	19.0							$7,085	$934	$01	$1,870	$5,549	$600	$6,150
Sierra K-8 School	Public	K-8	5801 S Del Moral Blvd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 542-3200	801	54	14.9		12 (1.5%)	38 (4.7%)	720 (89.9%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)								(n/a)		22.0			15.0	23.0		15.0			9.0	12.0		15.0	$7,125	$626	$37	$1,290	$5,960	$502	$6,462
John E White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 W Canada St	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-5300	607	36	17.0		28 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	509 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	18.2	725^th of 909 public elementary schools	20.2%		16.8	754^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.3%	29	26.0	32.0	22.0				35.0	28.0	23.0				19.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Clara Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Santa Clara Elementary School?

Students at Santa Clara Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 18% American Indian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Santa Clara Elementary School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

What schools do graduates of Santa Clara Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Santa Clara Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Challenger Middle School
High : Desert View High School

How many students attend Santa Clara Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Santa Clara Elementary School.

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