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Esperanza Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

879^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Sunnyside Unified District in Tucson, Arizona. With 464 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranked 879 out of 909 schools statewide.

Esperanza Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 20% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 19% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to state averages of 46% and 42% respectively. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona schools for Hispanic, African American, and Special Education students. However, the school performs better for Native American and Multi-racial students, ranking in the top 50% of schools in those subgroups. With over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Esperanza Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

Compared to nearby schools, Esperanza Elementary performs poorly. For example, Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet, just 1.67 miles away, outperforms Esperanza Elementary by a significant margin on 3rd grade English Language Arts and Math assessments. Esperanza Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the school's challenges are not improving and may be getting worse over time.

437

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,921

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2353 E Bantam Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706-1762

(520) 545-2900

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Sunnyside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.9%

White:

5.7%

American Indian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

Arizona avg43%

879^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Sunnyside Unified District

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
2025	9.9	879 of 909	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	811 of 912	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1061 of 1245	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	844 of 1000	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1026 of 1226	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	778 of 1039	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	800 of 1109	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	754 of 1106	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	748 of 1079	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.7	760 of 955	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.5	638 of 1079	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	651 of 1158	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	619 of 1141	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	535 of 1075	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	517 of 1090	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.4	436 of 1062	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	826 of 895	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	524 of 620	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	258 of 451	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	324 of 975	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	1089 of 1219	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1067 of 1219	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	573 of 862	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	706 of 1023	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	205 of 306	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	472 of 496	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	419 of 486	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1004 of 1170	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	619 of 716	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	993 of 1198	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	492 of 709	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	618 of 911	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.1	975 of 1116	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	597 of 618	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	617 of 820	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	1029 of 1216	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	974 of 1220	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	724 of 850	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	782 of 1032	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	241 of 617	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	641 of 1027	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.2	246 of 654	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	749 of 820	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	486 of 1201	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	772 of 1024	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	683 of 1161	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)62nd percentile+46 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)43rd percentile+28 vs school

Foster Care (2021)33rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2021)15th percentile~ school

Male (2023)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)13th percentile~ school

Female (2023)11th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2021)8th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Esperanza Elementary School

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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 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
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	K-6	2353 E Bantam Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2900	437	26	16.8		25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	393 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	9.9	879^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.3%		13.4	811^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.1%	68		20.0		24.0			19.0							$7,921	$725	$00	$1,451	$6,808	$387	$7,195
Los Amigos Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	613	38	16.2		30 (4.9%)	13 (2.1%)	562 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.9	789^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.7	786^th of 912 public elementary schools	13.8%	3	27.0	27.0	26.0	21.0			29.0	20.0	22.0			19.0		$7,607	$769	$04	$1,543	$6,481	$352	$6,833
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5702 S Campbell Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3600	284	24	11.9		13 (4.6%)	4 (1.4%)	254 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)														$19,785	$1,733		$3,466	$17,130	$921	$18,051
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	5102 S Cherry Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3900	454	24	18.9		8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	427 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16.4	760^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.4%		8.7	886^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.9%	126	27.0	22.0		28.0			26.0							$8,065	$1,161	$25	$2,348	$6,313	$566	$6,879
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
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
Los Ninos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5445 S Alvernon Way	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3300	456	29	15.5		21 (4.6%)	39 (8.6%)	366 (80.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	8	891^st of 909 public elementary schools	2.0%					(n/a)			16.0	16.0								17.0		$7,870	$852	$05	$1,708	$6,236	$778	$7,014
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet	Public	K-3	6200 S Hemisphere Pl	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3000	503	26	19.3		12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	479 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)	34.0						42.0							$6,981	$685		$1,371	$5,876	$419	$6,295
Van Buskirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E Fair St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3700	287	25	11.6		10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	268 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.9	625^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.7	561^st of 912 public elementary schools	38.5%	64	34.0	23.0	30.0						33.0						$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary School attend?

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

High : Sunnyside High School

How many students attend Esperanza Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Esperanza Elementary School.

What district is Esperanza Elementary School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

Is Esperanza Elementary School a good school?

Esperanza Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary School?

Students at Esperanza Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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