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Agua Caliente School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
146th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 84% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Agua Caliente School is a PK–6 elementary school in Tucson with 449 students, in the Tanque Verde Unified District. For 2025–2026, SchoolDigger places it at the 84th percentile statewide and gives it four stars, close to its district’s 85th percentile. Its results are much stronger than Arizona’s overall, but vary notably by grade. The most important finding is the contrast between standout fourth-grade ELA and weaker sixth-grade results.

Math is the school’s clearest strength compared with nearby schools: its 63% all-grades proficiency rate is 30 points above the state and 3 points above the district, and 18 points above the nearby-school average of 45%; it is tied for third-highest among 11 schools with Canyon View Elementary School. ELA is 63%—22 points above the state, even with the district, and 12 points above the nearby average of 51%—ranking fifth among the 11 schools. Fourth-grade ELA stands out at 86%, 6 points above the district and higher than the next-highest reported nearby result, Canyon View’s 80%. By sixth grade, ELA is 48% and math 43%, below district results of 58% and 55%, respectively, though both remain above state results.

Fifth-grade science remains above the state but has slipped from its earlier high: results were 59% in 2022–2023, 65% in 2023–2024 and 52% in 2024–2025; the latest result is 18 points above the state and 2 above the district. SchoolDigger’s statewide rating has eased from the 88th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 84th in 2025–2026, while remaining a four-star rating. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 14.9, above the nearby average of 13.1 and the third-highest among the schools compared; the free/reduced-lunch rate was 14% in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable difference for Military Connected Students: the group ranked at the 9th percentile in 2021–2022, compared with 87th overall that year. The Hispanic Students ranking rose from the 55th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 92nd in 2022–2023. Only one year of all-grades ELA and math results is available, so their trends cannot yet be judged.

449
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,904
Per pupil spending ?
10.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
93.3%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 3.3% (any vaccine)
 11420 E Limberlost Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85749-8103

(520) 749-2235

District: Tanque Verde Unified District


Students who attend Agua Caliente School usually attend:

Middle:    Emily Gray Junior High School
High:    Tanque Verde High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
74.2%
Hispanic:
19.6%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Arizona average (63% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 16% of Arizona elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school63%
District avg61%
Arizona avg37%
146th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From top 13% (2016) to top 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Tanque Verde Unified District
41st of 267Tanque Verde 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202680.7146 of 90083.8%★★★★☆
202583.2132 of 90985.5%★★★★☆
202483.5139 of 91284.8%★★★★☆
202387.0154 of 124587.6%★★★★☆
202283.0129 of 100087.1%★★★★☆
202179.8239 of 122680.5%★★★★☆
201969.3318 of 103969.4%★★★☆☆
201869.9324 of 110970.8%★★★★☆
201786.2145 of 110686.9%★★★★☆
201686.7135 of 107987.5%★★★★☆
201583.4142 of 95585.1%★★★★☆
201487.4105 of 107990.3%★★★★★
201388.959 of 115894.9%★★★★★
201289.535 of 114196.9%★★★★★
201190.654 of 107595.0%★★★★★
201091.542 of 109096.1%★★★★★
200989.946 of 106295.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202668.5153 of 57973.6%★★★★☆
202568.4156 of 58973.5%★★★★☆
202469.4155 of 60274.3%★★★★☆
202384.1165 of 121986.5%★★★★☆
202278.2131 of 82484.1%★★★★☆
202175.9272 of 121977.7%★★★★☆
201956.7355 of 86258.8%★★★☆☆
201859.4393 of 102361.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202386.398 of 117091.6%★★★★★
202157.3417 of 119865.2%★★★☆☆
201849.4406 of 91155.4%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202165.443 of 42389.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202358.2376 of 111666.3%★★★☆☆
202276.6118 of 61880.9%★★★★☆
201850.8372 of 82054.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202674.7118 of 59180.0%★★★★☆
202575.2119 of 62681.0%★★★★☆
202475.7116 of 62881.5%★★★★☆
202386.3151 of 121687.6%★★★★☆
202276.7150 of 83081.9%★★★★☆
202180.8210 of 122082.8%★★★★☆
201965.8267 of 85068.6%★★★☆☆
201875.6247 of 103276.1%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202230.092 of 1018.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202366.3129 of 61779.1%★★★★☆
202190.714 of 102798.6%★★★★★

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202191.63 of 17198.2%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202359.9231 of 82071.8%★★★★☆
202259.075 of 14548.3%★★★☆☆
202152.2397 of 120166.9%★★★☆☆
201865.582 of 41780.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202661.1146 of 43766.6%★★★☆☆
202560.8165 of 46564.5%★★★☆☆
202462.9161 of 48666.9%★★★☆☆
202374.7204 of 102480.1%★★★★☆
202274.1142 of 80082.3%★★★★☆
202172.5267 of 116177.0%★★★★☆
201943.1362 of 59539.2%★★☆☆☆
201851.7370 of 72048.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Pacific Islander (2021)98th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2023)92nd percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2021)90th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)79th percentile-9 vs school
Female (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2023)72nd percentile-16 vs school
White (2026)67th percentile-17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)66th percentile-21 vs school
Military Connected (2022)9th percentile-78 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts63%+22 vs state
Mathematics63%+30 vs state

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Students at Agua Caliente School are 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Agua Caliente School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emily Gray Junior High School
High : Tanque Verde High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Agua Caliente School.

Agua Caliente School ranks 146th of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2022–23 through 2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026
2018–19 through 2021–22 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 AASA test scoresOct 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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