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C E Rose Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

C E Rose Elementary School is a public school in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 759 students. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 208 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

C E Rose Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing better than others. Additionally, C E Rose has experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 3.9% to 6.6% between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024. Proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the Tucson Unified District and Arizona state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

When comparing C E Rose Elementary School to nearby schools within the Tucson Unified District, such as Hollinger K-8 School and Van Buskirk Elementary School, it appears to be one of the lower-performing schools in the area. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.87% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its overall academic performance. While the school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, there may be opportunities to learn from the instructional practices and strategies used with certain student subgroups to improve overall student achievement.

766

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 W Michigan St
Tucson, AZ 85714-1257

(520) 908-4400

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend C E Rose Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Utterback Middle School
High:	Pueblo High School
	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

American Indian:

2.3%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2021 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

802^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

379^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Tucson Unified District

208^th of 289Tucson 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	802 of 909	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	746 of 912	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	917 of 1245	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	941 of 1000	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1171 of 1226	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	972 of 1039	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	939 of 1109	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	772 of 1106	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.3	700 of 1079	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.6	698 of 955	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.0	610 of 1079	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	479 of 1158	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	476 of 1141	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	489 of 1075	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.2	470 of 1090	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	493 of 1062	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.9	358 of 620	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	311 of 975	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	956 of 1219	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1177 of 1219	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	790 of 862	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	856 of 1023	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	436 of 496	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	394 of 486	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	848 of 1170	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	681 of 716	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1147 of 1198	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	671 of 709	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	720 of 911	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.3	14 of 102	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.7	351 of 423	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	430 of 549	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	467 of 556	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	816 of 1116	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	543 of 626	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	540 of 628	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	866 of 1216	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1135 of 1220	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	824 of 850	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	862 of 1032	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	985 of 1027	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	295 of 654	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	743 of 820	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	827 of 1201	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	380 of 417	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	529 of 1024	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	976 of 1161	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	379 of 552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	406 of 550	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	657 of 854	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	507 of 605	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	757 of 832	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	486 of 605	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	521 of 711	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.4	302 of 695	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	181 of 677	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	46.4	239 of 521	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.0	254 of 690	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.5	114 of 787	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	66.7	236 of 772	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.7	53 of 145	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	161 of 606	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	266 of 395	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	635 of 806	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	723 of 820	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	304 of 466	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	466 of 624	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	216 of 345	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	228 of 329	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	586 of 760	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	708 of 802	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	284 of 387	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	370 of 543	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.1	147 of 257	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	205 of 344	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	211 of 320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	508 of 717	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	348 of 369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	301 of 379	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	252 of 370	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	647 of 810	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	757 of 818	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	417 of 435	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	436 of 617	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	637 of 650	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.9	134 of 390	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	44.8	265 of 446	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2023)86th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+64 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile+50 vs school

White (2023)48th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2021)42nd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Native American (2021)66th percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)63rd percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2021)43rd percentile+34 vs school

White (2022)41st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+9 vs school

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

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Mathematics18%-15 vs state

Science16%-16 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
C E Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 W Michigan St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4400	766	42	18.4		12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	723 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	14.2	802^nd of 909 public elementary schools	11.8%		17.6	746^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.2%	56	16.0	30.0	20.0	37.0	36.0	30.0	14.0	24.0	13.0	25.0	17.0	18.0	15.0	18.0		$00			$00
Hollinger K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Ajo Way	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1700	542	35	15.5		21 (3.9%)	8 (1.5%)	502 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17	748^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.7%		14.1	798^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.5%	50	26.0	30.0	22.0			13.0		27.0	25.0				23.0			$00			$00
Lynn Urquides	Public	PK, KG-6	1573 W Ajo Way	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4000	419	34	12.4		10 (2.4%)	9 (2.1%)	377 (90.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)			28.0						28.0							$00			$00
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
McCorkle Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4455 S Mission Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 877-2000	1,048	55	19.2		33 (3.1%)	10 (1.0%)	958 (91.4%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	7.5	895^th of 909 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.2	905^th of 912 public elementary schools	0.8%	10		14.0	21.0	20.0	16.0	21.0	13.0	17.0	15.0					9.0		$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
Mission View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 S 8th Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-2300	232	23	10.1		8 (3.4%)	4 (1.7%)	210 (90.5%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
La Paloma Academy-South	Public, Charter	K-8	5660 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85706	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about C E Rose Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of C E Rose Elementary School?

Students at C E Rose Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend C E Rose Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended C E Rose Elementary School.

What district is C E Rose Elementary School in?

Tucson Unified District

Is C E Rose Elementary School a good school?

C E Rose Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of C E Rose Elementary School attend?

Students who attend C E Rose Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Utterback Middle School
High : Pueblo High School
High : University High School
Alternative : Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

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