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Dietz K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Dietz K-8 School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 390 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 373 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dietz K-8 School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools with a 1-star rating. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than state and district averages, with only 9% of 5th graders and 7% of 8th graders proficient in science, compared to state averages of 34% and 27%, respectively. Dietz K-8 School also has high dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 10.2%, and a high percentage of students (82.82%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Irene Erickson Elementary, Wheeler Elementary, Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School, and Ford Elementary generally perform better on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. However, these schools also serve student populations with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Interestingly, Dietz K-8 School's homeless and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, suggesting the school may have effective strategies in place to support these specific student populations.

364

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7575 E Palma St
Tucson, AZ 85710-6334

(520) 731-4000

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Dietz K-8 School usually attend:

Middle:	Secrist Middle School
High:	Palo Verde High Magnet School
	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

18.7%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2017 → 13th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2023) from a 6th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (10% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

Arizona avg46%

Not ranked this year

Dietz K-8 School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	16.6	1080 of 1245	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	707 of 1000	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1027 of 1226	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	958 of 1039	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1022 of 1109	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1036 of 1106	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	999 of 1079	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	721 of 955	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	956 of 1079	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	929 of 1158	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	964 of 1141	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	967 of 1075	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	848 of 1090	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	720 of 1062	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	487 of 607	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	633 of 895	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.4	347 of 975	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	1086 of 1219	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1047 of 1219	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	943 of 1023	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	1095 of 1170	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1123 of 1198	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	871 of 911	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	60.2	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	165 of 423	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	1002 of 1116	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	409 of 618	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	1034 of 1216	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	997 of 1220	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	981 of 1032	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.3	388 of 617	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	569 of 1027	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.8	84 of 171	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.8	795 of 1201	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	969 of 1024	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	717 of 800	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	968 of 1161	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	687 of 720	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	740 of 854	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	700 of 832	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	687 of 711	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	670 of 695	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	626 of 677	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	621 of 690	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	336 of 400	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	465 of 573	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	702 of 806	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	745 of 820	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	616 of 624	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	571 of 760	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	605 of 802	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	530 of 543	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	563 of 717	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	672 of 810	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	590 of 818	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	586 of 617	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	557 of 650	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	68 of 108	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	6.4	670 of 675	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	441 of 446	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	500 of 780	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	2.9	435 of 436	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2022)70th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)64th percentile+48 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)51st percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2021)34th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2023)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)15th percentile~ school

Female (2023)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+35 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)37th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2023)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)17th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)14th percentile~ school

Female (2023)13th percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-13 vs 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 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Total
Dietz K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	7575 E Palma St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4000	364	27	13.2		68 (18.7%)	63 (17.3%)	175 (48.1%)	20 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Da Vinci Tree Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8055 E 22nd St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Science Technology Engineering and Math Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 441-0137	265	19	13.9		84 (31.7%)	9 (3.4%)	144 (54.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)								(n/a)				50.0	40.0								36.0
La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	855	32	26.7		217 (25.4%)	112 (13.1%)	480 (56.1%)	23 (2.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.4%)	23.2	653^rd of 909 public elementary schools	28.2%		18.2	738^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.1%	85	22.0	38.0	24.0	23.0	37.0	32.0	43.0	30.0	29.0	23.0			27.0	19.0
Arizona Online Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	8140 E. Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 305-5002	42	4	10.5		11 (26.2%)	6 (14.3%)	23 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	467	26	17.9		151 (32.3%)	39 (8.4%)	234 (50.1%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	50.7	381^st of 909 public elementary schools	58.1%		55.4	363^rd of 912 public elementary schools	60.2%	18	29.0	57.0	49.0	36.0	45.0	31.0	39.0	46.0	42.0		30.0	33.0	52.0	37.0
Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1818 S Avenida Del Sol	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5500	391	29	13.4		118 (30.2%)	39 (10.0%)	185 (47.3%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.1%)	23.2	651^st of 909 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.7	579^th of 912 public elementary schools	36.5%	72	21.0	40.0	24.0					35.0	34.0				22.0
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Montego Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-3800	299	25	12.1		50 (16.7%)	61 (20.4%)	160 (53.5%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)						27.0
Booth Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	450 East Montego Drive	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8001 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4300	182	17	10.4		62 (34.1%)	17 (9.3%)	94 (51.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)		42.0											29.0
Harold Steele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 S Sarnoff Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-6800	245	22	11.3		67 (27.3%)	28 (11.4%)	128 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Dietz K-8 School

What schools do graduates of Dietz K-8 School attend?

Students who attend Dietz K-8 School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Secrist Middle School
High : Palo Verde High Magnet School
High : University High School
Alternative : Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

How many students attend Dietz K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Dietz K-8 School.

What district is Dietz K-8 School in?

Tucson Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Dietz K-8 School?

Students at Dietz K-8 School are 48% Hispanic, 19% White, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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