Dunham Elementary School

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Dunham Elementary School ranks 784 th of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public PK, KG-5

9850 E 29th St
Tucson, AZ 85748-8106

(520) 731-4200

District: Tucson Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
784^th of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Students who attend Dunham Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Secrist Middle School
High:	Catalina Online Learning Experience
	Santa Rita High School
	University High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 158

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

White:

29.1%

African American:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dunham Elementary School ranks worse than 63% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 24^th among 60 ranked elementary schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.99. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.9%), White (29.1%), African American (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dunham Elementary School is 11.8, which is the 19^th best among 60 elementary schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Dunham Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunham Elementary School 784^th of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Dunham Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

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White students:

Tucson Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tucson Unified District 373^rd of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dunham Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2009	78.41	223^rd	1062	79.0%
2010	61.37	421^st	1090	61.4%
2011	44.59	588^th	1075	45.3%
2012	51.38	561^st	1141	50.8%
2013	31.01	886^th	1158	23.5%
2014	31.83	762^nd	1079	29.4%
2015	26.97	661^st	955	30.8%
2016	50.55	482^nd	1079	55.3%
2017	49.40	495^th	1106	55.2%
2018	51.82	485^th	1109	56.3%
2019	53.25	449^th	1039	56.8%
2021	38.10	688^th	1226	43.9%
2023	31.99	784^th	1245	37.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	19.66	917^th	1027	10.7%
2022	44.59	272^nd	444	38.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	38.46	973^rd	975	0.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	31.63	866^th	1201	27.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.16	702^nd	1116	37.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	70.77	24^th	423	94.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	48.70	484^th	1023	52.7%
2021	49.09	549^th	1219	55.0%
2023	51.65	511^th	1219	58.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	52.31	449^th	1032	56.5%
2019	67.84	251^st	850	70.5%
2021	31.18	776^th	1220	36.4%
2023	19.33	1011^th	1216	16.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	15.91	569^th	620	8.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	67.44	244^th	911	73.2%
2021	31.18	811^th	1198	32.3%
2023	28.35	862^nd	1170	26.3%

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Rank History for White students at Dunham Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	26.23	562^nd	720	21.9%
2021	48.19	591^st	1161	49.1%
2022	11.59	757^th	800	5.4%
2023	44.82	558^th	1024	45.5%

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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Sunday, October 29, 2017

I have worked at several TUSD schools, and Dunham and its community of students, parents, educators, Paras, and Front Office and Principal comprise one of Tucson's hidden gems. Go Panthers!!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Dunham Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	432	22	12	49	1	n/a	n/a	-33	483
1989	434	29	11	42	0	n/a	n/a	-9	507
1990	427	30	9	58	3	n/a	n/a	-127	400
1991	325	24	12	42	4	n/a	n/a	-29	378
1992	301	22	11	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	379
1993	298	27	15	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	393
1994	287	24	14	58	3	n/a	n/a	0	386
1995	280	24	13	58	5	n/a	n/a	0	380
1996	280	24	13	58	5	n/a	n/a	0	380
1997	277	22	18	60	4	n/a	n/a	0	381
1998	284	28	21	73	4	n/a	n/a	0	410
1999	299	22	20	69	7	n/a	n/a	0	417
2000	323	23	25	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	433
2001	279	20	22	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	394
2002	267	14	14	81	4	n/a	n/a	0	380
2003	267	14	14	81	4	n/a	n/a	0	380
2004	256	21	18	99	5	n/a	n/a	0	399
2005	243	28	16	101	7	n/a	n/a	0	395
2006	194	33	14	103	4	n/a	n/a	0	348
2007	186	21	16	110	6	n/a	n/a	0	339
2008	175	15	15	116	7	n/a	n/a	0	328
2009	151	11	17	91	8	n/a	n/a	0	278
2010	131	12	18	100	8	n/a	n/a	0	269
2011	80	5	12	91	3	0	18	0	209
2012	96	2	7	89	1	1	14	0	210
2013	114	3	6	66	1	1	13	0	204
2014	98	6	3	89	0	0	12	0	208
2015	97	14	4	103	0	0	10	0	228
2016	105	9	4	87	0	0	18	0	223
2017	115	16	6	93	0	1	15	0	246
2018	115	13	8	85	0	0	15	0	236
2019	102	7	11	96	1	1	19	0	237
2020	76	12	12	89	1	1	18	0	209
2021	68	8	9	85	5	1	16	0	192
2022	52	7	9	66	5	0	15	0	154
2023	46	11	4	82	5	0	10	0	158

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunham Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	483	18.0	26.8	n/a
1989	507	17.0	29.8	n/a
1990	400	15.0	26.6	n/a
1991	378	14.0	27.0	n/a
1992	379	13.0	29.1	n/a
1993	393	14.5	27.1	n/a
1994	386	14.5	26.6	n/a
1995	380	14.0	27.1	n/a
1996	380	14.0	27.1	n/a
1997	381	14.0	27.2	n/a
1998	410	17.0	24.1	n/a
1999	417	18.0	23.2	n/a
2000	433	17.0	25.5	n/a
2001	394	20.0	19.7	n/a
2002	380	19.0	20.0	n/a
2003	380	19.0	20.0	n/a
2004	399	18.0	22.2	41.6
2005	395	15.0	26.3	37.2
2006	348	15.0	23.2	35.9
2007	339	17.5	19.4	19.2
2008	328	15.0	21.9	0.3
2009	278	13.0	21.4	36.7
2010	269	10.0	26.9	41.3
2011	209	8.0	26.1	42.6
2012	210	8.0	26.2	47.1
2013	204	11.0	18.5	52.5
2014	208	10.0	20.8	59.1
2015	228	10.0	22.8	57.5
2016	223	11.0	20.2	n/a
2017	246	13.8	17.8	56.1
2018	236	12.0	19.6	51.7
2019	237	15.0	15.8	56.5
2020	209	14.0	14.9	61.2
2021	192	13.6	14.0	n/a
2022	154	13.1	11.7	61
2023	158	13.3	11.8	61.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dunham Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	483	18.0	26.8	n/a
1989	507	17.0	29.8	n/a
1990	400	15.0	26.6	n/a
1991	378	14.0	27.0	n/a
1992	379	13.0	29.1	n/a
1993	393	14.5	27.1	n/a
1994	386	14.5	26.6	n/a
1995	380	14.0	27.1	n/a
1996	380	14.0	27.1	n/a
1997	381	14.0	27.2	n/a
1998	410	17.0	24.1	n/a
1999	417	18.0	23.2	n/a
2000	433	17.0	25.5	n/a
2001	394	20.0	19.7	n/a
2002	380	19.0	20.0	n/a
2003	380	19.0	20.0	n/a
2004	399	18.0	22.2	41.6
2005	395	15.0	26.3	37.2
2006	348	15.0	23.2	35.9
2007	339	17.5	19.4	19.2
2008	328	15.0	21.9	0.3
2009	278	13.0	21.4	36.7
2010	269	10.0	26.9	41.3
2011	209	8.0	26.1	42.6
2012	210	8.0	26.2	47.1
2013	204	11.0	18.5	52.5
2014	208	10.0	20.8	59.1
2015	228	10.0	22.8	57.5
2016	223	11.0	20.2	n/a
2017	246	13.8	17.8	56.1
2018	236	12.0	19.6	51.7
2019	237	15.0	15.8	56.5
2020	209	14.0	14.9	61.2
2021	192	13.6	14.0	n/a
2022	154	13.1	11.7	61
2023	158	13.3	11.8	61.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dunham Elementary School

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$912 (7.6%)	$253 (2.1%)	$2,076 (17.2%)	$9,355 (77.6%)	$1,537 (12.7%)	$10,892 (90.3%)	$12,057
2020	$781 (9.2%)	$81 (1.0%)	$1,643 (19.4%)	$6,733 (79.6%)	$864 (10.2%)	$7,598 (89.8%)	$8,460

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dunham Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 449^th of 1039 Elementary schools	Ranks 784^th of 1245 Elementary schools	19.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	237	158	33.3%
African American	7	11	57.1%
American Indian	1	5	400%
Asian	11	4	63.6%
Hispanic	96	82	14.6%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	102	46	54.9%
Two or More Races	19	10	47.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	56.5%	61.4%	4.9%

Schools Near Dunham Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				AASA English Language Arts (2023)						AASA Mathematics (2023)						AzSCI Science (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Dunham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9850 E 29th St	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 731-4200	158	13	11.8	61.4%	46 (29.1%)	11 (7.0%)	82 (51.9%)	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	32	784^th of 1245 public elementary schools	37.0%					(n/a)	39.0	35.0	13.0				36.0	16.0	24.0				26.0
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	10200 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 526-0474	1,098				537 (48.9%)	42 (3.8%)	398 (36.2%)	35 (3.2%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (6.8%)	57.8	455^th of 1245 public elementary schools	63.5%		56.5	373^rd of 1000 public elementary schools	62.7%	82	55.0	49.0	41.0	39.0	56.0	51.0	53.0	39.0	41.0	32.0	52.0	35.0	23.0	26.0
Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-6	9290 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 428-3010	376			58.5%	112 (29.8%)	36 (9.6%)	186 (49.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.0%)	54.3	499^th of 1245 public elementary schools	59.9%		47.8	461^st of 1000 public elementary schools	53.9%	38	51.0	32.0	42.0	45.0			41.0	19.0	38.0	30.0			53.0
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9066 E 29th St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 731-4900	237	21	11.0	63.7%	116 (48.9%)	13 (5.5%)	86 (36.3%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	59.1	445^th of 1245 public elementary schools	64.3%		56.2	376^th of 1000 public elementary schools	62.4%	69	27.0	54.0	50.0				31.0	53.0	44.0				38.0
Soleng Tom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 East Camino Quince	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 731-5400	297	18	16.4	41.4%	128 (43.1%)	4 (1.3%)	142 (47.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	52.5	517^th of 1245 public elementary schools	58.5%		26.4	665^th of 1000 public elementary schools	33.5%	148	38.0	43.0	40.0				42.0	25.0	38.0				43.0
Gale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	678 S Gollob Rd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 731-4500	335	25	13.5	53.7%	135 (40.3%)	15 (4.5%)	149 (44.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.1%)	75.4	288^th of 1245 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.5	315^th of 1000 public elementary schools	68.5%	27	49.0	57.0	60.0				39.0	52.0	58.0				52.0
Harold Steele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 S Sarnoff Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 731-6800	251	20	12.6	71.7%	71 (28.3%)	47 (18.7%)	107 (42.6%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	15.1	1107^th of 1245 public elementary schools	11.1%					(n/a)	17.0	21.0	13.0				12.0		9.0				22.0
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	(n/a)	(520) 733-7373	39				12 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19.8	1006^th of 1245 public elementary schools	19.2%		34.5	593^rd of 1000 public elementary schools	40.7%	413		14.0		34.0		17.0		14.0						10.0
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	(n/a)	(520) 733-7373	862			61.8%	234 (27.1%)	107 (12.4%)	471 (54.6%)	23 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	26.3	879^th of 1245 public elementary schools	29.4%		20.1	764^th of 1000 public elementary schools	23.6%	115	25.0	32.0	22.0	15.0	29.0	39.0	31.0	25.0	22.0	18.0	17.0	16.0	22.0	15.0
Anna Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 N Igo Way	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 731-4700	267	23	11.6	58.4%	97 (36.3%)	26 (9.7%)	106 (39.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	23 (8.6%)	42.5	631^st of 1245 public elementary schools	49.3%		25.6	679^th of 1000 public elementary schools	32.1%	48	35.0	31.0	39.0				32.0	17.0	41.0				35.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunham Elementary School

What district is Dunham Elementary School in?

Tucson Unified District

Is Dunham Elementary School a good school?

Dunham Elementary School ranks 784^th of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dunham Elementary School?

Students at Dunham Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 29% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Dunham Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Secrist Middle School
High : Catalina Online Learning Experience
High : Santa Rita High School
High : University High School

How many students attend Dunham Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 158 students attended Dunham Elementary School.

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