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Civano Community K-8 School

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Civano Community K-8 School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 144 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Vail Unified District, which is ranked 61 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Civano Community K-8 School consistently outperforms the Vail Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to have 95% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 62% for the Vail Unified District and 40% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools for male and white students.

Interestingly, the area surrounding Civano Community K-8 School has several other high-performing schools, such as Mesquite Elementary School and Senita Valley Elementary School, which also rank in the top 10% and top 25% of Arizona elementary schools, respectively. This suggests that the community values education and supports its local schools. Additionally, Civano Community K-8 School's higher spending per student compared to nearby schools may be a contributing factor to its strong academic performance, along with its small size and low student-teacher ratio.

145

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,204

Per pupil spending ?

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10625 E Drexel Rd
Tucson, AZ 85747-6120

(520) 879-1700

District: Vail Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

41.4%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2010 → 90th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (68% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2010

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg58%

Arizona avg36%

58^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 11% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 289Vail 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
2024	88.0	93 of 912	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	233 of 1245	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	304 of 1226	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	502 of 1109	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	87.5	124 of 1106	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	306 of 1079	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	84.9	149 of 1079	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	150 of 1158	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	206 of 1141	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	341 of 1090	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.2	208 of 1062	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.8	255 of 1219	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	191 of 824	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	313 of 1219	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	295 of 1170	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	595 of 1198	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.4	157 of 1216	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	318 of 830	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	278 of 1220	77.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.8	32 of 101	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	79.4	101 of 1027	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.2	243 of 1201	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	235 of 1024	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	216 of 800	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	360 of 1161	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	58 of 552	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	42 of 550	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	54 of 854	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	47 of 605	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	97 of 832	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	239 of 711	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	85.4	81 of 695	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.6	185 of 677	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	163 of 690	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	156 of 787	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	143 of 772	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	62.9	230 of 685	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.4	153 of 692	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	92.8	19 of 663	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.9	52 of 806	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	60.1	170 of 494	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.8	130 of 820	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.2	76 of 760	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	8 of 392	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	61 of 802	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.7	114 of 810	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	80 of 476	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	79 of 818	90.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.7	26 of 110	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	73 of 143	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.0	74 of 384	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	273 of 650	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	328 of 789	58.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.5	41 of 675	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	80 of 446	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	209 of 780	73.2%	★★★★☆

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

Multi-racial (2021)90th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2023)87th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2021)80th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)79th percentile~ school

White (2023)77th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)75th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2022)68th percentile

Middle school

White (2023)94th percentile~ school

Female (2023)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)90th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)86th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)81st percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2023)76th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2021)58th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+43 vs state

English Language Arts72%+31 vs state

Mathematics50%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Civano Community K-8 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	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
Civano Community K-8 School	Public	K-8	10625 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1700	145	12	12.1		68 (46.9%)	1 (0.7%)	60 (41.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)								(n/a)				63.0	58.0	95.0						50.0		73.0	$7,204	$03	$152	$158	$6,554	$495	$7,049
Senita Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10750 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3100	709	38	18.6		325 (45.8%)	26 (3.7%)	258 (36.4%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (11.4%)	94.8	37^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.4	27^th of 912 public elementary schools	97.0%	10	66.0	78.0	82.0				76.0	67.0	87.0				74.0		$5,830	$26	$53	$104	$5,639	$112	$5,752
Mesquite Elementary School	Public	K-5	9455 E Rita Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2102	640	37	17.3		225 (35.2%)	34 (5.3%)	275 (43.0%)	27 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (12.3%)	89.7	71^st of 909 public elementary schools	92.2%		84.7	127^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.1%	56	71.0	69.0	59.0				75.0	73.0	67.0				59.0		$5,901	$130	$01	$262	$5,634	$135	$5,769
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	No	(520) 526-0474	1,157	88	13.1		528 (45.6%)	51 (4.4%)	444 (38.4%)	38 (3.3%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.3%)	50.2	382^nd of 909 public elementary schools	58.0%		43	453^rd of 912 public elementary schools	50.3%	71	50.0	56.0	45.0	52.0	46.0	61.0	44.0	43.0	36.0	38.0	40.0	43.0	23.0	34.0		$00			$00
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	No	(520) 428-3010	439	20	21.9		129 (29.4%)	37 (8.4%)	225 (51.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	32 (7.3%)	40.5	467^th of 909 public elementary schools	48.6%		49.4	411^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.9%	56	29.0	50.0	42.0				31.0	34.0	43.0				41.0			$00			$00
Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 E Esmond Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2302	811	46	17.7		296 (36.5%)	55 (6.8%)	384 (47.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.1%)	66.6	280^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.2%		61.4	316^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.4%	36	45.0	53.0	48.0				57.0	52.0	59.0				47.0		$6,728	$622	$65	$1,309	$5,867	$175	$6,041
Dunham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9850 E 29th St	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4200	142	12	12.0		37 (26.1%)	15 (10.6%)	74 (52.1%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)								(n/a)		54.0														$00			$00
Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	9950 E Rees Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2602	570	32	17.7		228 (40.0%)	19 (3.3%)	256 (44.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	77.7	183^rd of 909 public elementary schools	79.9%		72.5	224^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.4%	41	44.0	64.0	53.0				62.0	65.0	69.0				52.0		$7,555	$340	$38	$717	$7,017	$161	$7,178
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9066 E 29th St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4900	272	26	10.4		103 (37.9%)	27 (9.9%)	112 (41.2%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	36.8	494^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.7%		36.9	506^th of 912 public elementary schools	44.5%	12	33.0	41.0					37.0	42.0	38.0							$00			$00
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			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Civano Community K-8 School

What is the racial makeup of Civano Community K-8 School?

Students at Civano Community K-8 School are 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Civano Community K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Civano Community K-8 School.

What district is Civano Community K-8 School in?

Vail Unified District

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