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Copper Ridge Elementary

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Copper Ridge Elementary ranks 159 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Copper Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school located in Corona de Tucson, Arizona, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 374 students. The school is part of the Vail Unified District, which is ranked 61 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Copper Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked among the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools in recent years, with strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, 73% of 5th-grade students at Copper Ridge were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 65% for the Vail Unified District and 37% for the state. The school's performance is especially strong for its Hispanic student population, who rank among the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three years. Copper Ridge spends between $5,878 and $8,305 per student, which is generally higher than the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Compared to nearby schools in the Vail Unified District, such as Ocotillo Ridge Elementary and Esmond Station School, Copper Ridge's academic performance is generally stronger, with higher proficiency rates in some subject areas. Compared to schools in the Sahuarita Unified District, Copper Ridge significantly outperforms them in academic measures, particularly in mathematics and science.

366

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,378

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17650 S Canyon Edge Trl
Corona de Tucson, AZ 85641-2449

(520) 879-3700

District: Vail Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

36.3%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (61% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Arizona avg39%

159^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From top 6% (2019) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Vail Unified District

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	159 of 909	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	77 of 912	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	124 of 1245	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	140 of 1000	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	270 of 1226	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	58 of 1039	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	335 of 620	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	110 of 589	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	65 of 602	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	130 of 1219	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	150 of 824	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	251 of 1219	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	14 of 862	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	90 of 1023	91.2%	★★★★★

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.8	116 of 306	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	69 of 496	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	16 of 486	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	49 of 1170	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	71 of 716	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	185 of 1198	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	32 of 709	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	132 of 911	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	14 of 556	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	124 of 1116	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	96.9	10 of 820	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	166 of 626	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	99 of 628	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	123 of 1216	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	127 of 830	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	281 of 1220	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	142 of 850	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	165 of 1032	84.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	7 of 145	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	66.0	29 of 101	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	93 of 239	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.2	390 of 617	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	348 of 444	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.4	310 of 1027	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	641 of 654	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.5	176 of 820	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	309 of 1201	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	129 of 465	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	85 of 486	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	137 of 1024	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	157 of 800	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	293 of 1161	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	53 of 595	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	87 of 720	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)97th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2023)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)79th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Foster Care (2021)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2021)46th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)37th percentile-53 vs school

Native American (2021)2nd percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+26 vs state

English Language Arts59%+19 vs state

Science55%+21 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
Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17650 S Canyon Edge Trl	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3700	366	21	17.1		191 (52.2%)	9 (2.5%)	133 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	79.6	159^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.5%		89.4	77^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.6%	82	40.0	75.0	62.0				51.0	72.0	73.0				55.0		$6,378	$07	$10	$24	$6,188	$172	$6,361
Sycamore Elementary School	Public	K-5	16701 S Houghton Rd	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2500	640	42	15.3		321 (50.2%)	19 (3.0%)	240 (37.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	73.1	225^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.2%		63.2	302^nd of 912 public elementary schools	66.9%	77	54.0	61.0	48.0				65.0	53.0	49.0				56.0		$6,787	$675	$212	$1,561	$5,690	$210	$5,901
Acacia Elementary School	Public	K-5	12955 E Colossal Cave Rd	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2200	783	40	19.7		374 (47.8%)	18 (2.3%)	317 (40.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.0%)	72.9	227^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.0%		70.7	242^nd of 912 public elementary schools	73.5%	15	48.0	64.0	44.0				61.0	64.0	49.0				57.0		$6,059	$392	$36	$819	$5,556	$75	$5,631
Anza Trail	Public	K-8	15490 South Rancho Sahuarita B	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,210	66	18.3		353 (29.2%)	32 (2.6%)	741 (61.2%)	10 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.5%)	54.9	350^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.5%		53.2	380^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.3%	30	38.0	52.0	47.0	54.0	55.0	44.0	41.0	52.0	57.0	27.0	35.0	32.0	41.0	38.0	$5,946	$57	$20	$134	$5,362	$507	$5,870
Copper View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 S. Starlight View Lane	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	557	28	19.8		170 (30.5%)	18 (3.2%)	331 (59.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	55	349^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.6%		71.9	229^th of 912 public elementary schools	74.9%	120	49.0	68.0	43.0				43.0	53.0	36.0				32.0		$5,817	$190		$379	$5,247	$381	$5,628
Esmond Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	9400 S Atterbury Wash Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3400	741	38	19.7		336 (45.3%)	24 (3.2%)	313 (42.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	84.7	120^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.8%		87.2	98^th of 912 public elementary schools	89.3%	22	53.0	59.0	64.0	63.0	68.0	76.0	62.0	68.0	79.0	62.0	44.0	60.0	59.0	66.0	$5,853	$137	$10	$285	$5,551	$154	$5,705
Sahuarita Intermediate School	Public	3-5	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	324	19	17.0		98 (30.2%)	10 (3.1%)	188 (58.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	46	420^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.8%		37.2	502^nd of 912 public elementary schools	45.0%	82	34.0	54.0	43.0				46.0	40.0	33.0				40.0		$5,727	$424		$849	$4,885	$418	$5,303
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	864	52	16.5		198 (22.9%)	23 (2.7%)	599 (69.3%)	11 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	52.8	364^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.0%		52.2	391^st of 912 public elementary schools	57.1%	27	38.0	50.0	39.0	45.0	53.0	39.0	41.0	58.0	44.0	39.0	34.0	26.0	45.0	39.0	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10701 S. White Lightning	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3600	723	52	13.7		389 (53.8%)	22 (3.0%)	244 (33.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.0%)	90.7	64^th of 909 public elementary schools	93.0%		91.8	60^th of 912 public elementary schools	93.4%	4	64.0	70.0	64.0				69.0	69.0	75.0				67.0		$5,834	$69	$50	$187	$5,640	$76	$5,716
Sahuarita Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-6502	305	21	14.5		99 (32.5%)	7 (2.3%)	177 (58.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)								(n/a)															$9,487	$291	$03	$584	$8,702	$492	$9,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Copper Ridge Elementary

What district is Copper Ridge Elementary in?

Vail Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Copper Ridge Elementary?

Students at Copper Ridge Elementary are 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Copper Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Copper Ridge Elementary.

Is Copper Ridge Elementary a good school?

Copper Ridge Elementary ranks 159^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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