Schools in Zip Code 85716

ZIP code 85716 has 13 schools in Tucson: 3 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high schools, and 3 alternative schools. Reported all-grades results vary sharply, and most are below state rates: across schools with results in both subjects, the average was 30% in ELA versus 41% statewide and 22% in math versus 33% statewide. The most important finding is that BASIS Tucson Primary is a striking exception, outperforming the other reported schools by wide margins.

BASIS Tucson Primary leads the all-grades results with 82% in ELA and 69% in math—51 and 47 points above the next-highest reported results, respectively. Both scores also exceed state rates: 41% in ELA and 33% in math. AmeriSchools Academy - Tucson is a grade-specific bright spot: its sixth-grade ELA score of 46% is 5 points above the state rate and 18 points above Doolen Middle School. At the low end, Catalina High School has the lowest reported all-grades ELA result, 12%, while Tucson Unified Virtual Academy has the lowest math result, 5%.

SchoolDigger’s statewide rank percentiles show mixed movement rather than a consistent area-wide trend: Doolen rose from 12 to 18 between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while Catalina went from 12 in 2022–23 to 9 in 2025–26. Other measures can add context when comparing schools: Catalina has a 9.9 student-teacher ratio and reports a 75.5% graduation rate, compared with the Virtual Academy’s 43% graduation rate and 24% dropout rate; the state graduation and dropout rates are 80% and 5%. EDGE High School - Himmel Park and EDGE High School - Northwest also report dropout rates well above the state rate, at 19% and 22%. Test-score changes over time cannot be assessed from the supplied results, and free/reduced-lunch rates are not available.