Summary:
ZIP code 85746 has nine schools—six elementary, two middle and one high school—serving students from elementary through high school. Across the eight schools with reported 2025–26 AASA results, average proficiency was 22% in English language arts (ELA) and 15% in math, compared with 41% and 33% statewide; both averages were also below the Tucson Unified District averages of 29% and 21%. The clearest area-wide finding is that every school with reported results falls below the state rate in both subjects.
John E. White Elementary leads in ELA at 31%, about 11 points above the other reporting schools’ average, and ties Miller Elementary for the top math result at 23%—about 11 points above the other schools’ average. Both math leaders remain 10 points below the state rate. Pistor Middle is lowest in both subjects, at 16% ELA and 7% math; those results are about 6 and 9 points below the averages of the other schools. The available high-school outcomes also raise concern: Ombudsman – Charter Valencia had a 20% graduation rate versus 80% statewide, and a 31% dropout rate versus 5% statewide. Its AASA results are suppressed.
SchoolDigger rankings show mixed movement: across six schools with comparable histories, the average percentile declined by 2 points from 2023–24 to 2025–26, as declines at Miller (15th to 7th) and Raul Grijalva Elementary (11th to 1st) outweighed gains at four schools. Grade-level results can change which school looks strongest: McCorkle Pk-8 leads grade 8 ELA at 26% and math at 16%, while Valencia Middle leads grade 7 ELA at 22%. In grade 5, White leads ELA at 30%, while Miller leads math at 20%. Ratios alone do not identify the strongest results: Maldonado Amelia Elementary has a 12.7 student–teacher ratio but results of 20% ELA and 17% math, while White and Miller have higher ratios and stronger results. Science results are from 2024–25: eighth-grade rates range from 9% to 12%, versus 30% statewide.
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