Photo: DrStarbuck from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY 2.0Casas Adobes’s public schools outscore 68% of Arizona districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Casas Adobes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.
From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Casas Adobes’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 109 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Casas Adobes’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 35% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Amphitheater Unified District spends $12,711 per student and Marana Unified District $11,510, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
EDGE High School - Northwest, Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson, Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (private), St. Andrew's Preschool & Kindergarten (private), Faith Community Academy (private), Ascension Lutheran Preschool (private), St. Marks Early Childhood Center (private), Kino Learning Center (private) and Beautiful Savior Academy (private) are in town. Sonoran Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Casas Adobes’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Arizona school districts, #39 of 139 Arizona towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arizona average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Casas Adobes, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Casas Adobes · depends on your address
Lawrence W Cross Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 827 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
La Cima Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 337 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
8th grade in Casas Adobes · depends on your address
Lawrence W Cross Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 827 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
La Cima Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 337 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Casas Adobes runs its own schools through grade 12 (Amphitheater Unified District). From grade PK, students attend the Marana Unified District, shared with Marana. Its high school is in Tucson. Parts of Casas Adobes (5% of its land) are served by Flowing Wells Unified District instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Casas Adobes
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Casas Adobes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Casas Adobes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Casas Adobes | B+ | Amphitheater Unified District PK–12 · Marana Unified District PK–12 |
| Tucson | B | Tucson Unified District PK–12 · Vail Unified District PK–12 |
| Marana | B+ | Marana Unified District PK–12 · Santa Cruz Valley Union High 9–12 |
| Oro Valley | B+ | Amphitheater Unified District |
Every school in Casas Adobes
26 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Amphi Academy at Donaldson, Pima County JTED - Master Pieces, PCJTED - Aztec Middle College North West, Pima County JTED Cosmetology and Pima County JTED - Arizona Online Instruction).
Questions about Casas Adobes’s schools
Are Casas Adobes’s schools good?
By Arizona’s own tests, yes: the public schools Casas Adobes children attend outscore 68% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #39 of 139 Arizona towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Casas Adobes in?
Two districts: Amphitheater Unified District runs grades PK–12, and Marana Unified District runs grades PK–12, shared with Marana.
Where do Casas Adobes kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Marana High School, Mountain View High School, Canyon Del Oro High School, Ironwood Ridge High School and Amphitheater High School.
What is Casas Adobes’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Amphitheater Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.
How much does Casas Adobes spend per student?
$12,711 in Amphitheater Unified District and $11,510 in Marana Unified District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Casas Adobes?
Yes: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 345 students), St. Andrew's Preschool & Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 172 students), Faith Community Academy (religious, grades PK–6, 146 students), Ascension Lutheran Preschool (religious, grades PK–K, 126 students), St. Marks Early Childhood Center (religious, grades PK–K, 86 students), Kino Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades 3–8, 82 students) and Beautiful Savior Academy (religious, grades PK–K, 59 students). Casas Adobes also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Casas Adobes families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.