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Manzanita School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3000 E Manzanita Ave, Tucson, AZ 85718 · (520) 209-7800 · Part of Catalina Foothills Unified District

Catalina Foothills’ School Grade B better than 56% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
579
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Manzanita School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 40 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Catalina Foothills kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Catalina Foothills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Manzanita SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts78%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3000 E Manzanita Ave, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten83
Grade 181
Grade 295
Grade 3110
Grade 4110
Grade 5100
Enrollment over time
583’20
608’21
595’22
582’23
579’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Manzanita School from Catalina Foothills families.

Other schools in Catalina Foothills Unified District

The district →
Canyon View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
A
394 students15:1
Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Tucson
192 students15:1
Sunrise Drive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tucson
A+
469 students15:1
Ventana Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tucson
A
411 students16:1
Orange Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tucson
A
683 students20:1
Esperero Canyon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tucson
A−
495 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Catalina Foothills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.