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Harriet Johnson Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

6060 S Joseph Ave, Tucson, AZ 85757 · (520) 908-3800 · Part of Tucson Unified District

Drexel Heights’ School Grade B− better than 51% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
268
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Harriet Johnson Primary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Drexel Heights kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Drexel Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Harriet Johnson Primary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 38.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6060 S Joseph Ave, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten57
Grade 160
Grade 245
Grade 352
Enrollment over time
264’20
306’21
291’22
269’23
268’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%American Indian/Alaska Native 24%White 5%Two or more races 4%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harriet Johnson Primary School from Drexel Heights families.

Other schools in Tucson Unified District

The district →
McCorkle PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C−
1,048 students19:1
C E Rose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
D
766 students18:1
Vesey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
C
673 students20:1
Roberts Naylor
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
D
612 students14:1
John E White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
C
607 students17:1
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C
563 students14:1

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; Drexel Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.