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Schools in Flowing Wells · Flowing Wells Unified District

Flowing Wells’s public schools outscore 61% of Arizona districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Flowing Wells, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 30% of Flowing Wells’s students scored proficient, below the Arizona average (35%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

#59of 139 Arizona townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 5 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 5 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▲ 8 pts vs AZ 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.4K
▼ 8% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
AZ 17.2
Schools in town
6
3,883 students on the public path
In brief

Flowing Wells’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 95 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Flowing Wells’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,365 per student, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Flowing Wells Junior High School, then Flowing Wells High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Carden of Tucson is in town. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Flowing Wells’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 61% of Arizona school districts, #59 of 139 Arizona towns. Graduation is above the Arizona average; test scores are below it.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (95)Better than 89%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,660 test results and a graduating class of 441 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Flowing Wells’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,663 in math, 2,658 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Flowing Wells, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–8Flowing Wells Junior High SchoolFlowing Wells Unified DistrictB−
9–12Flowing Wells High Schoolin TucsonC+

Flowing Wells’s public schools are run by Flowing Wells Unified District. Parts of Flowing Wells (19% of its land) are served by Amphitheater Unified District instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Flowing Wells Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 5,225 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$11,365AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 40.4% · 2658 students tested
Math30%
State average 34.8% · 2663 students tested

Flowing Wells vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Flowing Wells’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Flowing WellsBFlowing Wells Unified District
TucsonBTucson Unified District PK–12 · Vail Unified District PK–12

Every school in Flowing Wells

7 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).

District schools in Flowing Wellsby address
Emily Meschter Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Tucson
136 students14:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Tucson
B−
434 students14:1Rate it →
Laguna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Tucson
C−
410 students15:1Rate it →
Homer Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Tucson
C+
403 students16:1Rate it →
Flowing Wells Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Tucson
B−
758 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Flowing Wellsin other towns
Flowing Wells High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tucson
C+
1,742 students22:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Carden of Tucson
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tucson
B+
Charter
57 studentsRate it →

Questions about Flowing Wells’s schools

Are Flowing Wells’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Arizona: the public schools Flowing Wells children attend outscore 61% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #59 of 139 Arizona towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Flowing Wells in?

Flowing Wells Unified District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,225 students in 11 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Flowing Wells are served by Amphitheater Unified District.

Where do Flowing Wells kids go to high school?

Flowing Wells High School in Tucson, with 1,742 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Flowing Wells’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Flowing Wells Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.

How much does Flowing Wells spend per student?

$11,365 in Flowing Wells Unified District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.