Photo: Musicoceanfan88 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Marana’s public schools outscore 68% of Arizona districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Marana, 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.
Marana’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 59 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marana’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 35% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Santa Cruz Valley Union High spends $12,366 per student and Marana Unified District $11,510, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
La Paloma Academy Marana, Mountain Rose Academy, Leman Academy of Excellence and Redeemer Lutheran School (private) are in town. Leman Virtual Academy, Flowing Wells Digital Campus and Marana Distance Learning, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. 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 Marana’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; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marana, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Marana · depends on your address
Dove Mountain K-8
Grades PK–8 · 1,004 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Marana Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 941 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Twin Peaks Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 886 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
8th grade in Marana · depends on your address
Dove Mountain K-8
Grades PK–8 · 1,004 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Marana Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 941 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Twin Peaks Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 886 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
9th grade in Marana
Marana High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,437 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
10th grade in Marana
Marana High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,437 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Marana runs its own schools through grade 12 (Marana Unified District). From grade 9, students attend the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District, shared with Coolidge and Eloy. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Marana
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Marana vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Marana’s borders.
Every school in Marana
18 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: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (PCJTED - Marana High School, PCJTED - MCAT School, Open Doors Community School and A. C. E.).
Questions about Marana’s schools
Are Marana’s schools good?
By Arizona’s own tests, yes: the public schools Marana 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 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Marana in?
Two districts: Marana Unified District runs grades PK–12, and Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Coolidge and Eloy.
Where do Marana kids go to high school?
Marana High School in Tucson, with 2,437 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Marana’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Marana Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.
How much does Marana spend per student?
$12,366 in Santa Cruz Valley Union High School 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 Marana?
Yes: Redeemer Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 177 students). Marana also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Marana families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Marana → They have their own page.
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.