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Picture Rocks Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

5875 N Sanders Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743 · (520) 616-3700 · Part of Marana Unified District

Picture Rocks’ School Grade B+ better than 68% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
460
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Picture Rocks Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Picture Rocks kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Picture Rocks kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Picture Rocks ElementaryYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 38.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5875 N Sanders Rd, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 150
Grade 283
Grade 368
Grade 446
Grade 572
Grade 678
Enrollment over time
488’20
492’21
493’22
491’23
460’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 35%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black 1%Asian <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 Picture Rocks Elementary from Picture Rocks families.

Other schools in Marana Unified District

The district →
Dove Mountain K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marana
A−
1,004 students19:1
Twin Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
B+
886 students15:1
Gladden Farms Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marana
A−
742 students17:1
Marjorie W Estes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marana
C+
601 students11:1
Quail Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
B
539 students13:1
Butterfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
B
459 students13:1

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