Picture Rocks’s public schools outscore 68% of Arizona districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Picture Rocks, 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.
Picture Rocks’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 166 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Picture Rocks’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 38% 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
The district spends $11,510 per student, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
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 Picture Rocks’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 Picture Rocks, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Kindergarten in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
1st grade in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
2nd grade in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
3rd grade in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
4th grade in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
5th grade in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
6th grade in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 460 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
9th grade in Picture Rocks · depends on your address
Marana High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,437 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Mountain View High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
10th grade in Picture Rocks · depends on your address
Marana High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,437 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Mountain View High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
11th grade in Picture Rocks · depends on your address
Marana High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,437 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Mountain View High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
12th grade in Picture Rocks · depends on your address
Marana High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,437 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Mountain View High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,827 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Tucson
Picture Rocks’s public schools are run by Marana Unified District, which also serves Marana. 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.
Close to the state in reading
Picture Rocks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Picture Rocks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Picture Rocks | B+ | Marana Unified District |
| Marana | B+ | Marana Unified District PK–12 · Santa Cruz Valley Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Picture Rocks
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).
Questions about Picture Rocks’s schools
Are Picture Rocks’s schools good?
By Arizona’s own tests, yes: the public schools Picture Rocks 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 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Picture Rocks in?
Marana Unified District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,845 students in 19 schools (2024–25).
Where do Picture Rocks kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Marana High School and Mountain View High School.
What is Picture Rocks’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Marana Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.
How much does Picture Rocks spend per student?
$11,510 in Marana Unified District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Picture Rocks families are saying about school.
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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.