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Schools in Tanque Verde · Tanque Verde Unified District, Tucson Unified District

Tanque Verde’s public schools outscore 54% of Arizona districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tanque Verde, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 24% of Tanque Verde’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.

#78of 139 Arizona townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
31%
▼ 9 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▲ 4 pts vs AZ 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 11% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Tucson Unified District
Students per teacher
14.9
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
7
3,160 students on the public path
In brief

Tanque Verde’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 54 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tanque Verde’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Tanque Verde Unified District spends $10,611 per student and Tucson Unified District $13,666, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Hermosa Montessori Charter 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 Tanque Verde’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Arizona school districts, #78 of 139 Arizona towns. Graduation is above the Arizona average; test scores are below it.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (54)Better than 22%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 21,253 test results and a graduating class of 3,340 could put Tanque Verde anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Tanque Verde’s students in the tested grades sat them (21,527 in math, 20,978 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Tanque Verde runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tanque Verde Unified District). From grade PK, students attend the Tucson Unified District, shared with South Tucson and Tucson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Tanque Verde

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

Tanque Verde Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,212 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,611AZ $12,318 · FY2024
A
Tucson Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 88 schools · 40,316 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,666AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tanque Verde Unified District64%
State average 40.4% · 1177 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tanque Verde Unified District57%
State average 34.8% · 1217 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tucson Unified District29%
State average 40.4% · 19801 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tucson Unified District22%
State average 34.8% · 20310 students tested

Tanque Verde vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Tanque Verde’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tanque VerdeB−Tanque Verde Unified District PK–12 · Tucson Unified District PK–12
TucsonBTucson Unified District PK–12 · Vail Unified District PK–12

Every school in Tanque Verde

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 Tanque Verdeby address
Tanque Verde Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
A
582 students17:1Rate it →
Agua Caliente School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Collier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
A−
132 students12:1Rate it →
Sabino High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tucson
B
816 students20:1Rate it →
Emily Gray Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Tucson
B+
420 students18:1Rate it →
Tanque Verde High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tucson
A−
761 students18:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Hermosa Montessori Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tucson
A+
Charter
230 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (PCJTED - Tanque Verde High School, PCJTED - Sabino High School and Pima County JTED Annex).

Questions about Tanque Verde’s schools

Are Tanque Verde’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Arizona: the public schools Tanque Verde children attend outscore 54% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #78 of 139 Arizona towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tanque Verde in?

Two districts: Tanque Verde Unified District runs grades PK–12, and Tucson Unified District runs grades PK–12, shared with South Tucson and Tucson.

What is Tanque Verde’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Tucson Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.

How much does Tanque Verde spend per student?

$10,611 in Tanque Verde Unified District and $13,666 in Tucson 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.