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Laura N. Banks Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

3200 S Lead Flower Ave, Tucson, AZ 85735 · (520) 908-5700 · Part of Tucson Unified District

Tucson Estates’ School Grade B− better than 51% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
345
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Laura N. Banks Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tucson Estates kids: 27 middle schools

On the path

Where Tucson Estates kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Laura N. Banks ElementaryYou are here
7–827 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

3200 S Lead Flower Ave, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten38
Grade 138
Grade 250
Grade 349
Grade 441
Grade 564
Grade 638
Enrollment over time
291’20
296’21
308’22
288’23
345’24

Up 18.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 16%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Laura N. Banks Elementary from Tucson Estates families.

Other schools in Tucson Unified District

The district →
McCorkle PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C−
1,048 students19:1
C E Rose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
D
766 students18:1
Vesey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
C
673 students20:1
Roberts Naylor
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
D
612 students14:1
John E White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
C
607 students17:1
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C
563 students14:1

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