Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Tucson

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Esperanza Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

2353 E Bantam Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-2900 · Part of Sunnyside Unified District

Tucson’s School Grade B better than 64% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
437
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Esperanza Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

2353 E Bantam Rd, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 159
Grade 263
Grade 361
Grade 465
Grade 576
Grade 655
Enrollment over time
526’20
482’21
494’22
464’23
437’24

Down 16.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Black <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 Esperanza Elementary School from Tucson families.

Other schools in Sunnyside Unified District

The district →
Craycroft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
C
586 students22:1
Drexel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
D−
515 students21:1
Mission Manor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
D
475 students13:1
Los Ninos Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tucson
D−
456 students16:1
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Tucson
284 students12:1
Sierra K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tucson
D
801 students15:1

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