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Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

6200 S Hemisphere Pl, Tucson, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-3000 · Part of Sunnyside Unified District

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

Directions
Students
503
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
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 ↗

6200 S Hemisphere Pl, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten116
Grade 1115
Grade 2135
Grade 3137
Enrollment over time
534’20
518’21
544’22
526’23
503’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 2%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet 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.