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Wheeler Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1818 S Avenida Del Sol, Tucson, AZ 85710 · (520) 584-5500 · Part of Tucson Unified District

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

Directions
Students
391
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wheeler Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Tucson kids: 29 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Wheeler Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–829 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1818 S Avenida Del Sol, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten48
Grade 143
Grade 266
Grade 356
Grade 461
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
405’20
407’21
416’22
381’23
391’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 30%Black 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wheeler Elementary School from Tucson families.

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C E Rose Elementary School
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Vesey Elementary School
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Roberts Naylor
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612 students14:1
John E White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
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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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.