Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880001264
Borton Primary Magnet School
700 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85713 · (520) 225-1000 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -12.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arizona average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Borton Primary Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #581 of 1,072 ▼ 85 | #82 of 154 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #630 of 1,072 ▼ 53 | #84 of 154 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #449 of 930 | #64 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #925 of 1,223 | #124 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #5 of 991 | #1 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #593 of 1,007 | #89 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.0% | #89 of 721 | #16 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
268
-38 (-12%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 268 | 30.3 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 29.7 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 29.7 | 9.3:1 | 59% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 28 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 28.1 | 14.7:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | 17 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Borton Primary Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (412 to 268); teachers up 8% (28.1 to 30.3).
About Borton Primary Magnet School
Students in TUCSON, Arizona, attend Borton Primary Magnet School, a small elementary school. It had 268 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Tucson Unified District (4403) (88 schools, 40,316 students) runs Borton Primary Magnet School.
Federal enrollment data show Borton Primary Magnet School is 67% Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 5% Native American, and 3% Black. The county population is about 36% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
On staff are 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 8.1 more students per teacher than here.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Borton Primary Magnet School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Pima County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 398 public schools and about 140,692 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Highland Free School, is the closest to Borton Primary Magnet School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Borton Primary Magnet School.
NCES assigns Borton Primary Magnet School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 306 to 268, a 12% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.9:1).
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Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
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- Highland Free School0.7 mi · 31
- Ochoa Elementary School0.7 mi · 187
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Frequently asked questions
About Borton Primary Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Borton Primary Magnet School?
Borton Primary Magnet School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Borton Primary Magnet School serve?
Borton Primary Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Borton Primary Magnet School?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Borton Primary Magnet School.
What is the student diversity at Borton Primary Magnet School?
Student demographics at Borton Primary Magnet School are roughly 22% White, 67% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Borton Primary Magnet School in?
Borton Primary Magnet School is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
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