Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880001269
Cragin Elementary School
2945 N TUCSON BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85716 · (520) 232-6700 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Arizona public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-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
10.6:1
21 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 | 27 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
21.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 21.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cragin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #741 of 1,072 ▼ 129 | #102 of 154 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #810 of 1,072 ▲ 33 | #108 of 154 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #80 of 930 | #14 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #989 of 1,223 | #139 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #29 of 991 | #13 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #125 of 1,007 | #15 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #137 of 721 | #21 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
222
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 222 | 20.9 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 21.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 22.4 | 11.8:1 | 76% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 18.5 | 17.1:1 | 78% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 81% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 33 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 22 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cragin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (316 to 222); teachers up 13% (18.5 to 20.9).
About Cragin Elementary School
At 2945 N TUCSON BLVD in TUCSON, Arizona, Cragin Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school counted 222 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 51% below the average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Cragin Elementary School is among 88 schools run by Tucson Unified District (4403), which serves 40,316 students.
The largest group at Cragin Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 52%. Other groups include 19% White, 16% Black, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County residents are about 36% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cragin Elementary School scores 66%.
With 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.6:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 6.3 more students per teacher than here.
Cragin Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Pima County, the median household earns about $70,315 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Pima County has 398 public schools with about 140,692 students, including Cragin Elementary School.
Southern Arizona Community Academy, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Cragin Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 28 students, from 250 to 222. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).
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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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- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Arizona Community Academy0.6 mi · 64
- SACA Online0.6 mi · 25
- Presidio School0.7 mi · 345
- Doolen Middle School0.9 mi · 490
- Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School1.0 mi · 241
- Montessori Schoolhouse1.0 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About Cragin Elementary SchoolHow large is Cragin Elementary School?
Cragin Elementary School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cragin Elementary School serve?
Cragin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cragin Elementary School have?
Cragin Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cragin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cragin Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 52% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cragin Elementary School in?
Cragin Elementary School is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
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