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Drachman Primary Magnet School

1085 S 10TH AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85701 · (520) 225-1500 · Pima County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
25 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3611%
Grade 14012%
Grade 24714%
Grade 33510%
Grade 44112%
Grade 54614%
Grade 64112%
Grade 7309%
Grade 8185%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
7322%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
21464%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
196%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
17753%
Female
15847%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
26.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
19.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -17.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.0%19.0%
2023-2427.0%19.0%
2022-2332.0%25.0%
2021-2225.0%20.0%
2020-2129.0%20.0%
2018-1940.0%39.0%
2017-1832.0%36.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Drachman Primary Magnet School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Pima County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#792 of 1,072#106 of 154
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#766 of 1,072#100 of 154
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.0pp#446 of 930#61 of 128
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#829 of 1,223#100 of 165
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#138 of 991#46 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.8%#508 of 1,007#80 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#630 of 721#87 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
335
-18 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.6:1
% White
22%
was 18%
% Hispanic
64%
was 69%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2533525.413.2:1N/A
2023-2430826.411.7:1N/A
2022-2332927.212.1:171% (233)
2017-1835322.615.6:172% (253)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drachman Primary Magnet School.

About Drachman Primary Magnet School

Drachman Primary Magnet School operates as a small elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 335 students. Elementary schools in Arizona have about 451 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.

Tucson Unified District (4403) has 88 schools and 40,316 students, and Drachman Primary Magnet School is one of those schools.

Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Drachman Primary Magnet School. Next come 22% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Pima County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.

A staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.2:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.

Looking at the 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 Drachman Primary Magnet School.

The closest school to Drachman Primary Magnet School is Ochoa Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school shrank from 353 students in 2017-18 to 335 in 2024-25. The Hispanic share was 69% in 2017-18 and 64% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.6:1 to 13.2:1.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Drachman Primary Magnet School
District
Tucson Unified District (4403)
Address
1085 S 10TH AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85701
Phone
(520) 225-1500
County
Pima County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
335
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040880000838
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Drachman Primary Magnet School
How large is Drachman Primary Magnet School?
Drachman Primary Magnet School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Drachman Primary Magnet School serve?
Drachman Primary Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Drachman Primary Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Drachman Primary Magnet School is approximately 13.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Drachman Primary Magnet School?
Drachman Primary Magnet School reports a student body of 22% White, 64% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Drachman Primary Magnet School public or private?
Drachman Primary Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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