Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000840
Dunham Elementary School
9850 E 29TH ST, TUCSON, AZ 85748 · (520) 731-4200 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.0:1
12 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 | 7 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
64%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
37.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
31.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 49.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dunham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #524 of 1,072 ▲ 83 | #73 of 154 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #507 of 1,072 ▲ 131 | #68 of 154 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #1,072 of 1,223 | #152 of 165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.8% | #52 of 721 | #7 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
142
-50 (-26%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 142 | 11.8 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 12.3 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 13.4 | 11.8:1 | 61% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 13 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 52% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 11 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 8 | 26.1:1 | 43% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 14 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (236 to 142); teachers down 1% (12 to 11.8).
About Dunham Elementary School
Dunham Elementary School is a very small elementary school found in TUCSON, Arizona. The school counted 142 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 69% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Arizona (about 451).
Dunham Elementary School is one school in an 88-school district, Tucson Unified District (4403), which enrolls 40,316 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dunham Elementary School is Hispanic: 52%. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 16 points above the 36% share among Pima County residents. The diversity index for Dunham Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Dunham Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The school is in Pima County, where median household income comes to about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Dunham Elementary School.
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson is the nearest public school to Dunham Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 142 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 192. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 12.0:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Dunham Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Tucson Unified District (4403)
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Pueblo High SchoolHigh · 1,821 students
- Cholla High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- Sahuaro High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Tucson Unified Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,184 students
- Rincon High SchoolHigh · 1,109 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- 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
Other Dunham Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dunham Elementary. Dunham Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Dunham ElementaryPetaluma, CA · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson0.7 mi · 1,157
- Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson0.9 mi · 439
- Marshall Elementary School1.0 mi · 272
- Academy of Tucson High School1.2 mi · 152
- Secrist Middle School1.3 mi · 248
- Soleng Tom Elementary School1.3 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Dunham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dunham Elementary School?
Dunham Elementary School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dunham Elementary School serve?
Dunham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Dunham Elementary School have?
Dunham Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Dunham Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dunham Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 52% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dunham Elementary School in?
Dunham Elementary School is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.