Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT (4406)·NCES 040068000025
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School
3500 N CHERRY AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85719 · (520) 696-6880 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- A-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
10.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2017
Math
20.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -10.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 13 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 10 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #751 of 1,072 ▲ 147 | #103 of 154 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #938 of 1,072 ▼ 150 | #134 of 154 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #175 of 930 | #29 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #968 of 1,223 | #132 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #13 of 991 | #5 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #460 of 1,007 | #68 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.3% | #56 of 721 | #9 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
241
-23 (-9%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 241 | 24 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 27.7 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 26.5 | 11.7:1 | 83% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 28 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 28.6 | 13.9:1 | 80% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 35 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 29 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (397 to 241); teachers down 16% (28.6 to 24).
About Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is a small elementary school in Arizona, located in TUCSON. The latest federal count shows 241 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 47% lower.
Amphitheater Unified District (4406), which runs Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School, has 22 schools and 11,277 students.
Hispanic students account for 62% of enrollment at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School. Other groups make up 24% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Teacher staffing is 24 full-time equivalents, or about 10.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.0:1.
allk12 grades Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Pima County (population about 1,060,490), median household income is about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County, which together enroll about 140,692 students.
The closest public school to Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is Presidio School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,539 students
- Amphitheater High SchoolHigh · 996 students
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Coronado K-8 SchoolElementary · 561 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
Nearby schools
- Presidio School0.4 mi · 345
- Montessori Schoolhouse0.5 mi · 134
- Satori Charter School0.9 mi · 97
- Rio Vista Elementary School0.9 mi · 338
- Cragin Elementary School1.0 mi · 222
- Rillito Center1.2 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Owen Holaway Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School?
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School serve?
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School?
Student demographics at Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 62% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School in?
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School is part of Amphitheater Unified District (4406).
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