Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT (4406)·NCES 040068000026
Helen Keeling Elementary School
2837 N LOS ALTOS AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85705 · (520) 696-6940 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-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.
- 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
9.7:1
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
47%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
22.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Helen Keeling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #881 of 1,072 ▼ 94 | #121 of 154 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #842 of 1,072 ▲ 5 | #113 of 154 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #64 of 930 | #10 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #981 of 1,223 | #137 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #9 of 991 | #4 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #644 of 1,007 | #91 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.3% | #64 of 721 | #12 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
230
-33 (-13%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
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 | 230 | 23.7 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 24.7 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 27 | 9.4:1 | 89% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 28 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 26.8 | 13.9:1 | 94% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 39 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 32 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Keeling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (373 to 230); teachers down 12% (26.8 to 23.7).
About Helen Keeling Elementary School
This page covers Helen Keeling Elementary School, a small elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 230 students. Elementary schools in Arizona have about 451 students on average; enrollment here is 49% lower.
Amphitheater Unified District (4406) runs Helen Keeling Elementary School along with 21 other schools, enrolling 11,277 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Helen Keeling Elementary School is Hispanic: 71%. The remaining shares are 13% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
The school has 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.7 students per teacher. The school's 9.7:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Arizona.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Helen Keeling Elementary School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
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 Helen Keeling Elementary School.
The closest school to Helen Keeling Elementary School is Desert Rose Academy Charter School, located about 0.8 miles away. Helen Keeling Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
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.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 33 students, from 263 to 230.
This page is set up for the Helen Keeling Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Desert Rose Academy Charter School0.8 mi · 150
- Montessori Schoolhouse0.9 mi · 134
- Amphitheater High School0.9 mi · 996
- PCJTED - Amphitheater High School0.9 mi · 1
- Tucson Preparatory School0.9 mi · 80
- Amphitheater Middle School0.9 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Keeling Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Helen Keeling Elementary School?
Helen Keeling Elementary School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Helen Keeling Elementary School serve?
Helen Keeling Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Keeling Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Helen Keeling Elementary School is approximately 9.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Helen Keeling Elementary School?
Helen Keeling Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Helen Keeling Elementary School in?
Helen Keeling Elementary School is part of Amphitheater Unified District (4406).
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