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How has Hollinger K-8 School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000852
Hollinger K-8 School
150 W AJO WAY, TUCSON, AZ 85713 · (520) 225-1700 · Pima County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
- DThree-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
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 66% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
14%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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
12.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -21.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 21 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hollinger K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #925 of 1,072 ▼ 31 | #128 of 154 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #907 of 1,072 ▲ 33 | #123 of 154 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #97 of 930 | #12 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #422 of 1,223 | #41 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #360 of 991 | #86 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #930 of 1,007 | #135 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #234 of 256 | #34 of 38 |
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
542
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 542 | 34.8 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 39.6 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 35.2 | 19.5:1 | 78% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 44 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 86% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 83% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 39 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 31 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollinger K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (533 to 542); teachers down 1% (35 to 34.8).
About Hollinger K-8 School
Hollinger K-8 School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in TUCSON, Arizona. The school has 542 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Arizona enroll about 451 students on average.
Tucson Unified District (4403) enrolls 40,316 students, and its 88 schools include Hollinger K-8 School.
Hollinger K-8 School is 93% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Pima County's population at about 36%. The diversity index for Hollinger K-8 School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.0:1.
Hollinger K-8 School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Arizona public elementary schools.
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 about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Hollinger K-8 School, Pima County has 398 public schools.
Hollinger K-8 School's closest public school neighbor is Wakefield Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
The school shrank from 579 students in 2020-21 to 542 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Hollinger K-8 SchoolHow large is Hollinger K-8 School?
Hollinger K-8 School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hollinger K-8 School serve?
Hollinger K-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hollinger K-8 School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Hollinger K-8 School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hollinger K-8 School?
At Hollinger K-8 School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Hollinger K-8 School public or private?
Hollinger K-8 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.