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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ironwood Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARANA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4404)·NCES 040463001408
Ironwood Elementary School
3300 W FREER DR, TUCSON, AZ 85742 · (520) 579-5150 · Pima County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A-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.
- C+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
13.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
47.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -11.0pp since 2017
Math
45.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -15.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ironwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #308 of 1,072 ▼ 33 | #36 of 154 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #339 of 1,072 ▼ 81 | #46 of 154 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #334 of 930 | #44 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #698 of 1,223 | #76 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #183 of 991 | #58 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #435 of 1,007 | #63 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #92 of 721 | #17 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
406
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 406 | 29.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 39% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 38% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 36% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 42 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 543 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ironwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (624 to 406); teachers down 22% (38 to 29.5).
About Ironwood Elementary School
Among the schools in TUCSON, Arizona, is Ironwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 406 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6.
Ironwood Elementary School falls under Marana Unified District (4404), which has 19 schools enrolling 12,845 students.
Ironwood Elementary School is 54% White by enrollment. Other students are 38% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Ironwood Elementary School total 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Ironwood Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pima County, the median household income is $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Ironwood Elementary School is one of 398 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Mountain View High School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is up 10% from 2020-21, when Ironwood Elementary School had 369 students, to 2024-25, when it had 406. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.8:1 in 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 Marana Unified District (4404)
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Dove Mountain K-8Elementary · 1,004 students
- Marana Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Twin Peaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Gladden Farms ElementaryElementary · 742 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 Ironwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ironwood Elementary. Ironwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ironwood Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View High School0.6 mi · 1,827
- Pima County JTED - Mountain View0.7 mi · 8
- Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson1.2 mi · 1,284
- Tortolita Middle School1.4 mi · 512
- Quail Run Elementary School2.0 mi · 539
- Degrazia Elementary School2.1 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Ironwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ironwood Elementary School?
Ironwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Ironwood Elementary School serve?
Ironwood Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ironwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ironwood Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ironwood Elementary School?
At Ironwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ironwood Elementary School?
Ironwood Elementary School is overseen by Marana Unified District (4404) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.