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J Robert Hendricks Elementary School
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 12 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About J Robert Hendricks Elementary School
J Robert Hendricks Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in TUCSON, Arizona, run under Flowing Wells Unified District (4405). The school educates 457 students in grades K through 6.
Across the 11 schools in Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) (5,225 students total), J Robert Hendricks Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, J Robert Hendricks Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%; the rest breaks down as 31% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Pima County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which J Robert Hendricks Elementary School is one.
The closest other public school is Mountain Rose Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J Robert Hendricks Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 467 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
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