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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817001386

Los Amigos Elementary School

2200 E Drexel Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-3200 · Pima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8915%
Grade 18514%
Grade 29415%
Grade 38614%
Grade 46911%
Grade 58614%
Grade 610417%

This year's kindergarten class (89) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (104).

Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
305%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
56292%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
132%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
31952%
Female
29448%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
25.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
18.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -30.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 30 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.0%18.0%
2023-2425.0%18.0%
2022-2323.0%19.0%
2021-2227.0%23.0%
2020-2119.0%2.0%
2018-1938.0%48.0%
2017-1832.0%48.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Los Amigos Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Pima County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#815 of 1,072
▼ 2
#108 of 154
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#792 of 1,072
▼ 14
#106 of 154
▼ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.5pp#320 of 930#41 of 128
Enrollment
ranked largest first
613#300 of 1,223#28 of 165
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#441 of 991#97 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.7%#922 of 1,007#132 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.0%#610 of 721#84 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 2024-25
Enrollment
613
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561337.716.3:1N/A
2023-246133617.0:1N/A
2022-236213517.7:186% (533)
2020-216273319.0:1N/A
2017-1865233.319.6:186% (560)
2015-166893718.6:12% (15)
2010-117224217.2:179% (572)
2000-017154217.0:1N/A
1990-917283421.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Amigos Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (652 to 613); teachers up 13% (33.3 to 37.7).

About Los Amigos Elementary School

Los Amigos Elementary School, located in Tucson, Arizona, is a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 613 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Arizona enroll around 451, and this school is 36% bigger than that mark.

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) has 21 schools; together they serve 13,979 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Los Amigos Elementary School is Hispanic, at 92%. The rest of enrollment is 5% White and 2% Black. Among all residents of Pima County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.

The school has 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is similar, at 17.0:1.

Los Amigos Elementary 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 27% of Arizona public elementary schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Pima County show that median household income comes to about $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Pima County counts 398 public schools with about 140,692 students.

Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Los Amigos Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The NCES locale for Los Amigos Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 627 to 613, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 16.3 students per teacher, compared with 19.0 in 2020-21.

On allk12, people connected to Los Amigos Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Pima County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Los Amigos Elementary School
District
Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Address
2200 E Drexel Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706
Phone
(520) 545-3200
County
Pima County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
613
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040817001386
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Other schools in Tucson
Other Los Amigos Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Los Amigos Elementary. Los Amigos Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Los Amigos Elementary School
How large is Los Amigos Elementary School?
Los Amigos Elementary School enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Los Amigos Elementary School serve?
Los Amigos Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Amigos Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Amigos Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Los Amigos Elementary School?
At Los Amigos Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Los Amigos Elementary School public or private?
Los Amigos Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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