Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880001454
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School
3535 W MESSALA WAY, TUCSON, AZ 85746 · (520) 908-4100 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · 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 | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
31%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
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
17.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 19.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Maldonado Amelia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #835 of 1,072 ▲ 229 | #114 of 154 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #882 of 1,072 ▲ 44 | #120 of 154 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #964 of 1,223 | #131 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #111 of 991 | #36 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #820 of 1,007 | #112 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #461 of 721 | #64 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
243
+29 (+14%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 19 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 17.3 | 15.0:1 | 77% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 14 | 20.0:1 | 84% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 83% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 25 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 18 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maldonado Amelia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (280 to 243); teachers up 36% (14 to 19).
About Maldonado Amelia Elementary School
A small elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona, Maldonado Amelia Elementary School is part of Tucson Unified District (4403). The school's enrollment of 243 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students each.
Tucson Unified District (4403) counts 88 schools and 40,316 students, including Maldonado Amelia Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Maldonado Amelia Elementary School, 82%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 10% Native American and 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 46 points above the 36% share among Pima County residents. By the diversity index, Maldonado Amelia Elementary School comes in at 31%.
Teachers at the school number 19 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is higher than this school's figure.
The allk12 Grade for Maldonado Amelia Elementary School is D. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School is located in Pima County, where median household income is about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 398 public schools in Pima County, with a combined enrollment of about 140,692.
Miller Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Maldonado Amelia Elementary School went from 214 students to 243. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Maldonado Amelia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maldonado Amelia Elementary School?
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Maldonado Amelia Elementary School serve?
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maldonado Amelia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maldonado Amelia Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maldonado Amelia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maldonado Amelia Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Maldonado Amelia Elementary School public or private?
Maldonado Amelia Elementary 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.