Pueblo Gardens Elementary
- FTest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 12 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
Where Pueblo Gardens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,059 of 1,072 ▲ 1 | #148 of 154 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,011 of 1,072 ▲ 50 | #147 of 154 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #802 of 1,223 | #92 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #126 of 991 | #40 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #855 of 1,007 | #119 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #645 of 721 | #89 of 102 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 26.9 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 26.9 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 29.9 | 12.8:1 | 88% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 91% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 88% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (367 to 353); teachers up 17% (23 to 26.9).
About Pueblo Gardens Elementary
Pueblo Gardens Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in TUCSON, Arizona. The school's 353 students are in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students each.
The 88 schools of Tucson Unified District (4403), including Pueblo Gardens Elementary, enroll 40,316 students.
About 86% of the student body at Pueblo Gardens Elementary is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% Black and 4% White. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Pima County residents. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.1:1 comes from the school's 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Pueblo Gardens Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Pima County this way: the median household income is $70,315, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Pima County has 398 public schools and roughly 140,692 students.
Youth Works Charter High School is located about 0.3 miles from Pueblo Gardens Elementary. The five-mile area around Pueblo Gardens Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Pueblo Gardens Elementary dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 391 to 353 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Pueblo Gardens Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Pueblo High SchoolHigh · 1,821 students
- Cholla High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- Sahuaro High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Tucson Unified Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,184 students
- Rincon High SchoolHigh · 1,109 students
- 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
- Youth Works Charter High School0.3 mi · 28
- Southside Community School0.4 mi · 227
- Cavett Elementary School0.5 mi · 227
- Utterback Middle School0.6 mi · 270
- Holladay Intermediate Magnet School0.9 mi · 186
- Robison Elementary School1.2 mi · 247