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Alumni: what's one memory from Raul Grijalva Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880001481
Raul Grijalva Elementary School
1795 W DREXEL RD, TUCSON, AZ 85746 · (520) 908-3600 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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
17.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
20%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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
13.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -6.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 6 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 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 Raul Grijalva Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #907 of 1,072 ▲ 158 | #124 of 154 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #912 of 1,072 ▲ 62 | #128 of 154 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #548 of 1,223 | #52 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #535 of 991 | #106 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #888 of 1,007 | #124 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #328 of 721 | #48 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
472
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 472 | 27.7 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 34.1 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 26.2 | 20.4:1 | 80% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 27 | 21.5:1 | 84% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 30 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 38 | 20.0:1 | 77% (588) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 28 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 27 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raul Grijalva Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (582 to 472); teachers up 3% (27 to 27.7).
About Raul Grijalva Elementary School
Raul Grijalva Elementary School sits in TUCSON, Arizona, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 472 students, from pre-K through 5.
Tucson Unified District (4403) enrolls 40,316 students, and its 88 schools include Raul Grijalva Elementary School.
Raul Grijalva Elementary School's enrollment is 89% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 6% Native American and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 53 points above the 36% share among Pima County residents. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1 at Raul Grijalva Elementary School, with 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Raul Grijalva Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Pima County, 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.
The next-closest public school is Ombudsman - Charter Valencia, about 0.8 miles away. Raul Grijalva Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Raul Grijalva Elementary School as City: Large.
Enrollment at Raul Grijalva Elementary School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 523 to 472 students.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Ombudsman - Charter Valencia0.8 mi · 205
- John E White Elementary School0.8 mi · 607
- Pima Rose Academy1.0 mi · 442
- Tucson International Academy Midvale1.1 mi · 134
- Pistor Middle School1.4 mi · 579
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Frequently asked questions
About Raul Grijalva Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Raul Grijalva Elementary School?
Raul Grijalva Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Raul Grijalva Elementary School serve?
Raul Grijalva Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Raul Grijalva Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Raul Grijalva Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raul Grijalva Elementary School?
At Raul Grijalva Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Raul Grijalva Elementary School?
Raul Grijalva Elementary School is overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.