Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000891
Tolson Elementary School
1000 S GREASEWOOD RD, TUCSON, AZ 85745 · (520) 225-3300 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
20 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 | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
36%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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
34.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -12.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 12 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tolson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #468 of 1,072 ▼ 32 | #68 of 154 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #681 of 1,072 ▼ 79 | #91 of 154 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #242 of 930 | #36 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #821 of 1,223 | #96 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #534 of 991 | #105 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #781 of 1,007 | #106 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #205 of 256 | #27 of 38 |
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
339
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 339 | 19.9 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 22.2 | 16.8:1 | 72% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 17 | 19.3:1 | 79% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 32 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 21 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tolson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (328 to 339); teachers up 17% (17 to 19.9).
About Tolson Elementary School
Tolson Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in TUCSON, Arizona. It has an enrollment of 339 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Tucson Unified District (4403) enrolls 40,316 students, and its 88 schools include Tolson Elementary School.
The share of Hispanic students at Tolson Elementary School is 80%, a majority. It is also 6% White, 6% Black, 4% Native American, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Pima County is roughly 36% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Tolson Elementary School comes to 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 17.0:1.
The county, Pima County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,315, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 398 public schools and about 140,692 students.
Among nearby public schools, Cholla High School is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Tolson Elementary School.
Federal data place Tolson Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 320 to 339.
Tolson Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Tucson Unified District (4403)
- 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
Other schools in TUCSON
- 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
Nearby schools
- Cholla High School0.7 mi · 1,575
- PCJTED - Cholla High School0.7 mi · 1
- Tucson International Academy0.8 mi · 137
- TIA West0.8 mi · 131
- Morgan Maxwell School1.1 mi · 354
- Henry Hank Oyama1.4 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Tolson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tolson Elementary School?
Tolson Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tolson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tolson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tolson Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Tolson Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tolson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tolson Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 80% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tolson Elementary School in?
Tolson Elementary School is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
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