Best traditional public schools in Tucson (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Tucson, Arizona. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Arizona.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Fruchthendler Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	84.1 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	327
2	Sunrise Drive Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82.6 Top 10%	81% Math proficiency	469
3	University High School Tucson · High · Grades 8–12	Public	80.9 Top 10%	97.5% Math proficiency	982
4	Mesquite Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	79.8 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	640
5	Winifred Harelson Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	79.8 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	407
6	Canyon View Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	79.2 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	394
7	Esmond Station School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	78.7 Top 25%	85% Math proficiency	741
8	Senita Valley Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	78.6 Top 25%	84% Math proficiency	709
9	Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	76.4 Top 25%	–	284
10	Manzanita School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	76.1 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	579
11	Copper Creek Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	74.0 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	283
12	Catalina Foothills High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	73.2 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	1,865
13	Mesa Verde Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	72.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	289
14	Sam Hughes Elementary Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	72.7 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	365
15	Empire High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	72.5 Top 25%	84.5% Math proficiency	886
16	Ventana Vista Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	70.9 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	411
17	Desert Willow Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	70.3 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	811
18	Cottonwood Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	69.1 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	570
19	Orange Grove Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.7 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	683
20	Davis Bilingual Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	68.3 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	295
21	Collier Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	68.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	132
22	Desert Sky Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.1 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	743
23	Gale Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	67.8 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	332
24	Robert Richardson Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	67.6 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	286
25	Soleng Tom Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	67.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	306
26	J Robert Hendricks Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	66.1 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	457
27	Tanque Verde Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	65.8 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	582
28	Tanque Verde High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	65.8 Top 50%	69.5% Math proficiency	761
29	Lulu Walker School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	65.1 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	355
30	Ironwood Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	64.5 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	406
31	Twin Peaks Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	64.5 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	886
32	Annie Kellond Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	64.3 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	366
33	Agua Caliente School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	63.8 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	449
34	Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	62.9 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	455
35	Centennial Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	62.7 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	434
36	Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62.3 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	305
37	Rincon Vista Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.3 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	712
38	Borman K-8 School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	61.2 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	459
39	Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.0 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	427
40	Coyote Trail Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	60.6 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	453
41	Wakefield Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.7 Top 50%	–	295
42	Quail Run Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	58.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	539
43	Esperero Canyon Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.7 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	495
44	Coronado K-8 School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	57.1 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	561
45	Sabino High School Tucson · High · Grades 7–12	Public	56.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	816
46	Borton Primary Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55.3 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	268
47	Dunham Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54.0 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	142
48	Lineweaver Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	53.4 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	525
49	Miles-Exploratory Learning Center Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	53.4 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	285
50	Emily Gray Junior High School Tucson · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	53.3 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	420
51	Lawrence W Cross Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	52.7 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	827
52	Robins Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	52.1 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	437
53	Marshall Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	51.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	272
54	Degrazia Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	51.5 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	396
55	Civano Community K-8 School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	50.6 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	145
56	Elvira Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	49.2 Lower 50%	59% Math proficiency	642
57	W Arthur Sewel Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	200
58	Marion Donaldson Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	212
59	Andrada Polytechnic High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.6 Lower 50%	49.5% Math proficiency	836
60	Mountain View High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	1,827
61	Tolson Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46.3 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	339
62	Butterfield Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	45.6 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	459
63	Hudlow Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	45.6 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	146
64	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	44.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	241
65	Van Buskirk Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	43.3 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	287
66	Ford Elementary Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	42.7 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	182
67	John E White Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	42.1 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	607
68	Flowing Wells High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	1,742
69	Rio Vista Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	41.7 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	338
70	Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	41.2 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	503
71	Anna Henry Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	41.1 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	275
72	Drachman Primary Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	40.5 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	335
73	Manzo Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	40.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	324
74	Marana High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	40.1 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	2,437
75	Harriet Johnson Primary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–3	Public	39.7 Lower 50%	–	268
76	Flowing Wells Junior High School Tucson · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	39.4 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	758
77	Los Amigos Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	39.4 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	613
78	Bloom Elementary Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	39.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	336
79	Tucson Magnet High School Tucson · High · Grades 8–12	Public	39.2 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	2,938
80	Laura N. Banks Elementary Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	38.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	345
81	Mission View Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	232
82	Wheeler Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	391
83	Howell Peter Elementary Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37.2 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	237
84	John B Wright Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	36.6 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	410
85	Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School Tucson · Middle · Grades 4–8	Public	36.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	768
86	Mansfeld Middle Magnet School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	36.4 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	794
87	Holladay Intermediate Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	35.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	186
88	Maldonado Amelia Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	34.8 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	243
89	Sahuaro High School Tucson · High · Grades 8–12	Public	34.7 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	1,250
90	La Cima Middle School Tucson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	33.8 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	337
91	Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	32.9 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	402
92	Rincon High School Tucson · High · Grades 8–12	Public	31.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	1,109
93	Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	31.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	244
94	Harold Steele Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	30.5 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	245
95	Vesey Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	30.1 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	673
96	Santa Clara Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	30.0 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	422
97	W V Whitmore Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	29.9 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	362
98	L M Prince School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	29.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	379
99	Desert View High School Tucson · High · Grades 9–12	Public	29.0 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	2,102
100	Cavett Elementary School Tucson · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	28.8 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	227

Fruchthendler Elementary School in Tucson leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Tucson with a Success Index (US) of 84.1. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Tucson?

Fruchthendler Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona ranks first among traditional public schools in Tucson with a Success Index (US) of 84.1 out of 100 (Enrollment: 327).

How are traditional public schools in Tucson ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.