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Tucson Unified District

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1010 E. 10th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Pima County
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PH: (520) 225-6060
FAX: (520) 225-6174

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Grades PK-12
44,460 students
112 schools

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AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

66% (2012)

68% (2011)

68% (2010)

67% (2009)

64% (2008)

66% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

Writing

80% (2009)

74% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math

60% (2012)

60% (2011)

56% (2010)

66% (2009)

64% (2008)

68% (2007)
The state average for Math was 69% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

Grade 4

Reading

70% (2012)

70% (2011)

66% (2010)

69% (2009)

65% (2008)

60% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

Science

55% (2012)

52% (2011)

51% (2010)

50% (2009)

48% (2008)
The state average for Science was 63% in 2012.

Writing

85% (2009)

66% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math

59% (2012)

55% (2011)

51% (2010)

69% (2009)

67% (2008)

67% (2007)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

Grade 5

Reading

74% (2012)

73% (2011)

68% (2010)

70% (2009)

65% (2008)

67% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

Writing

48% (2012)

46% (2011)

73% (2010)

80% (2009)

66% (2008)

70% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2012.

Math

54% (2012)

50% (2011)

49% (2010)

66% (2009)

64% (2008)

65% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

Grade 6

Reading

70% (2012)

71% (2011)

66% (2010)

59% (2009)

59% (2008)

59% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 80% in 2012.

Writing

44% (2012)

43% (2011)

65% (2010)

86% (2009)

73% (2008)

82% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2012.

Math

43% (2012)

39% (2011)

34% (2010)

53% (2009)

51% (2008)

53% (2007)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

Grade 7

Reading

74% (2012)

73% (2011)

67% (2010)

63% (2009)

61% (2008)

58% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2012.

Writing

40% (2012)

42% (2011)

72% (2010)

82% (2009)

64% (2008)

83% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 52% in 2012.

Math

44% (2012)

41% (2011)

40% (2010)

62% (2009)

59% (2008)

57% (2007)
The state average for Math was 62% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

Grade 8

Reading

61% (2012)

60% (2011)

63% (2010)

60% (2009)

57% (2008)

55% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 72% in 2012.

Science

55% (2012)

51% (2011)

46% (2010)

47% (2009)

42% (2008)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2012.

Writing

85% (2009)

74% (2008)

72% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math

38% (2012)

37% (2011)

42% (2010)

52% (2009)

51% (2008)

52% (2007)
The state average for Math was 57% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

Grade 10

Reading

78% (2012)

74% (2011)

74% (2010)

69% (2009)

69% (2008)

69% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 80% in 2012.

Science

35% (2012)

33% (2011)

28% (2010)
The state average for Science was 42% in 2012.

Writing

65% (2012)

63% (2011)

69% (2010)

70% (2009)

64% (2008)

70% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 70% in 2012.

Math

53% (2012)

52% (2011)

50% (2010)

66% (2009)

62% (2008)

63% (2007)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2012.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2011-2012

About the Tests

In 2011-2012 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was used to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10.
AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona's learning standards.
Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate.
The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: ¹AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District
Students per certified teacher¹	17

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	55%	41%
White	31%	45%
Black	7%	6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	4%	6%
Asian	3%	3%

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Student Subgroups

Source: ¹AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program¹	60%	51%
English language learners¹	13%	14%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Language	This District	State Average
Spanish	81%	81%
English	10%	12%
Other Non-Indian	2%	1%
Somali	1%	<1%
Vietnamese	<1%	<1%
Arabic	<1%	<1%
Russian	<1%	<1%
Farsi	<1%	<1%
Kirundi	<1%	<1%
Mandarin	<1%	<1%
French	<1%	<1%
Cantonese	<1%	<1%
Maay	<1%	<1%
Laotian	<1%	<1%
Tagalog	<1%	<1%
Yugoslavian	<1%	<1%
Filipino	<1%	<1%
Swahili	<1%	<1%
Portuguese	<1%	<1%
Korean	<1%	<1%
Japanese	<1%	<1%
Dinka	<1%	<1%
Urdu	<1%	<1%
Azeri	<1%	<1%
German	<1%	<1%
Polish	<1%	<1%
Amharic	<1%	<1%
Papago (Tohono O'odham)	<1%	<1%
Hindi	<1%	<1%
Yaqui	<1%	<1%
Mandingo	<1%	<1%
Navajo	<1%	2%
Uzbek	<1%	<1%
Hopi	<1%	<1%
Punjabi	<1%	<1%
Czechoslovakian	<1%	<1%
Burmese	<1%	<1%
Lingala	<1%	<1%
Cambodian	<1%	<1%
Dari	<1%	<1%
Italian	<1%	<1%
Dutch	<1%	<1%
Pashto	<1%	<1%
Albanian	<1%	<1%

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Spending Per Pupil

Finance data was not reported for this district.