Elementary · Arizona

Dietz K-8 School

Free meals for all

Dietz K-8 School, a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona: grades pre-k–8, 364 students, 13.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Tucson Unified District (4403).

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 364
Teachers (FTE): 27.4
Students per teacher: 13.3
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in Arizona

Median 16.3 · 1,158 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 66% of elementary schools in Arizona

Median 452 · 1,194 schools compared

Smaller than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arizona: 40%

Not published: too few students tested.

AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arizona: 34%

Not published: too few students tested.

AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Tucson Unified District (4403)

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Tucson Unified District (4403).

Location

Address: 7575 E Palma St, Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone: (520)731-4000
City or town: Tucson
County: Pima County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Da Vinci Tree AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	265	13.9	44%	—	0.8 mi
La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)CharterFree meals for all	K–8	855	26.7	29%	31%	0.9 mi
Arizona Online Charter SchoolCharterFully virtual	K–8	42	10.5	—	—	0.9 mi
Sonoran Science Academy EastCharterFree meals for all	K–8	467	18.0	41%	38%	1.1 mi
Wheeler Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	391	13.4	28%	35%	1.1 mi
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	299	12.2	27%	—	1.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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