Coronado K-8 School, Tucson AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Coronado K-8 School

Coronado K-8 School is a regular public school in Tucson, within the Amphitheater Unified District, serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade. That makes it a single-site option for families who want their child in the same building from early elementary through middle school, avoiding a transition to a separate middle school. The school is located on the north side of the city, in an area that blends residential neighborhoods with the broader Tucson context.

Academically, state testing results from the most recent year show a mixed picture. Across tested grades, proficiency rates in English language arts ranged from roughly a quarter of students to just under half, with the higher marks appearing in the middle grades. In math, proficiency rates were lower across the board, with the highest in the early elementary years and a noticeable drop by eighth grade. Science results were available for eighth grade, where about a third of students met the proficiency standard; fifth-grade science results were suppressed and not reported. When compared against other schools within Pima County, Coronado’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint of the county’s districts. That is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school, particularly around math instruction and support in the upper grades.

The school enrolls a student body of roughly six hundred fifty children. The composition is nearly evenly split between students who identify as Hispanic and those who identify as White, with small shares of Asian, Black, Native American, and multiracial students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as counts of students with disabilities or English learners, were not reported. That absence makes it hard to assess the school’s economic diversity or the scope of special education and language support services without asking the school directly.

Because Coronado K-8 does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, which is expected for a PK-8 campus. There is also no publicly available data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access for this school. These gaps mean a family would need to seek that information from the school or district to get a fuller picture of the daily environment.

The housing market in the area where the school sits is above the state median. Home values in the surrounding zip code are higher than typical for Arizona, and rents are elevated as well, which may affect which families can afford to live in the attendance zone. The broader Tucson area is a large desert city, anchored by the University of Arizona and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, with a downtown core that has seen revitalization and a Sun Link streetcar connecting the university to the city center. Outside the central core, much of the city is car-dependent suburban development, and the school’s location on the north side reflects that pattern.

The Amphitheater Unified District, as of the most recent research, reported no major recent changes that would affect a parent’s decision. The district itself is a larger system within Tucson, and Coronado is one of its schools. For families considering this school, the academic data suggests a need to ask about math performance and support structures, particularly for middle school students. The school’s K-8 structure is a clear plus for those who value continuity, and the student body reflects the area’s demographic mix. Without more detailed information on programs, class sizes, or extracurricular offerings, the available picture is incomplete, but it points to a school that serves a stable Tucson neighborhood with academic results that are below the county average.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 42% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 48% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 40% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 35% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 32% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 28% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 39% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 48% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 38% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 50% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 46% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 49% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolAmphitheater Unified District (4406), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.