The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Reynolds Elementary School
Reynolds Elementary School is a public school in Tucson Unified District that is now listed as inactive. Its grade configuration is labeled M through M, and the most recent academic data available comes from the 2009-10 school year. Because the school no longer operates, there is no current enrollment, demographic breakdown, program offerings, or staffing information to report. The school’s status means that a family reading this today would be looking at a closed institution rather than an active choice.
For the 2009-10 school year, state assessment results from Arizona’s AIMS test are the only academic record. In math, proficiency rates across grades 3 through 5 showed a declining pattern from grade to grade. Grade 3 had a substantial share of students reaching the proficient or above level, but by grade 4 the share was lower, and in grade 5 it was lower still. In English language arts, grade 3 posted a strong result, with the large majority of students proficient. Grade 4 and grade 5 remained above half but not as high as the third-grade level. Science was tested only in grade 4, where about half of students met the proficiency bar. When all tested subjects and grades are averaged into a single proficiency index, the school placed in the top quartile relative to districts in Pima County. The school’s scores are from a single year more than a decade and a half ago and cannot be taken as current.
No graduation rate applies because the school did not serve high school grades. No chronic absenteeism data is available. The school’s grade band is listed as M through M; the presence of grade 3 through 5 test records confirms it served elementary-level students, but the precise grade span of the school in its active years is not fully specified in the data.
The school sat within Tucson Unified District, which covers the city of Tucson, a major desert city anchored by the University of Arizona, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and a mix of technology and tourism industries. The district has been under a federal desegregation order known as the Unitary Status Plan, which shapes magnet programs, student assignment, and transportation. Voters approved renewal of the district’s Maintenance and Operations Override in 2024, providing additional funding for teacher salaries, art, music, physical education, and class-size reduction. At the same time, the district has experienced a long-term decline in enrollment, prompting discussions about school utilization and potential facility closures. Reynolds Elementary appears to be one of the schools that has already closed as part of that trend.
For a parent or resident, the central fact about Reynolds Elementary School is that it is inactive. The test results on file are from a single academic year before many of the district’s current challenges and enrollment shifts took place. There is no way to know how the school would perform today or what programs it might offer. Families researching this school may want to look into other elementary schools within Tucson Unified District that are currently operating, keeping in mind the district’s desegregation plan, override funding, and ongoing enrollment changes. The available data does not indicate why the school closed, and no further information on its history or community role was present in the record.
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