The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Math. The lowest is 23% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Blenman Elementary School
Blenman Elementary School is a regular public school in the Tucson Unified District, serving students from preschool through fifth grade. It is a school where the available academic picture is partial, and families will want to ask the school directly about what the data leaves out.
The student body is diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by Black students and White students, with smaller populations of Asian, multiracial, Native American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. No information was available on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners, so it is not possible to describe the school’s economic or support-need profile from the data on hand.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year are available for only a single grade level. For fifth graders, roughly a third met the proficiency standard in math, and roughly a quarter met it in English language arts. Results for third and fourth graders in math and English language arts, and for fifth-grade science, were all suppressed in the data and could not be reported. Because only one year’s worth of data is available, there is no trend to characterize. Compared to other elementary schools in Pima County, Blenman’s overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of the distribution.
The school environment and access section is mostly empty. There is no data on class sizes, teacher qualifications, chronic absenteeism, discipline, or course access. Families looking for a full picture of daily school life will need to gather that information from the school’s website, a tour, or direct conversation with staff.
Tucson Unified District, which runs Blenman, operates under a federal desegregation order, the Unitary Status Plan, which shapes magnet school placement, student assignment, transportation, and faculty hiring across the district. This is relevant for any family considering their choice options within TUSD. The district has also seen a long-term enrollment decline, which has led to ongoing discussions about school utilization and potential closures. In November 2024, voters renewed a maintenance and operations override that supports teacher salaries, art, music, physical education, full-day kindergarten, and class-size reduction, meaning those programs are currently funded for the next several years.
The school is located in midtown Tucson, on Country Club Road, in a part of the city that is a mix of older residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Tucson itself is a large desert city anchored by the University of Arizona, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and a growing optics and tech sector. Downtown and the university campus are a short distance from the Blenman area and are connected by the Sun Link streetcar. The surrounding neighborhood is more walkable than much of the city’s sprawling outskirts, but the city as a whole is car-dependent beyond the core.
Housing in the area reflects a mix of older homes and mid-century construction. Home values in the zip code surrounding Blenman are somewhat below the Arizona statewide average. Rents have been rising modestly, and the local housing market has seen a slight dip in home values recently, which could affect a family’s sense of stability or investment.
Blenman Elementary is a neighborhood school serving a diverse student body in a midtown Tucson setting. The academic data is thin, with results reported for just one grade, so a parent cannot yet draw a clear picture of how the school performs across grade levels. Anyone considering this school should ask for more detailed information on student achievement, support services, and the school’s day-to-day operations to get a full sense of the learning environment.
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