Henry Hank Oyama, Tucson AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Henry Hank Oyama

Henry Hank Oyama is a regular public school in Tucson, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Tucson Unified District, the largest school system in southern Arizona. The school’s enrollment is small for an elementary school, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students.

Academically, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed it above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Pima County. That positions Oyama around the middle of the pack among its county peers. Looking at individual grade levels, third-grade math proficiency was roughly a third of students meeting the state standard; fourth-grade math reached a higher share, while fifth-grade math was similar to third. In English language arts, third-grade proficiency was around three in ten students, and fourth-grade reached nearly two in five. Results for fifth-grade English language arts and science were suppressed, a common practice when the number of students tested is small enough that individual results could be identified. State testing data is available only for the most recent school year, so no multi-year trend can be determined.

The school sits within a district undergoing notable changes. Voters recently approved the renewal of an operating override that funds teacher salaries, art, music, physical education, magnet programs, and full-day kindergarten. Tucson Unified also operates under a federal desegregation order—the Unitary Status Plan—that shapes magnet school placement, student assignment, transportation, and faculty hiring. These policies directly affect school choice options for families. The district has experienced a long-term enrollment decline, which has prompted discussions about school utilization and potential facility closures.

Henry Hank Oyama is located in Tucson, a large desert city anchored by the University of Arizona, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and a growing technology and optics industry. Downtown Tucson and the university area form a walkable core connected by a streetcar, but the city’s overall footprint is sprawling and car-dependent outside that central zone. Homes in the school’s ZIP code are priced below Arizona’s statewide average, and rents are moderate relative to local incomes.

We looked for information on free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education services, English learner programs, staffing ratios, and student attendance but did not find publicly available data for this school. Families who want a fuller picture of student supports may wish to ask the school directly about those areas.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 29% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 28% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 27% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 24% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 34% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

This schoolTucson Unified District (4403), 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.