Mccorkle Pk-8, Tucson AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mccorkle Pk-8

McCorkle PK-8 is a regular public school in the Tucson Unified District, serving students from preschool through eighth grade. Located on South Mission Road in the southern part of Tucson, it is one of the district’s larger elementary-middle schools by enrollment. The school operates under the district’s federal desegregation order, the Unitary Status Plan, which influences student assignment and program placement across TUSD.

State test results from the 2024-25 school year show that McCorkle’s students, as a whole, scored well below typical proficiency levels in math, English language arts, and science. Across the tested grades, the share of students reaching proficiency was modest, and the school’s overall performance placed it in the bottom quarter of districts in Pima County. In math, reported proficiency rates for grades three through five were low; results for grades six through eight were suppressed, though the number of students tested was substantial. In English language arts, fourth through eighth graders showed proficiency rates that were similarly low, with the highest reaching around one in five students in several grades. Science results were available only for eighth grade, where a small share of students scored proficient. Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no multi-year trend data beyond a single year is available.

The student body is large for a PK-8 campus and overwhelmingly Hispanic, with small numbers of White, American Indian, Alaska Native, Black, and multiracial students. Data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners were not reported in the available records, though the demographic profile of the area suggests that many families face economic challenges. The lack of this information means a parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of support for students with disabilities or language needs.

No specific program offerings—such as magnet themes, gifted programs, or career pathways—were listed in the data for McCorkle. The district as a whole maintains magnet schools as part of its desegregation plan, and voters approved a renewal of the district’s operating override in 2024, which funds art, music, physical education, full-day kindergarten, and class-size reduction across TUSD schools. Whether McCorkle benefits from these programs in a particular way is not clear from the data.

The school sits within the city of Tucson, a major desert city anchored by the University of Arizona and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Tucson’s economy includes higher education, defense, optics, and tourism, and the city has a historic downtown core connected to the university by a streetcar line. The area around McCorkle is more suburban in character, with automobile-dependent streets and a mix of older residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Housing in the school’s zip code is moderately priced relative to the state and national markets, and rents are modest. The district is navigating a long-term enrollment decline that has prompted discussions about school consolidation, a factor that could affect future attendance boundaries and school assignments.

Parents considering McCorkle PK-8 will find a large, diverse school community in a district undergoing significant change. Academic performance is low by state and county standards, and key student support data is missing from public records. Given the district’s desegregation obligations and ongoing budget pressures, families may want to visit the school, ask about its specific programs and services, and understand how any future consolidation could affect their child’s school experience.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 29% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 28% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 27% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 34% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 519%

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

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 26% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 716%

School 16% · District 26% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 26% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Science

Grade 89%

School 9% · District 17% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 27 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.