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Ford Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8001 E Stella Rd
Tucson, AZ 85730
Phone
(520) 731-4300
District
Tucson Unified District (4403)
County
PIMA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
201
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.3% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Ford Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
45%
29%
43%
33%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
13
15
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 35 17.4%
Grade 1 28 13.9%
Grade 2 27 13.4%
Grade 3 40 19.9%
Grade 4 40 19.9%
Grade 5 31 15.4%
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Total 201 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.3% 19.1% 36.4%
Black 11.9% 6.6% 5.9%
Hispanic 56.2% 68.1% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.7% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 4.5% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.6% 64.8% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 65.7% 57.8% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 7.0% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 480,757 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,100.1 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.2% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 200,674 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.2% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.8% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 11.4% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,282 $219,260,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $973 $40,395,000 8.8%
Staff $765 $31,741,000 6.9%
General Administration $93 $3,848,000 0.8%
School Administration $479 $19,885,000 4.3%
Operation $1,281 $53,171,000 11.6%
Transportation $347 $14,400,000 3.1%
Other $384 $15,942,000 3.5%
Total Support $4,321 $179,382,000 39.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,423 $59,065,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $11,026 $457,707,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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