Researching elementary, middle, and/or high schools in Tucson? You’ve come to the right place!
Learn what makes each school distinct – student/teacher ratios, bilingual programs, extracurricular activities, and more.
Our page is divided into section by different types of schools (public, charter, private, religious, etc).
If you are specifically looking to get your child enrolled in Kindergarten, please click here.
If you are interested in information about homeschooling in Tucson, please click here.
If you are searching for a preschool your little one, please click here.
For all other school-related information, scroll on!
Leman Academy of Excellence
Location: Campuses in Tucson, Marana, and Oro Valley
Leman Academy of Excellence is a tuition-free, Classical education public charter school offering a learning environment that brings out the best in each and every child.
The foundational principles of Leman Academy of Excellence have been formed and established by Dr. Kevin Leman, the founder of the school, who had often dreamed of launching a school for young people that willingly engages and embraces parents in the educational process, highlighting the parent-teacher-scholar relationship that instills the morals and values needed to produce tomorrow’s leaders today.
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN TUCSON
There are a number of private schools in Tucson with different focuses – Montessori, Waldorf, Independent, College-Preparatory, etc.
Private schools are tuition-based and have unique admissions criteria (which may include academic assessments, student/parent interviews, and/or home visits). Private schools have the right to reject admission to students who they do not think are a strong fit for their school.
If you are specifically looking for a Religious School in Tucson, please consult the next list under that title.
- Castlehill Country Day School
- Satori School
- The Gregory School
- Tucson Waldorf School
RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS IN TUCSON
Most of the larger religious elementary, middle, and high school options are listed below by category.
CHRISTIAN
- Casas Christian School
- Desert Christian Schools
- Faith Lutheran School
- First Southern Christian School
- Fountain of Life Lutheran School
- Northminster Christian School
- Pusch Ridge Christian Academy
- Veritas Academy of Tucson
CATHOLIC
- Our Mother of Sorrows School
- Salpointe Catholic High School
- St. Ambrose Catholic School
- St. Augustine Catholic High School
- St. John The Evangelist Catholic School
- St. Joseph Catholic School
- St. Mark’s Preschool & Kindergarten
- St. Michael’s School
- St. Cyril of Alexandria School
JEWISH
- Tucson Hebrew Academy
- Tucson Jewish Montessori
CHARTER SCHOOLS IN TUCSON
A charter school is a school that receives government funding, but operates independently of the established state school system. Historically, Tucson has been a “charter school friendly city” so there are many charter schools in the metro area and in the surrounding suburbs.
Since charter schools receive government funding, they must adhere to specific guidelines instituted by the Department of Education.
Many of the charter schools in Tucson have stellar academic reputations (beating out public schools in test scores and extracurriculars), while other charter schools have a poor reputation. It is important to take a school tour, to ask for recommendations, and to do your own research before making an enrollment choice for your child.
Because charter schools are public schools in a different form, students attend free and do not pay tuition.
There are too many charter schools in Tucson to list. The most notable, however, are BASIS Tucson and Leman Academy.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TUCSON
If you plan to send your child to a public school, you can call, email, or visit your district office to determine school placement. In most cases, your child will be assigned to the neighborhood school that is the closest to your home. Some districts do, however, offer open enrollment where you are able to choose a school within the district limits. Similarly, you may be able to “open enroll” at a school outside of your designated district in certain circumstances.
You can search by zip code on the Arizona Department of Education website to find the public and charter schools that are closest to you.
Altar Valley School District
- Robles Elementary School
- Altar Valley Middle School
Amphitheater Public Schools
- Amphitheater High School
- Amphitheater Middle School
- Canyon Del Oro High School
- Copper Creek Elementary School
- Coronado K-8 School
- Cross Middle School
- Donaldson Elementary School
- Harelson Elementary School
- Holaway Elementary School
- Innovation Academy K5 STEM School
- Ironwood Ridge High School
- Keeling Elementary School
- La Cima Middle School
- Mesa Verde Elementary School
- Nash Elementary School
- Painted Sky Elementary School
- Prince Elementary School
- Rio Vista Elementary School
- Walker Elementary School
- Wilson K-8 School
Catalina Foothills School District
- Canyon View Elementary School
- Catalina Foothills High School
- Espero Canyon Middle School
- Manzanita Elementary School
- Orange Grove Middle School
- Sunrise Drive Elementary School
- Ventana Vista Elementary School
Continental Elementary School District [Green Valley, Arizona]
- Continental Elementary School
Flowing Wells Unified School District
- Centennial Elementary School
- Flowing Wells Digital Campus
- Flowing Wells High School
- Flowing Wells Junior High School
- Homer Davis Elementary School
- J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School
- Laguna Elementary School
- Richardson Elementary School
- Sentinel Peak High School
- Walter Douglas Elementary School
Marana Unified School District
- Butterfield Elementary School
- Coyote Trail Elementary School
- DeGrazia Elementary School
- Dove Mountain CSTEM K-8 School
- Early Learning Resource Center
- Estes Elementary School
- Gladden Farms Elementary School
- Ironwood Elementary School
- Marana High School
- Marana Middle School
- MCAT High School
- Mountain View High School
- Picture Rocks Elementary School
- Quail Run Elementary School
- Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School
- Roadrunner Elementary School
- Tortolita Middle School
- Twin Peaks K-8 School
Sahuarita Unified Schools [Sahuarita, Arizona]
- Anza Trail School
- Copper View Elementary School
- Early Childhood Center
- Sahuarita High School
- Sahuarita Intermediate School
- Sahuarita Middle School
- Sahuarita Primary School
- Sopori Elementary School
- Walden Grove High School
- Wrightstown Ridge School
Sunnyside Unified School District
- Apollo Middle School
- Challenger Middle School
- Craycroft Elementary School
- Desert View High School
- Drexel Elementary School
- Elvira Elementary School
- Esperanza Elementary School
- Gallego Intermediate School
- Gallego Primary School
- Lauffer Middle School
- Liberty Elementary School
- Los Amigos Elementary School
- Los Ninos Elementary School
- Mission Manor Elementary School
- Ocotillo Learning Center
- Rivera Elementary School
- Santa Clara Elementary School
- Sierra 2-8 School
- Star Academic High School
- Summit View Elementary School
- Sunnyside High School
Tanque Verde Unified School District
- Aqua Caliente Elementary School
- Emily Gray Jr. High School
- Tanque Verde Elementary School
- Tanque Verde High School
Tucson Unified School District
ELEMENTARY AND K8
- Banks Elementary School
- Blenman Elementary School
- Bloom Elementary School
- Bonillas Basic Curriculum Magnet School
- Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School
- Borman K-8 School
- Borton Magnet Elementary School
- Carrillo Magnet School
- Cavett Elementary School
- C.E. Rose K-8 School
- Collier Elementary School
- Cragin Elementary School
- Davidson Elementary School
- Davis Bilingual Elementary Magnet School
- Dietz K-8 School
- Drachman Montessori K-8 Magnet School
- Dunham Elementary School
- Erickson Elementary School
- Ford Elementary School
- Fruchthendler Elementary School
- Gale Elementary School
- Grijalva Elementary School
- Henry Elementary School
- Holladay Magnet Elementary School
- Hollinger K-8 School
- Howell Elementary School
- Hudlow Elementary School
- Johnson Primary School
- Kellond Elementary School
- Lawrence 3-8 School
- Lineweaver Elementary School
- Lynn/Urquides Elementary School
- Maldonado Elementary School
- Manzo Elementary School
- Marshall Elementary School
- Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence K-8
- Mary Meredith K-12
- Miles Exploratory Learning Center
- Miller Elementary School
- Mission View Elementary School
- Morgan Maxwell K-8 School
- Myers/Ganoung Elementary School
- Ochoa Community School
- Oyama Elementary School
- Pueblo Gardens K-8 School
- Roberts-Naylor K-8
- Robins K-8 School
- Robison Elementary School
- Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet
- Safford K-8 School
- Sam Hughes Elementary School
- Sewell Elementary School
- Soleng Tom Elementary School
- Steele Elementary School
- Tolson Elementary School
- Tully Elementary Magnet School
- Van Buskirk Elementary School
- Vesey Elementary School
- Warren Elementary School
- Wheeler Elementary School
- White Elementary School
- Whitmore Elementary School
- Wright Elementary School
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND K8
- Alice Vail Middle School
- Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School
- Borman K-8 School
- C.E. Rose K-8 School
- COLE – Catalina Online Learning Experience
- Dietz K-8 School
- Dodge Traditional Magnet Middle School
- Doolen Middle School
- Drachman Montessori K-8 Magnet School
- Gridley Middle School
- Hollinger K-8 School
- Lawrence 3-8 School
- Magee Middle School
- Mansfeld Middle Magnet School
- Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence K-8
- Mary Meredith K-12
- Miles Exploratory Learning Center
- Morgan Maxwell K-8 School
- Pistor Middle School
- Pueblo Gardens K-8 School
- Roberts-Naylor K-8
- Robins K-8 School
- Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet
- Safford K-8 School
- Secrist Middle School
- Utterback Middle School
- Valencia Middle School
HIGH SCHOOL
- Catalina High School
- Cholla High School
- COLE – Catalina Online Learning Experience
- Mary Meredith K-12
- Palo Verde High Magnet School
- Project MORE
- Pueblo High School
- Rincon High School
- Sabino High School
- Saguaro High School
- Santa Rita High School
- Teenage Parent High School (TAP)
- Tucson High Magnet School
- University High School
Vail School District
- Acacia Elementary School
- Andrada Polytechnic High School
- Cienega High School
- Civano Community K-8 School
- Copper Ridge Elementary School
- Corona Foothills Middle School
- Cottonwood Elementary School
- Desert Sky Middle School
- Desert Willow Elementary School
- Empire High School
- Esmond Station K-8 School
- Mesquite Elementary School
- Mica Mountain High School
- Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School
- Old Vail Middle School
- Pantano High School
- Rincon Vista Middle School
- Senita Valley Elementary School
- Sycamore Elementary School
- Vail Academy and High School
- Vail Innovation Center