Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Summary:

Marion Donaldson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 224 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified District, which is ranked 150 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Marion Donaldson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. However, the school performs relatively better in English Language Arts. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students, African American, and Native American students performing better than the overall school performance. In contrast, Hispanic and White students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, perform below the school's overall performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Marion Donaldson Elementary School generally underperforms its counterparts within the Amphitheater Unified District, such as Mesa Verde Elementary and Winifred Harelson Elementary. However, it outperforms schools in the neighboring Flowing Wells Unified District, such as Laguna Elementary and Centennial Elementary. The performance of the nearby Carden of Tucson charter school is mixed, with some grade levels performing better and others performing worse than Marion Donaldson Elementary School.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2040 W Omar Dr
       Tucson, AZ  85704-1245


(520) 696-6160

District: Amphitheater Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
579th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools


Students who attend Marion Donaldson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lawrence W Cross Middle School
High:    Canyon Del Oro High School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.3 Help
Number of students:  224

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.3%
White:
35.3%
African American:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.6% Help


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Compare Details Marion Donaldson Elementary School ranks worse than 64% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 8th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Amphitheater Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Marion Donaldson Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Amphitheater Unified District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.3%), White (35.3%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marion Donaldson Elementary School is 8.3, which is the lowest among 14 elementary schools in the Amphitheater Unified District! (See more...)
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Compare Marion Donaldson Elementary School employs 26.9 full-time teachers.
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Marion Donaldson Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Amphitheater Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Amphitheater Unified District 150th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Marion Donaldson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 83.11 152nd 1062 85.7%
2010 80.74 195th 1090 82.1%
2011 78.76 224th 1075 79.2%
2012 57.29 482nd 1141 57.8%
2013 64.63 398th 1158 65.6%
2014 63.55 400th 1079 62.9%
2015 45.65 453rd 955 52.6%
2016 59.24 412th 1079 61.8%
2017 68.51 344th 1106 68.9%
2018 39.40 622nd 1109 43.9%
2019 36.11 606th 1039 41.7%
2021 43.45 615th 1226 49.8%
2022 35.76 582nd 1000 41.8%
2023 52.29 520th 1245 58.2%
2024 28.99 579th 904 36.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.81 282nd 975 71.1%
2023 68.16 108th 451 76.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.62 299th 417 28.3%
2021 39.54 642nd 1201 46.5%
2023 27.20 634th 820 22.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.26 433rd 1116 61.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.09 566th 1023 44.7%
2019 38.13 501st 862 41.9%
2021 55.43 472nd 1219 61.3%
2023 58.73 451st 1219 63.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.88 574th 1032 44.4%
2019 50.62 393rd 850 53.8%
2021 33.70 747th 1220 38.8%
2023 43.61 609th 1216 49.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.99 326th 895 63.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.06 581st 911 36.2%
2019 55.03 285th 709 59.8%
2021 47.96 540th 1198 54.9%
2022 29.98 509th 716 28.9%
2023 51.95 489th 1170 58.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.60 223rd 654 65.9%
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Rank History for White students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.11 547th 720 24.0%
2019 20.18 517th 595 13.1%
2021 43.96 652nd 1161 43.8%
2023 38.63 627th 1024 38.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Review counts

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Reviews:
Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 25, 2016

Open Quote Absolutely AMAZING staff at this school!!! We switched from home schooling out of state due to a poor experience at public school in our small, rural state to public school at Donaldson. We thought in a good-sized city like Tucson we wouldn't have a good experience, but both of our children love it and are thriving. The staff here are the most caring, compassionate, and nurturing people. We feel so very lucky to have found such a wonderful school so full of people who truly care about their students AND families. If I could give TEN stars I would!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Marion Donaldson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 643 9 15 72 9 n/a n/a -12 736
1989 652 10 26 76 7 n/a n/a -141 630
1990 539 13 23 71 5 n/a n/a -89 562
1991 497 5 21 54 4 n/a n/a -81 500
1992 365 7 15 50 3 n/a n/a 0 440
1993 404 7 8 41 3 n/a n/a 0 463
1994 393 10 11 63 3 n/a n/a 0 480
1995 400 11 13 63 5 n/a n/a 0 492
1996 400 11 13 63 5 n/a n/a 0 492
1997 390 17 12 84 8 n/a n/a 0 511
1998 376 20 10 80 7 n/a n/a 0 493
1999 375 20 10 73 8 n/a n/a 0 486
2000 344 19 11 72 5 n/a n/a 0 451
2001 327 20 8 65 6 n/a n/a 0 426
2002 60 5 2 16 1 n/a n/a 0 84
2003 60 5 2 16 1 n/a n/a 0 84
2004 300 27 13 99 7 n/a n/a 0 446
2005 257 25 15 100 6 n/a n/a 0 403
2006 265 26 13 107 7 n/a n/a 0 418
2007 249 18 13 117 8 n/a n/a 0 405
2008 237 6 17 130 10 n/a n/a 0 400
2009 242 13 15 125 7 n/a n/a 0 402
2010 234 14 15 139 6 n/a n/a 0 408
2011 205 9 16 133 3 0 3 0 369
2012 176 11 20 156 3 0 3 0 369
2013 178 7 23 141 6 3 2 0 360
2014 196 10 16 135 8 1 7 0 373
2015 166 11 13 122 5 2 7 0 326
2016 155 7 10 114 10 3 6 0 305
2017 144 8 13 131 11 0 5 0 312
2018 129 6 13 138 4 0 6 0 296
2019 126 9 7 145 6 0 12 0 305
2020 146 16 6 142 7 0 15 0 332
2021 90 17 2 107 6 1 8 0 231
2022 74 22 3 107 5 1 9 0 221
2023 79 12 3 115 3 1 11 0 224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marion Donaldson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 736 32.5 22.6 n/a
1989 630 30.0 21.0 n/a
1990 562 25.3 22.2 n/a
1991 500 25.9 19.3 n/a
1992 440 21.3 20.6 n/a
1993 463 23.3 19.9 n/a
1994 480 22.4 21.4 n/a
1995 492 26.6 18.5 n/a
1996 492 26.6 18.5 n/a
1997 511 26.3 19.4 n/a
1998 493 26.7 18.5 n/a
1999 486 25.7 18.9 n/a
2000 451 28.0 16.1 n/a
2001 426 21.4 19.9 n/a
2002 84 26.0 3.2 n/a
2003 84 26.0 3.2 n/a
2004 446 26.4 16.9 37
2005 403 25.9 15.6 35.7
2006 418 27.3 15.3 38
2007 405 26.9 15.1 32.6
2008 400 28.3 14.1 31
2009 402 28.3 14.2 26.6
2010 408 26.8 15.2 1
2011 369 24.9 14.8 9.5
2012 369 22.3 16.5 19.5
2013 360 27.2 13.2 15.6
2014 373 25.3 14.7 50.7
2015 326 24.0 13.5 53.7
2016 305 22.0 13.8 n/a
2017 312 22.3 13.9 n/a
2018 296 23.4 12.6 50.7
2019 305 23.5 12.9 55.7
2020 332 25.4 13.0 52.7
2021 231 27.1 8.5 n/a
2022 221 26.4 8.3 36.7
2023 224 26.9 8.3 44.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marion Donaldson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 736 32.5 22.6 n/a
1989 630 30.0 21.0 n/a
1990 562 25.3 22.2 n/a
1991 500 25.9 19.3 n/a
1992 440 21.3 20.6 n/a
1993 463 23.3 19.9 n/a
1994 480 22.4 21.4 n/a
1995 492 26.6 18.5 n/a
1996 492 26.6 18.5 n/a
1997 511 26.3 19.4 n/a
1998 493 26.7 18.5 n/a
1999 486 25.7 18.9 n/a
2000 451 28.0 16.1 n/a
2001 426 21.4 19.9 n/a
2002 84 26.0 3.2 n/a
2003 84 26.0 3.2 n/a
2004 446 26.4 16.9 37
2005 403 25.9 15.6 35.7
2006 418 27.3 15.3 38
2007 405 26.9 15.1 32.6
2008 400 28.3 14.1 31
2009 402 28.3 14.2 26.6
2010 408 26.8 15.2 1
2011 369 24.9 14.8 9.5
2012 369 22.3 16.5 19.5
2013 360 27.2 13.2 15.6
2014 373 25.3 14.7 50.7
2015 326 24.0 13.5 53.7
2016 305 22.0 13.8 n/a
2017 312 22.3 13.9 n/a
2018 296 23.4 12.6 50.7
2019 305 23.5 12.9 55.7
2020 332 25.4 13.0 52.7
2021 231 27.1 8.5 n/a
2022 221 26.4 8.3 36.7
2023 224 26.9 8.3 44.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Marion Donaldson Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,274 (12.0%) $133 (1.3%) $2,681 (25.3%) $7,709 (72.8%) $1,469 (13.9%) $9,178 (86.7%) $10,585
2021 $2,517 (15.5%) $846 (5.2%) $5,881 (36.2%) $8,545 (52.6%) $4,330 (26.7%) $12,874 (79.3%) $16,238

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Marion Donaldson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 606th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 520th of 1245 Elementary schools
 16.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students305224
 26.6%
African American912
 33.3%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic145115
 20.7%
Pacific Islander01
White12679
 37.3%
Two or More Races1211
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.7%44.6%
 11.1%


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Students at Marion Donaldson Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 224 students attended Marion Donaldson Elementary School.

Marion Donaldson Elementary School ranks 579th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Marion Donaldson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawrence W Cross Middle School
High : Canyon Del Oro High School


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