Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Summary:

Winifred Harelson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 434. 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.

Winifred Harelson Elementary School consistently outperforms the Amphitheater Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 48% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41% for the district and 39% for the state. Similarly, in 4th grade math, the school had 61% proficiency, compared to 44% for the district and 36% for the state. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners, with rankings generally in the top 20-25% of Arizona elementary schools.

When compared to the nearby schools, such as Lulu Walker School, Marion Donaldson Elementary School, and Ironwood Elementary School, Winifred Harelson Elementary School stands out as a higher-performing school, particularly in academic achievement. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating a consistent level of high performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 826 W Chapala Dr
       Tucson, AZ  85704-4515


(520) 696-6020

District: Amphitheater Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
211th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools


Students who attend Winifred Harelson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  434

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.1%
Hispanic:
30.0%
Asian:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.7% Help


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Compare Details Winifred Harelson Elementary School ranks better than 76.7% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd 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 74.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.1%), Hispanic (30%), Asian (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winifred Harelson Elementary School is 14.4. 11 elementary schools in the Amphitheater Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winifred Harelson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Winifred Harelson Elementary School 211th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Winifred Harelson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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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 Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 85.87 113th 1062 89.4%
2010 89.87 60th 1090 94.5%
2011 84.24 140th 1075 87.0%
2012 87.01 70th 1141 93.9%
2013 89.76 41st 1158 96.5%
2014 92.52 33rd 1079 96.9%
2015 87.10 100th 955 89.5%
2016 88.73 102nd 1079 90.5%
2017 88.24 115th 1106 89.6%
2018 87.21 129th 1109 88.4%
2019 83.26 160th 1039 84.6%
2021 82.05 220th 1226 82.1%
2022 75.16 203rd 1000 79.7%
2023 81.43 222nd 1245 82.2%
2024 74.18 211th 904 76.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.36 431st 1027 58.0%
2023 33.46 472nd 617 23.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.07 129th 975 86.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.69 53rd 417 87.3%
2021 70.13 155th 1201 87.1%
2022 17.34 140th 145 3.4%
2023 56.53 266th 820 67.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 65.20 292nd 1116 73.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.48 150th 1023 85.3%
2019 78.04 153rd 862 82.3%
2021 81.99 203rd 1219 83.3%
2022 70.91 198th 824 76.0%
2023 73.10 285th 1219 76.6%
2024 55.12 237th 593 60.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.21 159th 1032 84.6%
2019 80.93 132nd 850 84.5%
2021 79.18 227th 1220 81.4%
2022 74.03 175th 830 78.9%
2023 84.02 174th 1216 85.7%
2024 67.14 176th 609 71.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.08 447th 620 27.9%
2023 32.99 239th 316 24.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.28 113th 911 87.6%
2019 82.25 105th 709 85.2%
2021 78.72 156th 1198 87.0%
2022 70.65 202nd 716 71.8%
2023 73.76 228th 1170 80.5%
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Rank History for White students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.88 154th 720 78.6%
2019 73.46 121st 595 79.7%
2021 75.31 229th 1161 80.3%
2022 62.19 257th 800 67.9%
2023 72.59 230th 1024 77.5%
2024 60.69 172nd 477 63.9%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Open Quote Excellent school with caring staff. The teachers care about the students and offer curriculum that is suited for their needs. There are a lot of options for acceleration and clubs. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 646 8 13 64 5 n/a n/a -33 703
1989 682 13 3 67 10 n/a n/a -93 682
1990 573 11 9 68 1 n/a n/a -20 642
1991 599 10 14 60 2 n/a n/a -54 631
1992 552 7 16 57 1 n/a n/a 0 633
1993 576 4 19 57 1 n/a n/a 0 657
1994 620 4 14 37 5 n/a n/a 0 680
1995 628 8 14 61 5 n/a n/a 0 716
1996 628 8 14 61 5 n/a n/a 0 716
1997 657 10 14 56 6 n/a n/a 0 743
1998 661 6 22 49 7 n/a n/a 0 745
1999 638 5 20 74 12 n/a n/a 0 749
2000 647 7 16 79 9 n/a n/a 0 758
2001 569 3 13 98 10 n/a n/a 0 693
2002 96 3 1 10 3 n/a n/a 0 113
2003 96 3 1 10 3 n/a n/a 0 113
2004 440 7 20 94 6 n/a n/a 0 567
2005 427 10 16 89 5 n/a n/a 0 547
2006 373 9 23 97 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2007 355 17 20 95 1 n/a n/a 0 488
2008 348 21 22 105 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2009 369 20 26 104 2 n/a n/a 0 521
2010 382 20 27 102 1 n/a n/a 0 532
2011 365 18 25 95 1 0 0 0 504
2012 366 17 26 92 2 0 0 0 503
2013 355 23 23 98 2 1 0 0 502
2014 358 17 22 98 2 1 0 0 498
2015 360 15 22 114 5 1 0 0 517
2016 363 12 19 117 3 1 8 0 523
2017 347 12 24 116 4 0 10 0 513
2018 347 9 28 116 4 0 12 0 516
2019 319 8 26 124 4 0 17 0 498
2020 346 9 24 106 1 0 23 0 509
2021 285 4 20 108 0 0 21 0 438
2022 298 7 21 126 0 0 20 0 472
2023 265 6 16 130 3 0 14 0 434

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 Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 703 32.8 21.4 n/a
1989 682 31.2 21.8 n/a
1990 642 29.3 21.9 n/a
1991 631 29.1 21.6 n/a
1992 633 27.6 22.9 n/a
1993 657 28.4 23.1 n/a
1994 680 30.0 22.7 n/a
1995 716 33.6 21.3 n/a
1996 716 33.6 21.3 n/a
1997 743 32.9 22.6 n/a
1998 745 34.3 21.7 n/a
1999 749 35.3 21.2 n/a
2000 758 38.8 19.5 n/a
2001 693 37.5 18.5 n/a
2002 113 31.8 3.6 n/a
2003 113 31.8 3.6 n/a
2004 567 30.1 18.8 13.2
2005 547 28.5 19.2 17
2006 502 27.7 18.1 17.7
2007 488 28.7 17.0 14.8
2008 496 25.7 19.3 15.3
2009 521 30.7 17.0 15
2010 532 28.7 18.5 4.1
2011 504 27.6 18.2 3.2
2012 503 28.5 17.6 9.1
2013 502 28.0 17.9 3.4
2014 498 28.3 17.5 n/a
2015 517 30.0 17.2 18.4
2016 523 28.0 18.6 0.6
2017 513 28.7 17.8 n/a
2018 516 29.2 17.6 18.8
2019 498 26.2 19.0 17.7
2020 509 29.3 17.3 16.9
2021 438 28.5 15.3 n/a
2022 472 30.3 15.5 8.7
2023 434 29.9 14.4 23.7

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 Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 703 32.8 21.4 n/a
1989 682 31.2 21.8 n/a
1990 642 29.3 21.9 n/a
1991 631 29.1 21.6 n/a
1992 633 27.6 22.9 n/a
1993 657 28.4 23.1 n/a
1994 680 30.0 22.7 n/a
1995 716 33.6 21.3 n/a
1996 716 33.6 21.3 n/a
1997 743 32.9 22.6 n/a
1998 745 34.3 21.7 n/a
1999 749 35.3 21.2 n/a
2000 758 38.8 19.5 n/a
2001 693 37.5 18.5 n/a
2002 113 31.8 3.6 n/a
2003 113 31.8 3.6 n/a
2004 567 30.1 18.8 13.2
2005 547 28.5 19.2 17
2006 502 27.7 18.1 17.7
2007 488 28.7 17.0 14.8
2008 496 25.7 19.3 15.3
2009 521 30.7 17.0 15
2010 532 28.7 18.5 4.1
2011 504 27.6 18.2 3.2
2012 503 28.5 17.6 9.1
2013 502 28.0 17.9 3.4
2014 498 28.3 17.5 n/a
2015 517 30.0 17.2 18.4
2016 523 28.0 18.6 0.6
2017 513 28.7 17.8 n/a
2018 516 29.2 17.6 18.8
2019 498 26.2 19.0 17.7
2020 509 29.3 17.3 16.9
2021 438 28.5 15.3 n/a
2022 472 30.3 15.5 8.7
2023 434 29.9 14.4 23.7

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $775 (10.3%) $7,119 (94.5%) $7,531
2021 $3,100 (49.9%) $4,369 (70.4%) $6,207

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Winifred Harelson Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 160th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 222nd of 1245 Elementary schools
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students498434
 12.9%
African American86
 25%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian2616
 38.5%
Hispanic124130
 4.8%
Pacific Islander00
White319265
 16.9%
Two or More Races1714
 17.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.7%23.7%
 6.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 434 students attended Winifred Harelson Elementary School.

Students at Winifred Harelson Elementary School are 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Winifred Harelson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Winifred Harelson Elementary School ranks 211th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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