Los Ninos Elementary School

Summary:

Los Ninos Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Sunnyside Unified District in Tucson, Arizona, with a student population of 411 that is predominantly Hispanic (80.54% in 2022-2023).

Despite its large Hispanic student population, Los Ninos Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 10-29% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2022-2023, well below the state averages of 37-45%. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 87.59% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average and nearby Sunnyside Unified schools. As a result, Drexel, Esperanza, and Los Amigos Elementary Schools, which also perform poorly on standardized tests, consistently outrank Los Ninos.

The challenges faced by Los Ninos Elementary are further exacerbated by racial disparities in academic achievement, with African American and Native American students performing significantly worse than their Hispanic peers. Additionally, the school's relatively low per-student spending of $7,870 in 2021-2022, which is lower than the nearby Sunnyside Unified schools, suggests that it may be underfunded and lacking in resources to support its student population. Addressing these issues should be a priority for the district and the local community to improve student outcomes at Los Ninos Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 5445 S Alvernon Way
       Tucson, AZ  85706-1958


(520) 545-3300

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,870 Help


Students who attend Los Ninos Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Challenger Middle School
High:    Desert View High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  411

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.5%
African American:
9.0%
White:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.6% Help


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Compare Details Los Ninos Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.5%), African American (9%), White (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Ninos Elementary School is 17.4, which is the 4th best among 7 elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Ninos Elementary School is $7,870. 6 elementary schools in the Sunnyside Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Los Ninos Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Sunnyside Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Unified District 269th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Los Ninos Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 38.05 680th 1062 36.0%
2010 33.34 763rd 1090 30.0%
2011 24.32 875th 1075 18.6%
2012 29.94 893rd 1141 21.7%
2013 23.73 981st 1158 15.3%
2014 11.11 1021st 1079 5.4%
2015 7.66 945th 955 1.0%
2016 19.68 890th 1079 17.5%
2017 22.17 872nd 1106 21.2%
2018 23.32 851st 1109 23.3%
2019 17.11 874th 1039 15.9%
2021 13.64 1148th 1226 6.4%
2022 4.25 998th 1000 0.2%
2023 15.52 1100th 1245 11.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.60 956th 1027 6.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.68 440th 975 54.9%
2023 20.53 386th 451 14.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.67 348th 417 16.5%
2021 34.20 786th 1201 34.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.69 571st 820 30.4%
2023 18.67 1005th 1116 9.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.29 275th 423 35.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.61 863rd 1023 15.6%
2019 14.53 753rd 862 12.6%
2021 16.91 1087th 1219 10.8%
2023 16.49 1073rd 1219 12.0%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.35 276th 306 9.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.65 664th 1032 35.7%
2019 18.69 695th 850 18.2%
2021 13.27 1163rd 1220 4.7%
2023 14.19 1116th 1216 8.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.56 604th 620 2.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.67 726th 895 18.9%
2023 32.63 434th 607 28.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.31 650th 911 28.6%
2019 24.35 543rd 709 23.4%
2021 18.12 1112th 1198 7.2%
2023 17.91 1046th 1170 10.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.00 641st 654 2.0%
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Rank History for White students at Los Ninos Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.37 1000th 1161 13.9%
2022 53.22 357th 800 55.4%
2023 31.60 736th 1024 28.1%
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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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Enrollment information for Los Ninos Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 353 32 13 248 6 n/a n/a -27 625
1989 343 28 15 291 8 n/a n/a -96 589
1990 314 40 16 258 12 n/a n/a -83 557
1991 304 35 10 250 18 n/a n/a -69 548
1992 244 34 8 286 12 n/a n/a 0 584
1993 263 27 8 310 14 n/a n/a 0 622
1994 230 22 8 336 6 n/a n/a 0 602
1995 198 31 6 364 6 n/a n/a 0 605
1996 198 31 6 364 6 n/a n/a 0 605
1997 150 30 6 405 14 n/a n/a 0 605
1998 143 29 9 398 13 n/a n/a 0 592
1999 134 31 2 419 12 n/a n/a 0 598
2000 107 32 3 414 11 n/a n/a 0 567
2001 85 28 1 427 7 n/a n/a 0 548
2002 50 30 6 486 6 n/a n/a 0 578
2003 50 30 6 486 6 n/a n/a 0 578
2004 55 21 6 511 11 n/a n/a 0 604
2005 59 18 8 551 10 n/a n/a 0 646
2006 60 20 8 579 17 n/a n/a 0 684
2007 59 15 7 597 21 n/a n/a 0 699
2008 56 19 5 601 14 n/a n/a 0 695
2009 59 32 9 559 8 n/a n/a 0 667
2010 50 37 5 529 12 n/a n/a 0 633
2011 57 31 1 564 11 3 1 0 668
2012 40 34 0 536 12 1 3 0 626
2013 51 41 0 467 10 1 4 0 574
2014 50 54 3 463 6 1 2 0 579
2015 63 62 1 487 12 0 6 0 631
2016 44 67 2 428 12 0 12 0 565
2017 42 60 1 383 18 0 6 0 510
2018 35 58 0 348 15 0 6 0 462
2019 38 47 5 351 7 0 9 0 457
2020 66 50 2 314 8 0 9 0 449
2021 29 49 1 346 6 0 7 0 438
2022 19 39 2 335 6 0 11 0 412
2023 19 37 0 331 10 0 14 0 411

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 Los Ninos Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 625 34.0 18.3 n/a
1989 589 30.0 19.6 n/a
1990 557 30.2 18.4 n/a
1991 548 28.5 19.2 n/a
1992 584 28.0 20.8 n/a
1993 622 29.0 21.4 n/a
1994 602 31.0 19.4 n/a
1995 605 30.0 20.2 n/a
1996 605 30.0 20.2 n/a
1997 605 31.0 19.5 n/a
1998 592 30.0 19.7 n/a
1999 598 30.0 19.9 n/a
2000 567 33.0 17.2 n/a
2001 548 37.0 14.8 n/a
2002 578 32.0 18.1 n/a
2003 578 32.0 18.1 n/a
2004 604 34.1 17.7 99.5
2005 646 35.1 18.4 99.5
2006 684 38.7 17.7 95.2
2007 699 45.0 15.5 60.7
2008 695 40.0 17.4 64.5
2009 667 38.0 17.6 83.1
2010 633 37.0 17.1 76.5
2011 668 33.6 19.8 78
2012 626 33.6 18.6 6.9
2013 574 33.0 17.3 7.7
2014 579 27.0 21.4 82
2015 631 29.0 21.7 81.9
2016 565 26.0 21.7 2.1
2017 510 22.0 23.1 87.5
2018 462 21.0 21.9 84.8
2019 457 24.5 18.6 84.9
2020 449 23.7 18.9 88.9
2021 438 24.2 18.0 n/a
2022 412 23.5 17.5 52.2
2023 411 23.5 17.4 87.6

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 Los Ninos Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 625 34.0 18.3 n/a
1989 589 30.0 19.6 n/a
1990 557 30.2 18.4 n/a
1991 548 28.5 19.2 n/a
1992 584 28.0 20.8 n/a
1993 622 29.0 21.4 n/a
1994 602 31.0 19.4 n/a
1995 605 30.0 20.2 n/a
1996 605 30.0 20.2 n/a
1997 605 31.0 19.5 n/a
1998 592 30.0 19.7 n/a
1999 598 30.0 19.9 n/a
2000 567 33.0 17.2 n/a
2001 548 37.0 14.8 n/a
2002 578 32.0 18.1 n/a
2003 578 32.0 18.1 n/a
2004 604 34.1 17.7 99.5
2005 646 35.1 18.4 99.5
2006 684 38.7 17.7 95.2
2007 699 45.0 15.5 60.7
2008 695 40.0 17.4 64.5
2009 667 38.0 17.6 83.1
2010 633 37.0 17.1 76.5
2011 668 33.6 19.8 78
2012 626 33.6 18.6 6.9
2013 574 33.0 17.3 7.7
2014 579 27.0 21.4 82
2015 631 29.0 21.7 81.9
2016 565 26.0 21.7 2.1
2017 510 22.0 23.1 87.5
2018 462 21.0 21.9 84.8
2019 457 24.5 18.6 84.9
2020 449 23.7 18.9 88.9
2021 438 24.2 18.0 n/a
2022 412 23.5 17.5 52.2
2023 411 23.5 17.4 87.6

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Los Ninos 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 $1,641 (15.6%) $96 (0.9%) $3,378 (32.1%) $6,851 (65.0%) $1,949 (18.5%) $8,800 (83.5%) $10,538
2020 $1,803 (14.8%) $43 (0.4%) $3,649 (30.0%) $9,469 (77.8%) $855 (7.0%) $10,324 (84.8%) $12,170
2021 $837 (12.9%) $14 (0.2%) $1,688 (26.0%) $4,951 (76.2%) $694 (10.7%) $5,645 (86.9%) $6,496
2022 $852 (10.8%) $04 (0.1%) $1,708 (21.7%) $6,236 (79.2%) $778 (9.9%) $7,014 (89.1%) $7,870

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Los Ninos Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 874th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1100th of 1245 Elementary schools
 4.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students457411
 10.1%
African American4737
 21.3%
American Indian710
 42.9%
Asian50
 100%
Hispanic351331
 5.7%
Pacific Islander00
White3819
 50%
Two or More Races914
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.9%87.6%
 2.7%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 411 students attended Los Ninos Elementary School.

Students who attend Los Ninos Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Challenger Middle School
High : Desert View High School

Students at Los Ninos Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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