- Tucson Unified School District
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Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) is the largest school district of Tucson, Arizona in terms of enrollment. As of 2006 TUSD has more than 60,000 students and approximately 3,700 faculty members.
The district boundaries encompass much of the City of Tucson, the city of South Tucson, and segments of Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde. TUSD is currently under a federal desegregation order to help balance district schools in terms of race and ethnicity. The district was established as "School District No. 1" in 1867, and assumed its current name in 1977. The district has nine traditional high schools and several alternative high schools. The largest high school in the district, in terms of enrollment, is Tucson High Magnet School near downtown Tucson. According to the district website, 2945 students attended Tucson High during the 2006-2007 school year.[1] It is also the oldest high school in the district. Tucson High School was built in 1907 across the street from where it now stands. The school relocated to its present site in 1923. In 1956, the school had the largest enrollment of any high school in the United States, over 6,800 pupils. The original Tucson High building still exists as Roskruge Elementary and Bilingual Middle Magnet School. The TUSD also owns the radio station KWXL-LP .[2]
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Schools
Tucson High Magnet School
Mansfeld Middle SchoolTraditional High Schools
TUSD High Schools School Enrollment Establishment Mascot Colors Catalina* 1,317 1957 Trojans Royal Blue and White Cholla* 1,786 1969 Chargers Orange and Navy Blue Palo Verde* 1,250 1963 Titans Royal Blue and Gold Pueblo* 1,900 1956 Warriors Navy Blue and Columbia Blue Rincon 1,278 1958 Rangers Purple and White Sabino 1,297 1972 Sabercats Purple and Gold Sahuaro 1,736 1968 Cougars Red and Blue Santa Rita 1,200 1969 Eagles Green and Gold Tucson* 3,014 1892 Badgers Red and White Magnet Program*
Other High Schools
Name Est. Mascot Colors ArtWorks Academy Aztec Middle College East Aztec Middle College West Howenstine High Magnet School Hawks Baby Blue and Black PACE Alternative High School PASS Alternative High School Project MORE Teenage Parent Alt. Middle/High School University High School 1977 Penguins Black and White Traditional Middle Schools and K-8 Schools
Safford School entrance. Built 1918. Architect: Annie Rockfellow.Name Est. Mascot Colors Carson Middle School 1967 Cougars Dodge Traditional Magnet Middle School Bulldogs Doolen Middle School Thunderbirds Burgundy and White Gridley Middle School Grizzly Bears Hohokam Middle School Hawks Magee Middle School Roadrunners Mansfeld Middle School 1929 Bulldogs Mary Belle McCorkle PreK-8 School 2011 Maxwell Middle School Mountain Lions Naylor/Roberts K-8 School Spartans Pistor Middle School Panthers Roskruge Bilingual Magnet K-8 School 1914 Pumas/Cougars Safford Engineering/Technology Magnet K-8 School Huskies Secrist Middle School Scorpions Utterback Middle Magnet School Unicorns Vail Middle School Falcons Valencia Middle School Jaguars Wakefield Middle School Knights K-8 Schools
Name Est. Mascot Colors Ft. Lowell/Townsend K-8 1958 Tigers Red and White Elementary Schools
Name Region Mascot Comments Banks Elementary School Southwest Blenman Elementary School Northwest Eagles Bloom Elementary School Northeast Bonillas Basic Curriculum Magnet School Northeast Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School Northeast Falcons Borman Elementary School Southeast Borton Primary Magnet School Northwest Brichta Elementary School Southwest Bears Carillo Magnet School Northwest Cougars Cavett Elementary School Northeast Collier Elementary School Northeast Corbett Elementary School Southeast Cougars Cragin Elementary School Northwest Cougars Davidson Elementary School Northwest Davis Bilingual Elementary Magnet School Northwest Eagles Dietz Elementary School Southeast Dragons Drachman Montessori Magnet School Northwest Dragons Montessori school Duffy Elementary School Northeast Closed in 2010.[3] Dunham Elementary School Southeast Erickson Elementary School Southeast Ford Elementary School Southeast Fort Lowell Elementary School Northeast Merged with Townsend Middle School in 2010.[3] Gale Elementary School Northeast Grijalva Elementary School Southwest Grizzlies Named for Raúl Grijalva. Bilingual Ed. and Gifted Education Henry Elementary School Northeast Holladay Intermediate Magnet School Southwest RedHawks Hollinger Elementary School Southwest Howell Elementary School Northwest Hudlow Elementary School Southeast Hughes Elementary School Northwest Huskies Jefferson Park Elementary School Northwest Panthers Closed in 2010 and merged with Blenman Elementary.[3] Johnson Primary School Southwest Kellond Elementary School Southeast Cougars Lawrence Intermediate School Southwest Lineweaver Elementary School Northeast Lynn/Urquides Elementary School Southwest Coyotes Lyons Elementary School Southeast Lions Maldonado Elementary School Southwest Bob Cats Manzo Elementary School Northwest Bobcats Marshall Elementary School Southeast Menlo Park Elementary School Southwest Miller Elementary School Southwest Mission View Elementary School Southwest Myers-Ganoung Elementary School Southeast Ochoa Elementary School Northwest Panthers Oyama Elementary School West Pueblo Gardens Elementary School Northeast Reynolds Elementary School Southeast Closed in 2010.[3] Richey K-8 Northwest Closed in 2010. Students assigned to Roskruge [3] Roberts Elementary School Southeast Merged with Naylor in 2010.[3] Robins Elementary School Northwest Robison Elementary School Northwest Roadrunners Rogers Elementary School Southeast Roadrunners Closed in 2010.[3] C. E. Rose Elementary School Southwest Named for Clinton E. Rose, TUSD Superintendent from 1920-1941. Roskruge Elementary School Downtown Cougars Same building as Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School, building housed Tucson High School from 1907–1923. Named for George J. Roskruge. Safford Elementary School Northwest Huskies Schumaker Elementary School Northeast Sewell Elementary School Southeast Sabercats Soleng Tom Elementary School Northeast Gifted and Talented Education(GATE). Named for Soleng Tom (1912–2000) Steele Elementary School Northeast Tolson Elementary School Southwest Tully Accelerated Elementary Magnet School Northwest Tigers Gifted and Talented Education(GATE) Van Buskirk Elementary School Southwest Bears Van Horne Elementary School Northeast Vikings Closed in 2010.[3] Vesey Elementary School Southwest Warren Elementary School Southwest Wheeler Elementary School Southeast White Elementary School Southwest Whitmore Elementary School Northeast Wright Elementary School Northwest Wildcats Wrightstown Elementary School Northeast Closed in 2010 and merged with Henry Elementary.[3] Other schools
Name Comments Direct Link For homebound students Mary Meredith K-12 Miles Exploratory Learning Center Pre-school to grade 8. Named for Nelson A. Miles. References
- ^ http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/thms/newsite/profile0607.doc
- ^ Tucson High Badger Foundation, Inc
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "School Boundary Changes". Tucson Unified School District. http://www.tusd.k12.az.us/contents/distinfo/boundarychanges.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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Categories:- School districts in Pima County, Arizona
- Education in Tucson, Arizona
- Educational institutions established in 1867
- School districts established in 1977
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