Wheeler Elementary School

Regular School · TUCSON, AZ

Wheeler Elementary School is a regular school school in TUCSON, Arizona, serving grades PK–05 with 391 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

391

Teachers (FTE)

29.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	185	47%
White	118	30%
Black or African American	39	10%
Two or more races	24	6%
Asian	11	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	2%
Total enrollment	391	197M / 194F

English Language Learners: 18 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	31.9%	117
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	38.9%	117

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

90 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

173

44.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	391	100%

Contact & Location

1818 S AVENIDA DEL SOL

TUCSON, AZ 85710

Phone: (520)584-5500

http://wheeleres.tusd1.org

District

Tucson Unified District (4403)

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,838

District enrollment: 40,451

Other Schools in District

Anna Henry Elementary School Elementary
Annie Kellond Elementary School Elementary
Blenman Elementary School Elementary
Bloom Elementary Elementary
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School Elementary
Booth Magnet Elementary School Elementary
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School Elementary
Borman K-8 School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85710) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040880000903

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD