Desert Willow Elementary School

Regular School · TUCSON, AZ

Desert Willow Elementary School is a regular school school in TUCSON, Arizona, serving grades KG–05 with 811 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

811

Teachers (FTE)

45.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	384	47%
White	296	36%
Two or more races	66	8%
Black or African American	55	7%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	811	406M / 405F

English Language Learners: 32 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% +18.1pp	31.9%	406
Reading Proficiency	55.0% +16.1pp	38.9%	407

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)

+0.33 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

31 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

146

18% 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.)	811	100%

Contact & Location

9400 E ESMOND LOOP

TUCSON, AZ 85747

Phone: (520)879-2302

http://dwe.vailschooldistrict.org/

District

Vail Unified District (4413)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,248

District enrollment: 14,308

Other Schools in District

Acacia Elementary School Elementary
Civano Community K-8 School Elementary
Copper Ridge Elementary Elementary
Cottonwood Elementary School Elementary
Esmond Station School Elementary
Mesquite Elementary School Elementary
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Elementary
Senita Valley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85747) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040885001003

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