Other / mixed grade configuration · Tucson, AZ

Mission View Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Mission View Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040880000870
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mission View Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Arizona schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#17 of 131
schools in Tucson · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
10.5:1
small classes for Arizona
88.7%
free-lunch eligible

Mission View Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mission View Elementary School ranks #17 of 131 schools in Tucson, AZ.

Enrollment

232

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.5:1

vs 17:1 Arizona avg

-38% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

88.7%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+84% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mission View Elementary School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Mission View Elementary School

Mission View Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Tucson, Arizona, enrolling 232 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Mission View Elementary School is leaner than roughly 91% of Arizona schools and 38% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 88.7% of students qualify for free meals, 84% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 232 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Against 75 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #10.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (91% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 18/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 232 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 59.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 23.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Tucson's public schools, it stands alongside Craycroft Elementary School (586 students): Mission View Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.5:1 vs 21.7:1).

Tucson Unified District (4403) also operates Tucson Magnet High School (2,938 students) and Pueblo High School (1,821 students) alongside Mission View Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Mission View Elementary School compares

Mission View Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 38% 17:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 88.7% ▲ 84% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 232 top 69% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
232
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
88.7%
free-lunch eligible - 84% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 9% in Arizona - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
59.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,545
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 232 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 90.5%
White 3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.0%
African American 1.7%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 90.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.9, Mission View Elementary School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tucson Unified District (4403), which includes Mission View Elementary School.

$11,545
Per student
-12%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.8%
State 34.7%
Federal 23.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Mission View Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tucson Magnet High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Pueblo High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cholla High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sahuaro High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Catalina Online Learning Experience Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Mission View Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tucson Unified District (4403) · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Tucson

2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mission View Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Mission View Elementary School

How many students attend Mission View Elementary School?

Mission View Elementary School has 232 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tucson, AZ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission View Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mission View Elementary School is 10.5:1, which is 38% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mission View Elementary School?

88.7% of students at Mission View Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mission View Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Mission View Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 90.5% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mission View Elementary School?

Mission View Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mission View Elementary School rank among schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Mission View Elementary School ranks #17 of 131 schools in Tucson, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Tucson on the city page.

Is Mission View Elementary School a good school?

Mission View Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Arizona schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Tucson Unified District (4403)?

Besides Mission View Elementary School, Tucson Unified District (4403) also operates Tucson Magnet High School (2,938 students), Pueblo High School (1,821 students), and Cholla High School (1,575 students). See the Tucson Unified District (4403) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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