School Awards
Celebrating Our Schools' Accomplishments!
![students recieving recognition for 4.0 GPA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747161751/maranausdorg/kblrnzyp6msgz8y1tdsr/IMG_0384-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747161751/maranausdorg/kblrnzyp6msgz8y1tdsr/IMG_0384-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Marana Middle School is proud to recognize the exceptional students who have demonstrated academic excellence by achieving and maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout the school year!
![teachers for A+ school of excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746209919/maranausdorg/hdlcpu25rxvblfhin4fp/RREA300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746209919/maranausdorg/hdlcpu25rxvblfhin4fp/RREA300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School Celebrates A+ School of Excellence Recognition with a Day of Fun and Festivities!
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DeGrazia Elementary LEAP and Preschool has earned its first 5-star rating from Quality First—Arizona’s top rating for early childhood programs! This recognition highlights our commitment to high-quality care, strong learning environments, and exceptional staff.
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Degrazia Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![BE Staff with HRS certificate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743198213/maranausdorg/zaksjisrwqex0klqygon/IMG_3292-BEStaff300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743198213/maranausdorg/zaksjisrwqex0klqygon/IMG_3292-BEStaff300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Butterfield Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![Best Place to Work BON Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742394995/maranausdorg/u1fwvuiymefn542pd20d/MUSDBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742394995/maranausdorg/u1fwvuiymefn542pd20d/MUSDBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":300}])
MUSD Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a fourth year in a row in the 2025 Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest competition! Plus Best School, Best Principal, Best Teacher and Best Mascot!
![Best High School BON Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742395504/maranausdorg/avb3guexahrs7dteipca/MHSBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742395504/maranausdorg/avb3guexahrs7dteipca/MHSBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":300}])
MHS WINS BIG! MHS named Best School and Best Mascot, plus Mrs. Caitlyn Kauffman named Best Principal in the 2025 Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest competition!
![Another Best of the NW Reader Recommended Winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742854298/maranausdorg/be8anmgiklcmx1msbm6c/ReaderRecommendedBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742854298/maranausdorg/be8anmgiklcmx1msbm6c/ReaderRecommendedBONSocial2025300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Mountain View High School named Reader Recommended Best Principal, Delia McCraley, and Reader Recommended Best Mascot, Mountain Lions, in the Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest contest!
Butterfield Elementary School named Reader Recommended Best School in the Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest contest!
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Roadrunner Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![A+ School of Excellence Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740434393/maranausdorg/cdnf6dn9xeuywlawrcd4/ASchoolofExcellenceLogo300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740434393/maranausdorg/cdnf6dn9xeuywlawrcd4/ASchoolofExcellenceLogo300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Rattlesnake Ridge earned the coveted A+ School of Excellence™ Award from the Arizona Educational Foundation, the highest state-level recognition given to a public school!
![Dizon and Barrett with Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739217965/maranausdorg/eod4js9rwnuo33tfbmva/PBISAwardCeremony-cropped3001.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739217965/maranausdorg/eod4js9rwnuo33tfbmva/PBISAwardCeremony-cropped3001.jpg","width":300}])
Twin Peaks K-8 School achieved Level 3 and 4 PBISAz Achievement Award. This award celebrates the positive school climate and culture that our Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) team has helped to create at our school.
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Gladden Farms Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![RRE Staff with HRS Certificate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736882976/maranausdorg/wb9sevu9hc3muit20ztj/IMG_8842-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736882976/maranausdorg/wb9sevu9hc3muit20ztj/IMG_8842-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![TPK8 Staff Display HRS Certificate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736453922/maranausdorg/hhtag8ihxnctig98tge3/TPK8StaffDisplayHRSCertificate-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736453922/maranausdorg/hhtag8ihxnctig98tge3/TPK8StaffDisplayHRSCertificate-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Twin Peaks K-8 School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom
![PRE staff standing on steps with HRS certificate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736186141/maranausdorg/ifpxjllbnxampkgki2y2/IMG_8107-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736186141/maranausdorg/ifpxjllbnxampkgki2y2/IMG_8107-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Picture Rocks Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![IE staff celebrate "A" lettergrade in front of school marquee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736184553/maranausdorg/l2rxf6fjtpe711rwu8wj/AgradeCC-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736184553/maranausdorg/l2rxf6fjtpe711rwu8wj/AgradeCC-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Ironwood Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
![Quail Run Educators, Staff & Administrators]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732563145/maranausdorg/js8w44upasxornmgq92d/QRE-HRS_2-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732563145/maranausdorg/js8w44upasxornmgq92d/QRE-HRS_2-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Quail Run Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom.
![Mrs. Nikki Tapia with representative of Science Teachers Association]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731945306/maranausdorg/kfqfncdac9ohabfsccrn/Resized_20241108_083221-300x300.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731945306/maranausdorg/kfqfncdac9ohabfsccrn/Resized_20241108_083221-300x300.jpg","width":300}])
Congratulations to Mrs. Nikki Tapia, teacher at Coyote Trail Elementary School, who was named a state-level finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching!
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Dove Mountain K-8 School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom.