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Picture Rocks Receives an "A" Letter Grade
The Arizona Department of Education has released A-F School Letter Grades scores based on data from the 2023-24 school year and Picture Rocks Elementary School received an A Letter Grade.
Title I Student Support
Picture Rocks Elementary offers a wide variety of academic learning for our students, and all students receive additional support through Title I funding.
Prioritizing PBIS
PRE establishes clear expectations for the behavior expected in all classrooms and areas of school. Students are taught these expectations with reinforcement and consistent consequences.
A Strong Community Foundation
Collaborative partnerships allow our school to leverage family, school, and community resources to remove barriers to learning and provide essentials to families in need.
Free After School Classes!
The 2022-2023 school year was our first year of offering CCLC before and after-school classes at Picture Rocks, with an overwhelming response of interest and participation.
Free Full-day Kindergarten
Now enrolling for free full-day kindergarten offering a strong focus on cognitive, social, and emotional learning development.
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Marana Unified School District received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE) awarded from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO).
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Superintendent Dr. Streeter was named the Arizona School Administrators (ASA) Distinguished Administrator of the Year during the ASA 2025 Superintendent Conference!
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The Marana Unified School District was honored with the Education Impact Leader Award by the United Way Cradle to Career initiative. This prestigious recognition celebrates MUSD’s commitment to advancing educational equity and opportunity for all students.
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At Marana Schools, we’re committed to creating a positive environment where every student thrives. Discover how our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework is shaping better outcomes through proactive strategies, data, and support systems.
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Looking for a place to build a career that matters? At Marana Unified School District, we’re more than just K-12 educators and staff—we’re a tight-knit community who loves our schools, students, teachers, and families we serve.
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Planning a visit this summer? Be sure to check out the adjusted summer office hours before you stop by any of our Marana Schools.
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Since the beginning of the school year, Marana USD has engaged key stakeholders across the district, including teachers, district & school administrators, parents, staff members, students, faith-based groups, community leaders, and businesses, for their input, ideas and feedback on the new strategic vision for the District.
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Findings from the 2025 Education Recovery Scorecard, a national report produced by Harvard and Stanford Universities, places MUSD in the top one percent of districts in Arizona where students are scoring above 2019 state assessment levels in math and reading.
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WHAT A YEAR FOR MUSD! The 24-25 school year has been nothing short of spectacular—our student-athletes shattered records and claimed championships, our schools earned top academic ratings, and our staff garnered prestigious awards. Read more about the outstanding things happening across Marana Schools.
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Summer Food Program Providing Free & Healthy Meals! Select Marana Schools and Marana Cares Mobile are providing free and healthy meals to all children 18 years and younger this summer.
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Highlights
Home of the Hawks, PRE offers full-day FREE kindergarten, before and after school care, gifted and special education, full-time Master level school counselor, health services, music, arts, physical education, and more.
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Picture Rocks is one of 10 MUSD schools recognized by PBISAZ for thieir hard work installing and sustining Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students.
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Collaborative partnerships allow our school to leverage family, school, and community resources to remove barriers to learning and provide essentials to families in need.
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Licensed by the AZ Dept. of Health Services, and AZ Dept. of Economic Security approved, our school offers preschool with small/large group activities and enrichment learning activities that promote development in the arts and large motor skills.
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Picture Rocks offers a wide variety of academic learning for students, including Gifted Education in Marana (GEM) services, co-taught classes for math and ELA to support students with special needs, exceptional student services programming, english learner programming, and Title I support.
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Picture Rocks Elementary School is pleased to announce the achievement of Level 2 certification in Marzano High-Reliability Schools™. Level 2 certification means our school is ensuring effective teaching in every classroom.