Catalina Foothills School District
Welcome to
Manzanita Elementary
3000 E. Manzanita Ave | Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-209-7800
Attendance Line: 520-209-7860
Early Release Hours 8:00am - 1:30pm
K-AM: 8:00am - 11:00am
School Hours: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Office Hours: 7:30am - 3:30pm
At Manzanita Elementary School, we believe in helping every student grow into a confident learner, a kind friend, and a responsible global citizen. We are proud to hold an A letter grade from the Arizona Department of Education and to be recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Our talented teachers—honored as CFSD Teachers of the Year, Arizona Art Educator of the Year, SARSEF Elementary Science Teacher of the Year, and more—create a nurturing environment where students excel in science, chess, mathematics, poetry, robotics, and writing. At Manzanita, we are more than a school—we are a caring, connected community where students are inspired to learn and thrive every day.
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May 13, 2026
Dear CFSD community,This morning, the New York Times published a major story on a decade-long decline in American student test scores. The article, based on new data from Stanford's Educational Opp...
May 8, 2026
Personal Finance Challenge & National Economics Challenge ChampionsOrange Grove Middle School has been named the Arizona State Champion in the middle school division of the National Personal Fi...
May 5, 2026
May the 4th was strong with our class today! 🌟Students had an out-of-this-world time rotating through exciting Star Wars activities. They kicked things off by solving galactic math problems using p...
May 4, 2026
Ted Tucker's connection to Catalina Foothills School District spans more than three decades. He walked the halls of Manzanita Elementary, Orange Grove Middle School, and Catalina Foothills High Sch...
Get a glimpse into a day in the life of a Manzanita kindergartener.
