Schools
At all levels, for all ages, Oro Valley offers excellent opportunities for education.K-12
There are five public
schools in Oro Valley: Canyon Del
Oro and
Ironwood Ridge High Schools with grades 9-12; Richard B. Wilson Jr. Elementary School with
grades K-8;
Painted Sky Elementary in Rancho Vistoso with grades K-6 and
Copper Creek Elementary, also with grades K-6. These schools are part of the
Amphitheater Public
School District where test scores outpace national, county and state averages in almost every category for reading language and math skills. Below is the Arizona Department of Education school report card:| Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results 2008 | Amphitheater School District | |
| Canyon del Oro HS | Ironwood Ridge HS | |
| Reading | 90 | 88 |
| Writing | 85 | 86 |
| Math | 79 | 84 |
| AZ Learns | Excelling | Excelling |
| Enrollment | 1816 | 1933 |
The University of Arizona
Tucson's University of Arizona, with 18 colleges and 37,000 students, is ranked 14th among the public institutions and 22nd among all universities by the National Science Foundation.Pima Community College
Pima Community College, with over 75,000 students, six accessible campuses, and three learning centers, is ranked among the top community college systems in the nation.Lastly, with branches of the University of Phoenix and ITT Technical Institute nearby, Oro Valley offers countless opportunities for extending education.