School Awards
Our Most Recent Awards
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Named by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Gladden Farms Elementary is one of 57 schools nationwide to receive this recognition in the award’s inaugural year.
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Gladden Farms Elementary Before and After School LEAP program and Preschool has earned its first 5-star rating from Quality First, Arizona’s top rating for early childhood programs!
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MUSD Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a fifth year in a row in the 2026 Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest competition! Plus Best School, Best Principal, Best Teacher, and Best Mascot!
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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!
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Gladden Farms Elementary School Earns High Reliability School (HRS) Level 2 certification, Ensuring Effective Teaching in Every Classroom!
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Gladden Farms Elementary receives PBIZAZ level 3 Recognition! Congratulations for their hard work installing and sustaining Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
An Award Winning School!
The following is a list of awards earned by our school, staff, and school academic and athletic programs:
2026
- Best of Northwest "Best Place to Work"
- GFE Named National Gold Star School
- Preschool Earns 5-Star Rating from Quality First
2025
- Best of Northwest "Best Place to Work"
- Level 2 High Reliabilty Certification
2024
- PBIS Level 3 Award
- Preschool Quality First 5-Star Rating
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"
2023
- Level 1 High Reliability Certification
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"
2022
- Best of the Northwest "Best Place to Work"