School Awards
Our Most Recent Awards
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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!
![PBIS Award Level 3]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725391965/maranausdorg/ywgijh9phg3ekieojmeu/AZPBISlevel3300x300.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725391965/maranausdorg/ywgijh9phg3ekieojmeu/AZPBISlevel3300x300.png","width":300}])
Gladden Farms Elementary receives PBIZAZ level 3 Recognition! Congratulations for their hard work installing and sustaining Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
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Gladden Farms Elementary Preschool has earned their first five star rating from Quality First.
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Marana USD has several winners in the Best of the Northwest contest! Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a third year in a row, we have many schools, teachers, and leaders to celebrate!
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Level 1 certification as a High Reliability School means that we have created a “Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
An Award Winning School!
The following is a list of awards earned by our school, staff, and school academic and athletic programs:
2023
- Level 1 High Reliabilility Certification
- "B" State Letter Grade
2022
- Energy Saver School of the Month