| School: | Corbett Elementary School |
| Address: | 5949 E 29th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 |
| Grades: | PreK-5 |
| Phone: | 584-4900 |
| Fax: | 584-4901 |
| Region: | Central |
| Group: | B |
| Hours: | 8:35 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Wednesdays 8:35 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. |
| Directions: | East on Broadway Street to Craycroft; turn right. South on Craycroft to 29th Street; turn left |
| Map: | Click here |
| Mileage: | 7.5 |
| Website: | http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/corbett/ |
| Newsletter: | http://www.tusd1.org/newsletters/pdf/corbett.pdf |
| Year opened: | 1954 |
| Origin of name: | Johnston Knox Corbett, former Tucson mayor and school board member who served a US Postmaster under Presidents Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft. |
| Achievements: | Highly Performing School; Opening Minds Thru the Arts Integration Gold-First Choice School; Gifted and Talented Eduction self-contained program Grades 1-5; Featured nationally in "Edutopia" a George Lucas Foundation magazine and website; National award-winning library; National Library Leadership winner; National Elks Citizen of the Year Winner for multiple years; Ben Bells Award winner; Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year winner; Read N’ Eat Grant for evening family literacy nights; Department of Neighborhood Resources Grant -funds neighborhood high school youth employment to work with Corbett students; yearly winners in the Science Fair; National Winners in Writing ; National Sear Mechanic/Inventions Prize winner; Winners in State and National Chess tournaments; 100% Highly Qualified Staff; |
