TUSD names first two schools recommended for consolidation
TUSD names first two schools recommended for consolidation.
On Monday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended consolidating Hudlow Elementary School into Sewell Elementary School — the first two schools named as part of recommendations to right-size Southern Arizona’s largest school district.
Monday, Oct. 19, the district began informing up to 10 of its 88 schools that they will be closed or consolidated over the next two years.
Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said two weeks ago he would first meet in person first with principals, then faculty at each school recommended for the changes.
Hudlow Elementary has preschool through fifth grade and is just over a mile away from Sewell, also preschool through grade 5 on the east side, near Fifth Street and Wilmot Road.
As of the 2025-26 school year, Sewell’s enrollment was listed as 169 and Hudlow at 162 students, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
The next step for school communities is the Oct. 27 governing board meeting, moved to Palo Verde High School to accommodate an anticipated larger crowd.
That meeting will be followed by a Nov. 17 legally-mandated public hearing where the community can also comment and then a Dec. 8 vote by the TUSD Governing Board, which must approve or deny the recommendations.