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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BABOQUIVARI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #40 (4412)·NCES 040395003222

Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)

111 Main Street, Sells, AZ 85634 · (520) 719-1260 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
69
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
27.5:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 9812%
Grade 101420%
Grade 111217%
Grade 123551%
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
6797%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
3246%
Female
3754%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
2.0%
own-school result
Math
2.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-242.0%2.0%
2022-23N/A2.0%
2018-192.0%2.0%
2017-182.0%2.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Pima County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
69#378 of 510#55 of 80
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
69
+17 (+33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
27.5:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25692.527.5:1N/A
2023-24954.521.1:1N/A
2022-2369N/AN/A87% (60)
2020-2152413.0:187% (45)
2017-18392.714.4:159% (23)
2015-1637218.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School).

Since 2017-18: students up 77% (39 to 69); teachers down 7% (2.7 to 2.5).

About Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)

Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School), located in Sells, Arizona, is a small high school. The school's enrollment of 69 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Arizona average about 631 students each.

Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412) enrolls 1,018 students in 6 schools, including Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School).

About 97% of the student body at Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) is Native American. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 27.5:1. That is 7.3 students per teacher above the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.

Within Pima County, the median household income is $70,315, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School), Pima County has 397 other public schools.

The shortest distance from Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment is up 33% from 2020-21, when Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) had 52 students, to 2024-25, when it had 69. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 27.5:1, from 13.0:1.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students

Quick facts

School name
Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)
District
Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412)
Address
111 Main Street, Sells, AZ 85634
Phone
(520) 719-1260
County
Pima County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
69
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student–teacher ratio
27.5:1
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
040395003222
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)
How many students attend Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)?
Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) serve?
Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) is approximately 27.5:1 (3 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School)?
Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) reports a student body of 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) in?
Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) is part of Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412).
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