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Enrollment
599
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS INC. (92318)·NCES 040090503419
BASIS Oro Valley Primary
11155 N ORACLE RD, ORO VALLEY, AZ 85737 · (520) 812-5900 · Pima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
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
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
83.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -8.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 89.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2020-21 | 82.0% | 75.0% |
| 2018-19 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.0% | 91.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where BASIS Oro Valley Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #9 of 1,072 ▼ 3 | #1 of 154 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #32 of 1,072 ▼ 11 | #2 of 154 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #348 of 930 | #46 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #319 of 1,223 | #32 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #706 of 991 | #122 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #11 of 1,007 | #1 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #348 of 721 | #50 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
599
-114 (-16%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 32 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 649 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 666 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 713 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 731 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 743 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BASIS Oro Valley Primary.
About BASIS Oro Valley Primary
BASIS Oro Valley Primary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in ORO VALLEY, Arizona. A federal count lists 599 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451, so this school runs 33% bigger than that.
BASIS Oro Valley Primary reports to BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92318).
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at BASIS Oro Valley Primary. The largest is Asian students, at 31%. The remaining shares are 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of Pima County's population at about 3%. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 32 full-time equivalents, or about 18.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, BASIS Oro Valley Primary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Pima County (population about 1,060,490), the median household income is $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 398 public schools in Pima County, enrolling about 140,692 students in all.
BASIS Oro Valley is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around BASIS Oro Valley Primary holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies BASIS Oro Valley Primary's location as Suburb: Large. Federal records list BASIS Oro Valley Primary as a charter school.
Enrollment declined 16% from its 2020-21 level of 713.
The BASIS Oro Valley Primary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in ORO VALLEY
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,539 students
- Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley ArizonaElementary · 944 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · 770 students
- BASIS Oro ValleyHigh · 540 students
- Painted Sky Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
Nearby schools
- BASIS Oro Valley0.1 mi · 540
- Painted Sky Elementary School2.3 mi · 416
- Copper Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 283
- Canyon Del Oro High School2.8 mi · 1,758
- The Innovation Academy3.2 mi · 415
- Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona3.2 mi · 944
Frequently asked questions
About BASIS Oro Valley PrimaryHow large is BASIS Oro Valley Primary?
BASIS Oro Valley Primary enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does BASIS Oro Valley Primary serve?
BASIS Oro Valley Primary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BASIS Oro Valley Primary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BASIS Oro Valley Primary is approximately 18.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BASIS Oro Valley Primary?
Student demographics at BASIS Oro Valley Primary are roughly 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 31% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is BASIS Oro Valley Primary public or private?
BASIS Oro Valley Primary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92318).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.