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If you could change one rule at BASIS Tucson North, what would it be?
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Enrollment
753
High
STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS INC. (91309)·NCES 040087803350
BASIS Tucson North
5740 E RIVER RD, TUCSON, AZ 85750 · (520) 207-0076 · Pima County
GRADES 05–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Arizona public high 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.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
49 FTE teachers
STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 148 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 162 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 8% |
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
75.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -11.0pp since 2017
Math
72.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -17.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2018-19 | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| 2017-18 | 86.0% | 89.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where BASIS Tucson North ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #11 of 268 ▼ 4 | #2 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #12 of 267 ▼ 3 | #2 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #62 of 220 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #157 of 510 | #26 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #49 of 279 | #5 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #4 of 284 | #1 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #29 of 132 | #5 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
753
-169 (-18%) 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 | 753 | 49.3 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 751 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 801 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 922 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 960 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 619 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BASIS Tucson North.
About BASIS Tucson North
This page covers BASIS Tucson North, a medium-sized high school in TUCSON, Arizona. A total of 753 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 12.
BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309) operates BASIS Tucson North.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at BASIS Tucson North. The largest is Hispanic students, at 31%. The remaining students are 30% White, 26% Asian, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. 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.
Federal staffing data show 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at BASIS Tucson North and a ratio of 15.3:1. This ratio sits 5.0 below the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades BASIS Tucson North an A. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Pima County, the median household income is $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 398 public schools in Pima County, enrolling about 140,692 students in all.
W V Whitmore Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. The five-mile area around BASIS Tucson North holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around BASIS Tucson North as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when BASIS Tucson North had 922 students, to 2024-25, when it had 753.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- W V Whitmore Elementary School1.2 mi · 362
- La Paloma Academy1.9 mi · 632
- Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School2.0 mi · 427
- Adventure School2.0 mi · 141
- Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson2.2 mi · 731
- Davidson Elementary School2.2 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About BASIS Tucson NorthHow large is BASIS Tucson North?
BASIS Tucson North enrolls approximately 753 students in grades 05-12.
Is BASIS Tucson North an elementary, middle, or high school?
BASIS Tucson North is a high school covering grades 05-12.
How many teachers does BASIS Tucson North have?
BASIS Tucson North employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is BASIS Tucson North?
BASIS Tucson North reports a student body of 30% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is BASIS Tucson North public or private?
BASIS Tucson North is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.