BASIS Tucson Primary

Located at 3825 E 2ND ST, in TUCSON, Arizona, BASIS Tucson Primary is a middle-of-the-pack unified-grade school that educates 785 students (grades K through 12), operated by BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 550 students each, so BASIS Tucson Primary sits 43% above that benchmark.

Operationally, BASIS Tucson Primary answers to BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (6361), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BASIS Tucson Primary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 20% White, 15% Asian, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BASIS Tucson Primary has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.4:1, putting BASIS Tucson Primary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pima County put median household income runs about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which BASIS Tucson Primary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Howell Peter Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. BASIS Tucson Primary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BASIS Tucson Primary has held roughly steady, going from 773 students in 2018 to 785 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 32% to 20% over that span.

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