Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School

As a cozy elementary-level community in TUCSON, Arizona, Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School teaches 299 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Tucson Unified District (4403). Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

Within Tucson Unified District (4403), which oversees 88 schools and 40,316 students, Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Black, 17% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at school resources, Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Pima County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Online School of Arizona is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 65%: 865 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 11% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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