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Enrollment
768
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817003500
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School
3700 E ALVORD RD, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-4700 · Pima County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Arizona public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 157 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 20% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sunnyside Unified District (4407). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -4.0pp since 2017
Math
25.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -6.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 6 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #71 of 190 ▲ 19 | #13 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #78 of 190 ▲ 9 | #14 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #35 of 160 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #40 of 214 | #5 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #153 of 179 | #31 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #163 of 182 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #112 of 139 | #22 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
768
-103 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 768 | 36 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 34.6 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 38.7 | 21.7:1 | 67% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 39 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 38.1 | 22.4:1 | 63% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 1% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (853 to 768); teachers down 6% (38.1 to 36).
About Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school with an address in TUCSON, Arizona. Grades offered run from 4 through 8, with 768 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Arizona is roughly 494 students; this school is 55% larger than that.
Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which runs Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School, has 21 schools and 13,979 students.
At Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. Among all residents of Pima County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School counts 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.3 students for each one. The 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona is lower than this school's figure.
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Arizona public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Pima County show that median household income is about $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County, which together enroll about 140,692 students.
Of nearby public schools, Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 871 to 768. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.3:1 to 21.3:1.
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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 Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Sierra K-8 SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Elvira Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Los Amigos Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Challenger Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet0.3 mi · 503
- Los Ninos Elementary School0.7 mi · 456
- PCJTED - Desert View High School0.8 mi · 1
- Desert View High School0.8 mi · 2,102
- Los Amigos Elementary School1.5 mi · 613
- Esperanza Elementary School1.5 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet SchoolHow large is Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School?
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School serve?
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School serves grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School have?
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School?
Student demographics at Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School in?
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is part of Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.