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Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School

3700 E ALVORD RD, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-4700 · Pima County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
Enrollment
768
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 494
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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 4
146
Grade 5
137
Grade 6
157
Grade 7
171
Grade 8
157
Student demographics
White
152%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
72995%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 48%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Native American
91%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
38750%
Female
38150%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
36.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -4.0pp since 2017
Math
25.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -6.0pp since 2017
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
768
-85 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.4:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
95%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School

Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School operates as a sizable middle school in TUCSON, Arizona, run under Sunnyside Unified District (4407). Current enrollment sits at 768 students spanning grades 4 through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 494 students each, so Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School sits 55% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which oversees 21 schools and 13,979 students, Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School logs that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pima County put median household earnings sit near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School has contracted 10%, going from 853 students in 2018 to 768 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School
District
Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Address
3700 E ALVORD RD, TUCSON, AZ 85706
Phone
(520) 545-4700
County
Pima County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–08
Total enrollment
768
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
21.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
040817003500
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School
How 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.
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