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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817001177
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet
6200 S HEMISPHERE PL, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-3000 · Pima County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B+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.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 27% |
Student demographics
9%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
Students here typically continue to
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet→Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School
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
34.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -15.0pp since 2017
Math
42.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -33.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 15 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 33 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 75.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #348 of 1,072 ▼ 109 | #41 of 154 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #563 of 1,072 ▼ 23 | #73 of 154 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #395 of 930 | #48 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #493 of 1,223 | #47 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #760 of 991 | #127 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #952 of 1,007 | #142 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #534 of 721 | #77 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
503
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 503 | 26 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 26 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 25.7 | 21.1:1 | 72% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 25.1 | 22.1:1 | 63% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 26 | 22.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 71% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 25 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (555 to 503); teachers up 4% (25.1 to 26).
About Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in TUCSON, Arizona. Students in kindergarten through 3 attend the school, which enrolls 503 students.
Sunnyside Unified District (4407) has a total of 21 schools and 13,979 students, Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet among them.
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet's enrollment is 95% Hispanic. The school is also 2% White. That is higher than the 36% Hispanic share among all Pima County residents. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.4:1. That is higher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet is B. Compared with Arizona public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Pima County, the median household income is $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Pima County is home to 398 public schools and about 140,692 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 20.5:1 to 19.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Elvira Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Los Amigos Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 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 Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School0.3 mi · 768
- PCJTED - Desert View High School0.6 mi · 1
- Desert View High School0.6 mi · 2,102
- Los Ninos Elementary School0.9 mi · 456
- Los Amigos Elementary School1.5 mi · 613
- Esperanza Elementary School1.7 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Gallego Primary Fine Arts MagnetHow large is Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet?
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-03.
Is Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet have?
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
How diverse is Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet?
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet in?
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet is part of Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.