Great Expectations Academy

Great Expectations Academy, a minimally staffed K-5 school in SAHUARITA, Arizona, overseen by Great Expectations Academy (10974), hosts 176 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Great Expectations Academy sits 61% smaller than that benchmark.

Great Expectations Academy is a school of Great Expectations Academy (10974), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Great Expectations Academy shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 44% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Great Expectations Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pima County) shows that median household income runs about $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Great Expectations Academy is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wrightson Ridge K-8 School, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Great Expectations Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Great Expectations Academy's enrollment has edged down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 176). The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 44% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.