Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000869
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center
1400 E BROADWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85719 · (520) 225-2200 · Pima County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- AThree-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
9.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -15.0pp since 2017
Math
30.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Miles-Exploratory Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #540 of 1,072 ▼ 14 | #74 of 154 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #508 of 1,072 ▼ 40 | #69 of 154 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #62 of 930 | #9 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #901 of 1,223 | #118 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #7 of 991 | #3 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #458 of 1,007 | #67 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #561 of 721 | #80 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
285
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 285 | 30.2 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 31.8 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 30 | 10.5:1 | 42% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 26 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 23.2 | 13.4:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 26 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 26% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 28 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 9 | 29.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miles-Exploratory Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (311 to 285); teachers up 30% (23.2 to 30.2).
About Miles-Exploratory Learning Center
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is a low-enrollment elementary school found in TUCSON, Arizona. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 285 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Arizona enroll about 451 students on average.
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is part of Tucson Unified District (4403), where 88 schools serve 40,316 students.
Hispanic students are 61% of those enrolled at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center. Other reported shares: 25% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Pima County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center are from different groups.
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, with 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Miles-Exploratory Learning Center lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Arizona public elementary schools.
For Pima County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,315 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Pima County number 398, with about 140,692 students.
Of the public schools around it, Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is closest to Ha:san Preparatory & Leadership School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 305 to 285, a 7% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 9.4:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Miles-Exploratory Learning CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center?
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-08.
Is Miles-Exploratory Learning Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center?
At Miles-Exploratory Learning Center, the student body is approximately 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Miles-Exploratory Learning Center public or private?
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403).
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