Enrollment
54
Middle
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (85448)·NCES 040040703448
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown
47 E PENNINGTON ST, TUCSON, AZ 85701 · (520) 352-0057 · Pima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL54 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Arizona public middle schools
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 6 | 7 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 56% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown→City High School
Based on grade levels within CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2017
Math
12.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -28.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 28 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 54 | #206 of 214 | #37 of 41 |
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
54
-15 (-22%) vs 2020
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 | 54 | 4 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 62 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 66 | N/A | N/A | 45% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 69 | N/A | N/A | 41% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 73 | N/A | N/A | 45% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown.
About Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is a very small middle-grades school that serves part of TUCSON, Arizona. There are 54 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 89% below the average for middle schools in Arizona.
CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448) serves 292 students across 3 schools.
The largest group at Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is Hispanic students, at 50%. The school is also 33% White, 9% multiracial, and 6% Native American. That is higher than the 36% Hispanic share among all Pima County residents. The diversity index for Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Arizona is 17.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown lands at C, ahead of 32% of Arizona public middle schools.
For Pima County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $70,315, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 398 public schools and about 140,692 students.
Measured in a straight line, City High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is City: Large. Federal records list Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown as a charter school.
From 69 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 54 by 2024-25.
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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 CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448)
- City High SchoolHigh · 165 students
- Paulo Freire Freedom School - UniversityMiddle · 73 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
- City High School0.0 mi · 165
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma Program0.2 mi · 2,058
- Safford K-8 School0.4 mi · 318
- Mexicayotl Academy0.5 mi · 41
- Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School0.6 mi · 563
- PCJTED - Tucson High School0.6 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Paulo Freire Freedom School - DowntownHow large is Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown?
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown enrolls approximately 54 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown serve?
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is approximately 13.5:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown?
Student demographics at Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown are roughly 33% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown in?
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is part of CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448).
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