Enrollment
116
High
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTABLE PRACTICAL EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION INC. ( (4431)·NCES 040008301011
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center
1840 E BENSON HWY, TUCSON, AZ 85714 · (520) 741-4388 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL116 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 34% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
own-school result
Math
2.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 8.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 116 | #336 of 510 | #47 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high 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
116
-26 (-18%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 195
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 | 116 | 15 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 122 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 154 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 142 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 149 | N/A | N/A | 98% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | N/A | N/A | 97% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | N/A | N/A | 71% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center.
About PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center
This page covers PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center, a small high school in TUCSON, Arizona. The school reports 116 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 82% smaller than the 631 average for high schools in Arizona.
Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 740 students.
Most students at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center are Hispanic: 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Black, 6% Native American, and 5% White. The county population is about 36% Hispanic. By the diversity index, PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center comes in at 30%.
Federal staffing data show 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center and a ratio of 7.7:1. That ratio is under the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.
Within Pima County, median household income is about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pima County number 398 and enroll about 140,692.
The school nearest to PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is Alta Vista High School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center had 142 students in 2020-21 and 116 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center, you can post them here. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning CenterHow many students attend PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center?
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center enrolls approximately 116 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center serve?
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is approximately 7.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center?
Student demographics at PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center are roughly 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 6% Black.
Who oversees PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center?
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is overseen by Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) in Pima County.
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