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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
Enrollment
116
High
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 631
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
Grade 9
15
Grade 10
24
Grade 11
37
Grade 12
40
Student demographics
White
65%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
9683%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 48%
Black
76%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Native American
76%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5547%
Female
6153%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English 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.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

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BeatsExpectations 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
116
-33 (-22%) vs 2017
% White
5%
was 10%
% Hispanic
83%
was 79%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center

PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is a senior high of tiny scale in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431), hosting 116 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 82% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 740 students. PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 6% Black, 6% Native American, 5% White. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pima County) shows that median household earnings sit near $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Alta Vista High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 149 students in 2018 compared to 116 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 10% to 5% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Pima County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center
District
Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431)
Address
1840 E BENSON HWY, TUCSON, AZ 85714
Phone
(520) 741-4388
County
Pima County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
116
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
7.7:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040008301011
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center
How 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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