Enrollment
60
High
STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE ADOBE PROJECT (89871)·NCES 040077102899
Sky Islands
6000 E 14TH ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711 · (520) 382-9210 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Arizona public high schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
7 FTE teachers
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 | 13 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -33.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 10 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 33 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 19.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sky Islands ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #389 of 510 | #60 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
60
+11 (+22%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 45
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 | 60 | 7 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 81 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 70 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 49 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 75 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 53 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 45 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sky Islands.
About Sky Islands
Among the schools in TUCSON, Arizona, is Sky Islands, a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 60 students. That is 90% below the average of about 631 students for high schools in Arizona.
Blue Adobe Project (89871) is responsible for Sky Islands.
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at Sky Islands. Next come 43% White. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Pima County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
A staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.6:1. Across high schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 20.2:1.
Sky Islands holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Arizona public high schools.
For Pima County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,315 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Sky Islands, Pima County has 398 public schools.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Alice Vail Middle School, is the closest to Sky Islands. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sky Islands.
NCES assigns Sky Islands the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Sky Islands as a charter school.
Enrollment increased 22% over 4 years, reaching 60 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 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
- Alice Vail Middle School0.7 mi · 573
- W Arthur Sewel Elementary School0.8 mi · 200
- Annie Kellond Elementary School0.9 mi · 366
- Palo Verde High Magnet School1.3 mi · 767
- Wheeler Elementary School1.4 mi · 391
- Myers-Ganoung Elementary School1.4 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Sky IslandsWhat is the total enrollment at Sky Islands?
Sky Islands enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sky Islands serve?
Sky Islands serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sky Islands?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sky Islands is approximately 8.6:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sky Islands?
At Sky Islands, the student body is approximately 43% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sky Islands public or private?
Sky Islands is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Blue Adobe Project (89871).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.