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Enrollment
467
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SONORAN SCIENCE ACADEMY EAST·NCES 040077402934
Sonoran Science Academy East
7450 E Stella Rd, Tucson, AZ 85730 · (520) 751-2401 · Pima County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
63%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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -22.0pp since 2017
Math
35.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -32.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 22 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 32 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sonoran Science Academy East ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #441 of 1,072 ▼ 145 | #64 of 154 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #421 of 1,072 ▼ 62 | #57 of 154 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #178 of 930 | #26 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #559 of 1,223 | #54 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #619 of 991 | #118 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #182 of 1,007 | #24 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.9% | #13 of 256 | #2 of 38 |
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
467
-76 (-14%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 321
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 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 480 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 465 | N/A | N/A | 50% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 38% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | N/A | N/A | 53% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | N/A | N/A | 48% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | N/A | N/A | 44% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonoran Science Academy East.
About Sonoran Science Academy East
Sonoran Science Academy East, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Tucson, Arizona. The school counted 467 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8.
Sonoran Science Academy East is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of the students at Sonoran Science Academy East are Hispanic (50%). The next largest groups are 32% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Pima County overall, about 36% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Its staff includes 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is 1.0 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Sonoran Science Academy East lands at B, ahead of 60% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The school is in Pima County, where median household income comes to about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Sonoran Science Academy East.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ford Elementary, is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% drop, from 543 to 467.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sonoran Science Academy EastHow large is Sonoran Science Academy East?
Sonoran Science Academy East enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Sonoran Science Academy East serve?
Sonoran Science Academy East serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Sonoran Science Academy East?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Sonoran Science Academy East.
What is the student diversity at Sonoran Science Academy East?
Student demographics at Sonoran Science Academy East are roughly 32% White, 50% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sonoran Science Academy East public or private?
Sonoran Science Academy East is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Sonoran Science Academy East.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.