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Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson
- 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.
- DThree-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 K-12 schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (74).
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 14 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 25 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 64.0% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 689 | 51 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 700 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 723 | N/A | N/A | 39% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | N/A | N/A | 29% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | N/A | N/A | 36% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | N/A | N/A | 33% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | N/A | N/A | 20% (158) |
About Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson runs as a medium-sized combined-grade school in TUCSON, Arizona. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 12, with 689 students enrolled. For comparison, combined schools in Arizona average about 550 students.
Sonoran Science Academy Tucson has a total of 2 schools and 758 students, Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson among them.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson, at 42%. Other groups make up 36% White, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 51 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.5:1. That is 7.9 students per teacher below the 21.4:1 average for combined schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson a B. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Pima County, the median household income is $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Pima County is home to 398 public schools and about 140,692 public school students.
The closest public school to Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson is Sonoran Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson is one of the charter schools in Arizona.
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson had 618 students, to 2024-25, when it had 689.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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