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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880002547

Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

3645 E PIMA ST, TUCSON, AZ 85716 · (520) 232-8770 · Pima County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYVIRTUALALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL1,184 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,184
Combined
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 550
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten121%
Grade 1232%
Grade 2323%
Grade 3363%
Grade 4353%
Grade 5353%
Grade 6504%
Grade 7988%
Grade 811310%
Grade 91029%
Grade 1014712%
Grade 1119216%
Grade 1230926%

This year's kindergarten class (12) is 89% smaller than its 8th grade class (113).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
22119%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
74863%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
817%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
131%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
666%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
504%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
50%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
52945%
Female
65555%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
16.0%
own-school result
Math
8.0%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2516.0%8.0%
2023-2417.0%2.0%
2022-2331.0%16.0%
2021-222.0%2.0%
2020-212.0%20.0%
2018-192.0%2.0%
2017-1825.0%15.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,184
+905 (+324%) vs 2020
+1438% since 2010-11, when it was 77
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,18463.518.6:1N/A
2023-241,23767.518.3:1N/A
2022-23330566.0:1N/A
2020-212791716.4:1N/A
2017-18245461.3:1N/A
2015-16210370.0:1N/A
2010-1177238.5:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tucson Unified Virtual Academy.

Since 2017-18: students up 383% (245 to 1,184); teachers up 1488% (4 to 63.5).

About Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is a public school serving multiple grade levels in TUCSON, Arizona. In all, 1,184 students attend the school in kindergarten through 12. The school is 115% bigger than the average for combined schools in Arizona.

Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is a school in Tucson Unified District (4403). The district has 88 schools and 40,316 students.

More than half of enrollment at Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is Hispanic: 63%. Other groups include 19% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The county population is about 36% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tucson Unified Virtual Academy scores 56%.

Its ratio of 18.6:1 is based on 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 21.4:1.

The county, Pima County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 398, with about 140,692 students.

Tucson Unified Virtual Academy's closest public school neighbor is Catalina High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Tucson Unified Virtual Academy inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is listed as a virtual school by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Tucson Unified Virtual Academy enrolled 279 in 2020-21 and 1,184 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.4:1 to 18.6:1.

The discussion board for Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

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
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy
District
Tucson Unified District (4403)
Address
3645 E PIMA ST, TUCSON, AZ 85716
Phone
(520) 232-8770
County
Pima County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
1,184
Teachers (FTE)
64
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040880002547
Charter school
No
Virtual school
Yes

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Frequently asked questions

About Tucson Unified Virtual Academy
How large is Tucson Unified Virtual Academy?
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 1,184 students in grades KG-12.
Is Tucson Unified Virtual Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tucson Unified Virtual Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is approximately 18.6:1 (64 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tucson Unified Virtual Academy?
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy reports a student body of 19% White, 63% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Tucson Unified Virtual Academy in?
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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