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BASIS Tucson Primary

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Alternative Schools

Better than 95% of Arizona alternative schools

Summary

BASIS Tucson Primary is a public charter school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 823 students. This school is part of the BASIS Charter Schools Inc. network and is known for its rigorous academic curriculum and strong performance on standardized tests.

BASIS Tucson Primary consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates are 73% in 3rd grade ELA and 74% in 3rd grade Math, compared to the state averages of 36% and 42%, respectively. The school's performance is also significantly higher than the overall BASIS Charter Schools Inc. network, indicating that BASIS Tucson Primary is one of the top-performing schools within the network. Additionally, BASIS Tucson Primary spends significantly more per student, at $9,830 per student in the 2021-2022 school year, compared to the nearby Southside Community School ($11,905) and Rillito Center ($33,755).

The nearby schools, such as Nosotros Academy, Southside Community School, and Presidio School, have lower academic performance compared to BASIS Tucson Primary, particularly in ELA and Mathematics proficiency. These schools also have higher dropout rates (around 5.2%) and lower graduation rates (around 78.4%) compared to the state averages, indicating potential challenges in student retention and success. The high academic performance of BASIS Tucson Primary may be attributed to the school's rigorous curriculum, experienced teaching staff, and strong focus on student achievement, as well as its affiliation with the BASIS Charter Schools Inc. network.

785

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,830

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3825 E 2nd St
Tucson, AZ 85716-4368

(520) 326-6367

District: BASIS Charter Schools Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

20.3%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Arizona alternative schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Arizona avg41%

41^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	41 of 909	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	138 of 912	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	96.4	30 of 1245	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	30 of 1000	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	45 of 1226	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	24 of 1039	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	39 of 1109	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	23 of 1106	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	12 of 1079	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	8 of 955	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	95.1	12 of 1079	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	11 of 1158	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	6 of 1141	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	96.0	3 of 1075	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	95.2	8 of 1090	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	16 of 1062	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	93.3	13 of 607	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	4 of 289	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	12 of 895	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.5	12 of 316	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	10 of 270	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	108 of 620	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.9	62 of 451	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	16 of 589	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	168 of 602	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	28 of 1219	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	38 of 824	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	40 of 1219	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	22 of 862	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	40 of 1023	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	29 of 496	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.4	110 of 486	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	97.0	15 of 1170	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	26 of 716	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	42 of 1198	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	8 of 709	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	16 of 911	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	54 of 626	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	100 of 628	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.3	34 of 1216	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	26 of 830	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	64 of 1220	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	21 of 850	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	34 of 1032	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.4	9 of 617	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	89 of 1027	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	95.6	14 of 820	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	23 of 1201	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	31 of 465	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	96 of 486	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	17 of 1024	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	42 of 800	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	35 of 1161	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	23 of 595	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	32 of 720	95.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2013	93.4	14 of 787	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	7 of 772	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	96.8	5 of 685	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	96.1	7 of 692	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.6	6 of 663	99.1%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2012	95.6	6 of 471	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	97.2	2 of 397	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	97.1	3 of 403	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	97.1	1 of 395	99.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)98th percentile~ school

African American (2023)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)86th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+36 vs state

Mathematics73%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
BASIS Tucson Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3825 E 2nd St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 326-6367	785	54	14.6		159 (20.3%)	73 (9.3%)	373 (47.5%)	114 (14.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.9%)								(n/a)	73.0	80.0					74.0	72.0					$9,830	$243	$14	$499	$6,213	$3,360	$9,573
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3645 E Pima St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(520) 232-8770	1,184	64	18.6		221 (18.7%)	81 (6.8%)	748 (63.2%)	13 (1.1%)	50 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	66 (5.6%)								(n/a)				26.0	14.0	20.0				15.0		18.0		$00			$00
AmeriSchools Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1150 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 620-1100	167	17	9.8		22 (13.2%)	13 (7.8%)	122 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)													$10,854	$2,252	$1,713	$6,218	$3,886	$3,003	$6,889
Mary Meredith K-12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	755 N Magnolia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8200	17	8	2.1		6 (35.3%)	5 (29.4%)	5 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Presidio School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1695 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Presidio School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 881-5222	345	37	9.4		88 (25.5%)	18 (5.2%)	215 (62.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)		52.0	55.0	55.0		57.0	36.0		79.0		39.0	40.0		$00			$00
Southside Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2701 S Campbell Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Aprender Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 623-7102	227	17	13.3		2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Rillito Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	266 E Pastime Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6420	59	17	3.5		24 (40.7%)	4 (6.8%)	22 (37.3%)	3 (5.1%)	3 (5.1%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Nosotros Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	440 N Grande Ave	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Nosotros Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-1023	320	25	12.9		12 (3.8%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (87.5%)	9 (2.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
ASDB - Region 3	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 W Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 770-3458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ASDB - Tucson Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	1200 W Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 770-3458	106				30 (28.3%)	4 (3.8%)	55 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about BASIS Tucson Primary

What is the racial makeup of BASIS Tucson Primary?

Students at BASIS Tucson Primary are 48% Hispanic, 20% White, 15% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend BASIS Tucson Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended BASIS Tucson Primary.

Is BASIS Tucson Primary a good school?

Yes! BASIS Tucson Primary is one of the best alternative schools in the state. It ranks 41^st of 909 Arizona alternative schools.

What district is BASIS Tucson Primary in?

BASIS Charter Schools Inc.

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