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Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School is a public elementary and middle school serving grades PK-8 in Tucson, Arizona, part of the Tucson Unified District. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic and African American students, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Despite its focus on math and science, Booth-Fickett consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 3% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 4% of 6th graders proficient in math. The school has a very low statewide ranking, placing in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools, and struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with particularly low rankings for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Booth-Fickett has also seen a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 2.1% in 2019-2020 to 12.2% in 2021-2022.

In contrast, nearby schools in the Tucson Unified District, such as W. Arthur Sewel Elementary and Annie Kellond Elementary, generally outperform Booth-Fickett across academic metrics, statewide rankings, and student group performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Booth-Fickett may be unique to the school and not necessarily shared by all schools in the district, potentially indicating a need for more targeted support and resources to address the school's specific issues.

299

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 S Montego Dr
Tucson, AZ 85710-3796

(520) 731-3800

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School usually attend:

High:	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

African American:

20.4%

White:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (12% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

208^th of 289Tucson Unified District among Arizona districts

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
2023	16.7	1075 of 1245	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	718 of 1000	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	863 of 1226	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	939 of 1039	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	857 of 1109	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	803 of 1106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.9	515 of 1079	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.3	535 of 955	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	773 of 1079	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	852 of 1158	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	769 of 1141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.9	880 of 1075	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	723 of 1090	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	486 of 1062	54.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	492 of 607	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	867 of 895	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	1093 of 1219	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	869 of 1219	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	860 of 1023	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	276 of 306	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.8	1075 of 1170	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	865 of 1198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	518 of 709	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	709 of 911	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.9	88 of 423	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	915 of 1116	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	979 of 1216	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	812 of 1220	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	676 of 850	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	776 of 1032	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.5	700 of 1027	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.5	527 of 654	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.9	527 of 820	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	882 of 1024	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	792 of 1161	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.6	648 of 720	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	790 of 854	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	697 of 832	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	588 of 605	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	627 of 711	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	556 of 695	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	488 of 677	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	395 of 521	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	449 of 690	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	533 of 787	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	545 of 772	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	432 of 685	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.5	409 of 692	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	292 of 663	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	335 of 400	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	481 of 573	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	164 of 192	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.4	99 of 404	75.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.0	760 of 806	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	710 of 820	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	441 of 466	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	557 of 624	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	723 of 760	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	633 of 802	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	353 of 387	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	479 of 543	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	67 of 257	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	673 of 717	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	756 of 810	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	611 of 818	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	422 of 435	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	541 of 617	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	512 of 650	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	644 of 789	18.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	606 of 675	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	684 of 780	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	421 of 436	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2021)79th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)36th percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)19th percentile+6 vs school

Native American (2021)19th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)18th percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)14th percentile~ school

Female (2023)10th percentile-3 vs school

Foster Care (2021)10th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2023)8th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2021)74th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)21st percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile~ school

African American (2023)16th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2022)15th percentile

White (2023)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile~ school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)5th percentile-3 vs school

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, April 12, 2019

I was a student at this school back in the 90s, and I dealt with bullying that one teacher even condoned! The leadership back then was a mess, and from what I’ve heard and read, it still is a crappy school. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Booth fickett is a pathway to prison not a pathway to education. Booth Fickett administrators do not care about the students and you can tell it is for a paycheck demeanour 100 they allow bullies to run the school and make the victim seem like it is there fault and the one being bullied is the problem. Tucson Police are at the school more than distrcit leaders it is horrible even the monitors and the couches play into the bullying and laugh about it like it is funny to them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Total
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Montego Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-3800	299	25	12.1		50 (16.7%)	61 (20.4%)	160 (53.5%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)						27.0
Booth Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-5	450 East Montego Drive	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-3800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Annie Kellond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 E Lehigh Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5100	366	29	12.8		130 (35.5%)	18 (4.9%)	181 (49.5%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	38.4	479^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.3%		37.8	497^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.5%	18	38.0	44.0	31.0				39.0	45.0	38.0		31.0
Hudlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 N Caribe Ave	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4800	146	16	9.1		35 (24.0%)	13 (8.9%)	82 (56.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	9 (6.2%)								(n/a)
Da Vinci Tree Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8055 E 22nd St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Science Technology Engineering and Math Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 441-0137	265	19	13.9		84 (31.7%)	9 (3.4%)	144 (54.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)								(n/a)				50.0	40.0						36.0
Dietz K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	7575 E Palma St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4000	364	27	13.2		68 (18.7%)	63 (17.3%)	175 (48.1%)	20 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1818 S Avenida Del Sol	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5500	391	29	13.4		118 (30.2%)	39 (10.0%)	185 (47.3%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.1%)	23.2	651^st of 909 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.7	579^th of 912 public elementary schools	36.5%	72	21.0	40.0	24.0					35.0	34.0		22.0
Harold Steele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 S Sarnoff Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-6800	245	22	11.3		67 (27.3%)	28 (11.4%)	128 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)								(n/a)
W Arthur Sewel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 N Sahuara Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7200	200	15	13.2		54 (27.0%)	11 (5.5%)	112 (56.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (7.0%)	67.4	272^nd of 909 public elementary schools	70.1%		84.7	126^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.2%	146	47.0	50.0	52.0				66.0		48.0		48.0
La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	855	32	26.7		217 (25.4%)	112 (13.1%)	480 (56.1%)	23 (2.7%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.4%)	23.2	653^rd of 909 public elementary schools	28.2%		18.2	738^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.1%	85	22.0	38.0	24.0	23.0	37.0	32.0	43.0	30.0	29.0	23.0	27.0	19.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School

How many students attend Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School?

Students at Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School are 54% Hispanic, 20% African American, 17% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School usually go on to attend:

High : University High School
Alternative : Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

What district is Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School in?

Tucson Unified District

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