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Best Alternative Schools in Pima County, AZ

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6,629

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				AASA English Language Arts (2026)								AASA Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	55.7%	88 (25.5%)	18 (5.2%)	215 (62.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)		49.0	62.0	48.0	64.0			51.0					42.0			26.0	83.3%	12.5%	$13,467	$298	$2,043	$2,341	$6,713	$4,412	$11,126
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	77.2%	22 (13.2%)	13 (7.8%)	122 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)				46.0				31.0								15.0			$9,370	$688	$1,697	$2,385	$1,784	$5,200	$6,985
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)	79.0	86.0						82.0	67.0	70.0						69.0			$11,142	$31	$164	$195	$7,347	$3,600	$10,947
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	689	51	13.5	36.4%	251 (36.4%)	47 (6.8%)	289 (41.9%)	55 (8.0%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)								(n/a)	26.0	48.0	36.0	48.0	26.0	53.0	48.0	41.0	29.0	48.0	34.0	26.0		33.0	45.0	32.0	93.3%	8.9%	$10,862	$00	$894	$894	$1,534	$8,433	$9,968
Sonoran Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 665-3400	69	8	8.6	—	26 (37.7%)	11 (15.9%)	23 (33.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	7 (10.1%)								(n/a)								31.0								19.0			$16,283	$00	$48	$48	$00	$16,234	$16,234
Southgate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 W Valencia Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Southgate Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 741-7900	367	9	43.1	67.8%	26 (7.1%)	12 (3.3%)	291 (79.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)								11.0											$13,672	$1,656	$2,410	$4,066	$6,946	$2,660	$9,606
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	76.2%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)								14.0								9.0			$15,432	$1,059	$3,432	$4,491	$8,780	$2,161	$10,941
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	62.5%	12 (3.8%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (87.5%)	9 (2.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)								26.0								9.0
Academy of Math and Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1557 W Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 293-2676	580	38	15.2	62.6%	53 (9.1%)	33 (5.7%)	478 (82.4%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	29.0	53.0	28.0	34.0	51.0	57.0		43.0	44.0	42.0	44.0	33.0	43.0	65.0		45.0	89.1%	10.9%	$11,900	$1,302	$2,903	$4,205	$4,857	$2,838	$7,695
Tucson International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2700 W Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson International Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 230-3852	137	10	14.1	57.7%	15 (10.9%)	10 (7.3%)	94 (68.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)								18.0											$8,958	$646	$411	$1,057	$4,424	$3,476	$7,901
Tucson International Academy Midvale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1625 W Valencia Rd Ste 109	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson International Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 792-3255	134	15	9.1	59.7%	7 (5.2%)	4 (3.0%)	112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)								17.0											$11,725	$719	$329	$1,049	$5,844	$4,833	$10,677
TIA West	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2700 W Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson International Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 792-3255	131	10	13.5	49.6%	7 (5.3%)	5 (3.8%)	103 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.2%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)																			$20,513	$618	$583	$1,201	$6,414	$12,898	$19,312
ASDB - Region 3	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 W Speedway Blvd	Tucson	85754	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	85754	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)
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	28.8%	24 (40.7%)	4 (6.8%)	22 (37.3%)	3 (5.1%)	3 (5.1%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)																			$51,665	$11,068	$1,046	$12,113	$35,734	$3,818	$39,552
Amphi Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	450 E Wetmore Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 696-6160	128	5	27.2	—	49 (38.3%)	5 (3.9%)	64 (50.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)																			$3,149	$00	$59	$59	$3,177		$3,090
Colearn Academy Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 S La Canada Dr	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Colearn Academy Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 528-3371	169	11	15.3	—	117 (69.2%)	3 (1.8%)	44 (26.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)								22.0											$53,064	$2,788	$57	$2,845	$27,326	$22,892	$50,219
Flowing Wells Digital Campus	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1556 W Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 696-8900	31			—	14 (45.2%)	1 (3.2%)	16 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$1,077	$00			$969	$108	$1,077
Marana Distance Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	11279 W Grier Rd # 115a	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 352-7012	42			—	27 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)
MUSD Early Learning and Resource Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7651 N Oldfather Dr	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4900	150			—	73 (48.7%)	4 (2.7%)	66 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)								(n/a)																			$503	$00			$406	$97	$503
Sahuarita Digital Pathways Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 625-3502	106	8	13.2	—	38 (35.8%)	5 (4.7%)	57 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)								(n/a)							27.0	25.0							21.0	17.0			$9,254	$00			$8,632	$622	$9,254
Sunnyside Online Success Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2238 E Ginter Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 545-2064	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	58.8%	6 (35.3%)	5 (29.4%)	5 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$17,829	$4,487	$325	$4,812	$10,628	$2,389	$13,017
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)					17.0	17.0	11.0	16.0								5.0
Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	625	102	6.1	24.2%	229 (36.6%)	48 (7.7%)	264 (42.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)								(n/a)	66.0	64.0	48.0	65.0	67.0	64.0	52.0	62.0	80.0	72.0	70.0	58.0	45.0	68.0	48.0	64.0	91.4%	5.7%	$6,926	$70	$10	$80	$6,199	$647	$6,846
Vail Innovation Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 879-1300	61	10	6.0	—	29 (47.5%)	2 (3.3%)	26 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)							57.0	58.0							51.0	50.0			$34,734	$3,230	$175	$3,404	$30,509	$821	$31,330

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