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Great Expectations Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Great Expectations Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 214 students in grades K-8 in Sahuarita, Arizona. The school's student population is diverse, with 49.53% White, 40.19% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial/ethnic groups.

Great Expectations Academy generally outperforms the state average in several key academic areas, including science proficiency for 5th and 8th grades, as well as English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency in multiple grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, 59% of 5th graders and 47% of 8th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the state averages of 34% and 27%, respectively. The school also has a strong performance in serving its special education students, ranking 112 out of 820 Arizona elementary schools. However, the school faces challenges in maintaining consistent performance across all grade levels, and has seen a concerning increase in its dropout rates, rising from 0.0% in 2019-2020 to 6.6% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, Maldonado Amelia Elementary and Summit View Elementary, Great Expectations Academy generally outperforms them, but lags behind the higher-performing schools, like Copper Ridge Elementary and Anza Trail. For example, in 5th grade science, Great Expectations Academy's 59% proficiency rate is significantly higher than Maldonado Amelia's 6% and Summit View's 11%, but lower than Copper Ridge's 63% and Anza Trail's 43%.

176

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1466 W Camino Antigua
Sahuarita, AZ 85629-9720

(520) 399-2121

District: Great Expectations Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

43.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2023) from a 50th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Arizona avg42%

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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	56.4	470 of 1245	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	497 of 1000	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	523 of 1226	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	453 of 1039	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	376 of 1109	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	388 of 1106	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	391 of 1079	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	392 of 955	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	300 of 1079	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	370 of 1158	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	316 of 1141	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	340 of 1075	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	379 of 1090	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	400 of 1062	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	567 of 620	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.7	474 of 975	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.4	487 of 1219	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	435 of 824	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	480 of 1219	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	294 of 862	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	291 of 1023	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.7	518 of 1170	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	798 of 1198	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	320 of 911	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.5	480 of 1116	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	486 of 1216	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.6	653 of 830	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	569 of 1220	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	418 of 1032	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	241 of 617	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	540 of 1027	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	128 of 171	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	74.7	112 of 820	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	39 of 145	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	295 of 1201	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.4	501 of 1024	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	309 of 800	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	447 of 1161	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	302 of 595	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	353 of 720	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	237 of 854	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	188 of 605	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	268 of 832	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	199 of 605	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	172 of 711	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	194 of 695	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	196 of 677	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	62.8	159 of 521	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.6	237 of 690	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	252 of 787	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	349 of 772	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	219 of 685	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.8	372 of 692	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.9	211 of 663	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	272 of 606	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.6	194 of 806	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	78 of 494	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	215 of 820	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	169 of 466	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	236 of 624	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	295 of 760	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	145 of 392	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	324 of 802	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.7	82 of 717	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	123 of 369	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	278 of 810	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	274 of 476	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	298 of 818	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.6	46 of 617	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.9	21 of 384	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	43.1	336 of 650	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	101 of 108	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	61 of 363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	89 of 789	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.2	245 of 675	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	92 of 446	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	224 of 780	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	127 of 436	70.9%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2023)86th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile~ school

Female (2023)60th percentile~ school

Male (2023)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)57th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)56th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)25th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2021)9th percentile-49 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)95th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)89th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2023)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)76th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)64th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)61st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)55th percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)6th percentile-61 vs school

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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	AASA Mathematics 7th 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
Great Expectations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1466 W Camino Antigua	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Great Expectations Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 399-2121	176	12	14.6		77 (43.8%)	2 (1.1%)	85 (48.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.5%)								(n/a)					41.0											$00			$00
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	864	52	16.5		198 (22.9%)	23 (2.7%)	599 (69.3%)	11 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	52.8	364^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.0%		52.2	391^st of 912 public elementary schools	57.1%	27	38.0	50.0	39.0	45.0	53.0	39.0	41.0	58.0	44.0	39.0	34.0	26.0	45.0	39.0	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300
Copper View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 S. Starlight View Lane	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	557	28	19.8		170 (30.5%)	18 (3.2%)	331 (59.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	55	349^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.6%		71.9	229^th of 912 public elementary schools	74.9%	120	49.0	68.0	43.0				43.0	53.0	36.0				32.0		$5,817	$190		$379	$5,247	$381	$5,628
Sahuarita Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-6502	305	21	14.5		99 (32.5%)	7 (2.3%)	177 (58.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)								(n/a)															$9,487	$291	$03	$584	$8,702	$492	$9,194
Sahuarita Intermediate School	Public	3-5	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	324	19	17.0		98 (30.2%)	10 (3.1%)	188 (58.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	46	420^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.8%		37.2	502^nd of 912 public elementary schools	45.0%	82	34.0	54.0	43.0				46.0	40.0	33.0				40.0		$5,727	$424		$849	$4,885	$418	$5,303
Anza Trail	Public	K-8	15490 South Rancho Sahuarita B	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,210	66	18.3		353 (29.2%)	32 (2.6%)	741 (61.2%)	10 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.5%)	54.9	350^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.5%		53.2	380^th of 912 public elementary schools	58.3%	30	38.0	52.0	47.0	54.0	55.0	44.0	41.0	52.0	57.0	27.0	35.0	32.0	41.0	38.0	$5,946	$57	$20	$134	$5,362	$507	$5,870
Continental Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-4581	643	38	16.9		252 (39.2%)	10 (1.6%)	346 (53.8%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	49	395^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.5%		52.6	386^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.7%	9	34.0	55.0	42.0	58.0	52.0	44.0	41.0	54.0	31.0	37.0	45.0	46.0	32.0	37.0	$11,264	$686	$1,212	$2,584	$5,695	$3,671	$9,366
Continental On-Line Learning Technology School	Public, Virtual	K-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 625-4581	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit View Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 E Summit St	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3800	403	25	16.2		16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	378 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$8,421	$803	$09	$1,616	$6,901	$708	$7,609
Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17650 S Canyon Edge Trl	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3700	366	21	17.1		191 (52.2%)	9 (2.5%)	133 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	79.6	159^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.5%		89.4	77^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.6%	82	40.0	75.0	62.0				51.0	72.0	73.0				55.0		$6,378	$07	$10	$24	$6,188	$172	$6,361

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Expectations Academy

What is the racial makeup of Great Expectations Academy?

Students at Great Expectations Academy are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Great Expectations Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Great Expectations Academy.

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