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Southgate Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Southgate Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades K-12 with a student population of 403, primarily from Hispanic and other minority backgrounds.

Despite its diverse student body, Southgate Academy faces significant challenges. Its graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from a high of 90.3% in 2019-2020 to a low of 61.9% in 2020-2021, with the most recent rate in 2022-2023 at 65.7%, lower than the state average. Dropout rates have also increased, from 1.4% in 2018-2019 to 9.6% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Southgate Academy's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are well below state averages, ranging from 3% to 21% in 2022-2023, compared to the state averages of 37% to 45%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 39.95% in 2022-2023, indicating a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, such as AmeriSchools Academy - Country Club, Nosotros Academy, and Tucson International Academy, Southgate Academy generally underperforms in terms of academic proficiency, graduation rates, and dropout rates. These nearby schools, while also serving high-need populations, appear to be more successful in supporting student achievement. Additionally, Southgate Academy's per-student spending of $9,214 in 2018-2019 is lower than the state average, which may contribute to the school's challenges in improving student outcomes.

367

Students ?

43.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 W Valencia Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706-7619

(520) 741-7900

District: Southgate Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

American Indian:

8.7%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2017 → 1st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (8% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (50% vs 80%)

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Arizona avg37%

Not ranked this year

Southgate Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	10.3	1216 of 1245	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1211 of 1226	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1101 of 1109	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1102 of 1106	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	1065 of 1079	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	1039 of 1079	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	1103 of 1158	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	1064 of 1141	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	892 of 1075	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	988 of 1090	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	1007 of 1062	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	661 of 895	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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	10.2	1192 of 1219	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1188 of 1219	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1018 of 1023	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	1139 of 1170	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	716 of 716	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1178 of 1198	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	908 of 911	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	143 of 423	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	1056 of 1116	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	807 of 820	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.1	1088 of 1216	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1201 of 1220	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1019 of 1032	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	962 of 1027	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	572 of 654	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	999 of 1201	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.1	1090 of 1161	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	845 of 854	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	820 of 832	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	700 of 711	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	695 of 695	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	676 of 677	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	682 of 690	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	754 of 787	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	738 of 772	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.3	676 of 685	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	664 of 692	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	630 of 663	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
2021	11.8	793 of 820	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	622 of 624	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.9	752 of 760	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	778 of 802	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	540 of 543	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	16.2	462 of 503	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	715 of 810	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	804 of 818	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	596 of 617	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
2023	60.7	89 of 363	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	431 of 789	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	11.3	737 of 780	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	11.2	421 of 464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	439 of 509	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	409 of 420	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	381 of 416	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	379 of 406	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	323 of 394	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	385 of 491	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	386 of 471	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	336 of 397	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	352 of 395	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	395 of 456	13.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	407 of 492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	341 of 354	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	299 of 311	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	12.9	240 of 253	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	12.1	402 of 455	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	328 of 370	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	364 of 409	11.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+65 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2021)26th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2021)17th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2021)13th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)11th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)6th percentile+5 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)75th percentile+74 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+49 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2023)12th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)8th percentile+7 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+70 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2022)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2022)12th percentile~ school

White (2022)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)5th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

Mathematics8%-28 vs state

Science3%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Southgate Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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	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
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		26 (7.1%)	12 (3.3%)	291 (79.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)		$00			$00
Tucson International Academy Midvale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1625 W Valencia Rd Ste 109	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson International Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 792-3255	134	15	9.1		7 (5.2%)	4 (3.0%)	112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)	$19,195	$1,372	$4,092	$6,836	$9,565	$4,167	$13,732
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)		$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
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
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		15 (10.9%)	10 (7.3%)	94 (68.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	$25,879	$1,171	$4,319	$6,661	$10,641	$9,748	$20,389
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		7 (5.3%)	5 (3.8%)	103 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.2%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)	$43,771	$2,268	$7,624	$12,160	$15,383	$18,496	$33,879
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southgate Academy

What district is Southgate Academy in?

Southgate Academy Inc.

How many students attend Southgate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Southgate Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Southgate Academy?

Students at Southgate Academy are 79% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 7% White, 3% African American.

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