Academy of Math and Science

Summary:

The Academy of Math and Science is a public charter school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 581 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority Hispanic enrollment (around 73%).

The Academy of Math and Science consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across most grade levels. In 2022-2023, the school's 3rd-8th grade ELA proficiency rates ranged from 49% to 60%, compared to the state average of 37% to 45%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29% to 68%, compared to the state average of 27% to 43%. The school also exceeds the state averages in science proficiency for 5th and 8th grade. Additionally, the Academy of Math and Science maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 0.8% in recent years, significantly lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, the Academy of Math and Science outperforms most charter schools, such as TIA West and Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson, in academic proficiency. However, the school's performance is still below that of Presidio School, another nearby charter school. The nearby traditional public schools, such as Rillito Center and Amphi Academy Online, generally have lower academic performance compared to the Academy of Math and Science.


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Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 1557 W Prince Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85705-3023


(520) 293-2676

District: Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.

SchoolDigger Rank:
407th of 904 Arizona Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,275 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  581

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.5%
White:
15.3%
African American:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.7% Help


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Compare Details Academy of Math and Science ranks better than 55% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.39. (See more...)
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Compare Details Academy of Math and Science ranks better than 70.2% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.25. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2013 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.08. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.5%), White (15.3%), African American (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Academy of Math and Science is $10,275.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Academy of Math and Science:

SchoolDigger ranks Academy of Math and Science 407th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Academy of Math and Science in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Academy of Math and Science 159th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Academy of Math and Science in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Academy of Math and Science

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 69.09 342nd 1062 67.8%
2010 70.45 328th 1090 69.9%
2011 69.49 328th 1075 69.5%
2012 84.79 104th 1141 90.9%
2013 80.59 175th 1158 84.9%
2014 85.66 133rd 1079 87.7%
2015 83.62 139th 955 85.4%
2016 88.00 113th 1079 89.5%
2017 72.90 293rd 1106 73.5%
2018 82.92 178th 1109 83.9%
2019 80.04 203rd 1039 80.5%
2021 79.36 244th 1226 80.1%
2022 63.10 323rd 1000 67.7%
2023 77.71 259th 1245 79.2%
2024 49.39 407th 904 55.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.67 305th 1027 70.3%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.66 48th 975 95.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.15 69th 1201 94.3%
2022 46.97 94th 145 35.2%
2023 67.78 153rd 820 81.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.23 30th 820 96.3%
2022 70.45 170th 618 72.5%
2023 88.84 64th 1116 94.3%
2024 65.31 147th 546 73.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.81 189th 1023 81.5%
2019 76.84 173rd 862 79.9%
2021 84.77 166th 1219 86.4%
2022 59.19 319th 824 61.3%
2023 74.01 277th 1219 77.3%
2024 43.46 324th 593 45.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.19 211th 1032 79.6%
2019 77.62 163rd 850 80.8%
2021 69.59 336th 1220 72.5%
2022 59.78 298th 830 64.1%
2023 76.88 247th 1216 79.7%
2024 51.51 278th 609 54.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.50 165th 620 73.4%
2023 43.85 178th 316 43.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.49 89th 895 90.1%
2022 62.79 105th 289 63.7%
2023 60.75 208th 607 65.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.50 88th 911 90.3%
2019 86.80 73rd 709 89.7%
2021 79.18 153rd 1198 87.2%
2022 67.19 227th 716 68.3%
2023 80.14 159th 1170 86.4%
2024 51.23 207th 472 56.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.41 77th 654 88.2%
2022 78.01 8th 82 90.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.14 87th 1161 92.5%
2022 67.09 209th 800 73.9%
2023 85.42 86th 1024 91.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 69.62 184th 663 72.2%
2010 72.32 177th 692 74.4%
2011 64.16 223rd 685 67.4%
2012 79.66 115th 772 85.1%
2013 80.38 117th 787 85.1%
2014 86.02 84th 690 87.8%
2015 85.78 59th 521 88.7%
2016 93.88 29th 677 95.7%
2017 86.96 69th 695 90.1%
2018 90.92 51st 711 92.8%
2019 86.87 65th 605 89.3%
2021 78.76 145th 832 82.6%
2022 68.84 162nd 605 73.2%
2023 76.79 146th 854 82.9%
2024 62.25 159th 533 70.2%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.80 279th 650 57.1%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.36 30th 789 96.2%
2022 78.67 11th 36 69.4%
2023 79.72 40th 363 89.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.10 14th 503 97.2%
2022 78.53 52nd 369 85.9%
2023 87.40 41st 717 94.3%
2024 80.53 35th 314 88.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.02 43rd 624 93.1%
2019 79.55 72nd 466 84.5%
2021 75.94 158th 820 80.7%
2022 64.87 145th 494 70.6%
2023 79.14 126th 806 84.4%
2024 61.47 116th 379 69.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.73 15th 617 97.6%
2019 90.14 28th 435 93.6%
2021 79.69 126th 818 84.6%
2022 72.66 89th 476 81.3%
2023 70.93 186th 810 77.0%
2024 55.53 136th 356 61.8%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 68.09 105th 404 74.0%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.48 101st 573 82.4%
2022 66.23 48th 129 62.8%
2023 91.27 14th 400 96.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.30 13th 543 97.6%
2019 92.22 24th 387 93.8%
2021 77.76 100th 802 87.5%
2022 59.99 132nd 392 66.3%
2023 80.59 87th 760 88.6%
2024 69.45 66th 322 79.5%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.09 32nd 390 91.8%
2022 73.99 7th 49 85.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Academy of Math and Science

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 92.73 22nd 780 97.2%
2022 74.86 60th 446 86.5%
2023 80.73 75th 675 88.9%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Academy of Math and Science

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 56.00 186th 395 52.9%
2012 88.58 42nd 471 91.1%
2013 73.08 137th 491 72.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Open Quote Every morning my sleepy KG son asked me "Do we go to school today?", and when I said "Yes", he jumped from his bed with "Hooray!" He is happy as he can be with his caring teacher, administrators who know all children names and characters, and his classmates who are all his good friends. I am very happy with AMS too, but not only because my son is safe, pampered and joyful at school, but because the academic level is above all expectations. At the end of KG ALL students in his class read books and write 5-sentences compositions. They finished the 1st grade math program in KG, so you can send them buy groceries, and they will bring you the exact change. Next year, in 1st grade they will do the 2nd grade program, and so one. Every week children have a poetry to learn. They have music twice per week, Art, and other electives. Every day a club is offered after school, as well as free tutoring and homework help. At the beginning I was afraid of the homework, but at the end of the year I am only happy with it: the homework process is now as natural as brushing the teethes, because it started at this early age. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Open Quote My daughter was not being challenged at her previous middle school. She attended AMS for 8th grade this year. The difference in her outlook on school is astounding. She is motivated and earned straight A’s. She also won many local and state awards for writing, math and art. When considering her options for high school, she chose to stay at AMS because of the person attention she receives from the excellent teachers. She is also excited about the dual-credit classes she can take to earn college credit. On this last day of school, we both look forward to her high school career at AMS. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Academy of Math and Science

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 128 7 6 38 4 n/a n/a 0 183
2003 128 7 6 38 4 n/a n/a 0 183
2004 121 9 10 51 1 n/a n/a 0 192
2005 135 11 6 60 4 n/a n/a 0 216
2006 133 13 6 78 8 n/a n/a 0 238
2007 135 17 5 91 12 n/a n/a 0 260
2008 156 20 6 83 8 n/a n/a 0 273
2009 147 25 7 80 13 n/a n/a 0 272
2010 159 24 4 102 11 n/a n/a 0 300
2011 136 18 5 115 5 0 4 0 283
2012 130 15 6 161 10 0 12 0 334
2013 140 23 9 215 9 0 12 0 408
2014 79 16 11 243 14 0 13 0 376
2015 78 23 9 265 17 0 20 0 412
2016 95 18 13 271 14 0 20 0 431
2017 92 14 12 284 8 0 9 0 419
2018 101 14 12 298 20 1 9 0 455
2019 91 20 10 394 11 0 2 0 528
2020 106 34 12 421 17 1 9 0 600
2021 93 36 10 456 20 1 18 0 634
2022 92 36 9 412 15 1 0 0 565
2023 89 41 13 427 10 1 0 0 581

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Academy of Math and Science

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 183 n/a n/a n/a
2003 183 n/a n/a n/a
2004 192 n/a n/a 56.3
2005 216 n/a n/a 48.1
2006 238 n/a n/a 66.8
2007 260 n/a n/a 7.3
2008 273 n/a n/a 45.8
2009 272 n/a n/a 58.8
2010 300 n/a n/a 63.3
2011 283 n/a n/a 64.3
2012 334 n/a n/a 66.2
2013 408 n/a n/a 60.8
2014 376 n/a n/a 80.3
2015 412 n/a n/a 75.5
2016 431 n/a n/a 73.8
2017 419 n/a n/a 77.8
2018 455 n/a n/a 63.7
2019 528 n/a n/a 58.7
2020 600 n/a n/a 66
2021 634 n/a n/a n/a
2022 565 n/a n/a 35.4
2023 581 n/a n/a 73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Academy of Math and Science

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 183 n/a n/a n/a
2003 183 n/a n/a n/a
2004 192 n/a n/a 56.3
2005 216 n/a n/a 48.1
2006 238 n/a n/a 66.8
2007 260 n/a n/a 7.3
2008 273 n/a n/a 45.8
2009 272 n/a n/a 58.8
2010 300 n/a n/a 63.3
2011 283 n/a n/a 64.3
2012 334 n/a n/a 66.2
2013 408 n/a n/a 60.8
2014 376 n/a n/a 80.3
2015 412 n/a n/a 75.5
2016 431 n/a n/a 73.8
2017 419 n/a n/a 77.8
2018 455 n/a n/a 63.7
2019 528 n/a n/a 58.7
2020 600 n/a n/a 66
2021 634 n/a n/a n/a
2022 565 n/a n/a 35.4
2023 581 n/a n/a 73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Academy of Math and Science

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00 (NaN) $00
2020 $552 (7.7%) $361 (5.0%) $1,464 (20.3%) $3,552 (49.3%) $2,742 (38.1%) $6,294 (87.3%) $7,206
2022 $1,490 (14.5%) $589 (5.7%) $3,570 (34.7%) $4,167 (40.6%) $4,028 (39.2%) $8,195 (79.8%) $10,275

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Academy of Math and Science

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Rankings

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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 203rd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 259th of 1245 Elementary schools
 1.3%
Ranks 65th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 146th of 854 Middle schools
 6.4%

Student Body

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Total Students528581
 10%
African American2041
 105%
American Indian1110
 9.1%
Asian1013
 30%
Hispanic394427
 8.4%
Pacific Islander01
White9189
 2.2%
Two or More Races20
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% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.7%73.7%
 15%


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Students at Academy of Math and Science are 73% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Academy of Math and Science ranks 407th of 904 Arizona alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 581 students attended Academy of Math and Science.


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