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Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

Summary

Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Tucson, Arizona, with a student population of 66. This school is part of the CITY Center for Collaborative Learning district, which is ranked 166 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown stands out for its diverse student population, with 40.91% White, 45.45% Hispanic, and 4.55% African American students. Academically, the school has performed well, with 82% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state average of 42%. However, the school's math proficiency rates are lower, with only 22% of 6th graders proficient or better. The school has also maintained an impressive 0% dropout rate, outperforming some nearby schools like Wakefield Middle School.

While the school's overall performance is strong, there are some areas for improvement. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, and its performance for different student subgroups varies significantly. For example, the school ranks 1st out of 650 Arizona middle schools for multi-racial students, but its rankings for Hispanic and female students are lower. Additionally, the school's spending per student has also fluctuated, ranging from $6,907 in 2020-2021 to $36,158 in 2019-2020, which may have impacted its academic outcomes. Continued monitoring and targeted interventions could help the school maintain and improve its academic performance across all student groups.

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,340

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 E Pennington St
Tucson, AZ 85701-1533

(520) 352-0057

District: CITY Center for Collaborative Learning

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

33.3%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2019 → 66th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

Arizona avg41%

Not ranked this year

Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

88^th of 289CITY Center for Collaborative Learning 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	294 of 854	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	222 of 832	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	160 of 605	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.5	400 of 806	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	255 of 494	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	316 of 820	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	110 of 624	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	344 of 760	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	277 of 392	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	620 of 802	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	228 of 717	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.6	207 of 810	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	248 of 476	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.7	172 of 818	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	189 of 617	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	97.9	1 of 650	99.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.9	73 of 363	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.5	238 of 675	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	256 of 446	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.7	164 of 780	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	278 of 436	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)100th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2023)80th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)74th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)68th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)65th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)55th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2023)50th percentile-15 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown	Public, Charter	6-8	47 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 352-0057	54	4	13.5		18 (33.3%)	1 (1.9%)	27 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)								$8,340	$1,073	$622	$2,769	$6,428	$217	$6,644
Paulo Freire Freedom School - University	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E. University Blvd.	Tucson	85705	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-7552	73	8	9.7		37 (50.7%)	4 (5.5%)	27 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	72.5	118^th of 552 public middle schools	78.6%		69.6	132^nd of 550 public middle schools	76.0%	14	50.0		55.0				55.0	$9,564	$1,107	$520	$2,734	$6,850	$1,087	$7,937
Pima Partnership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1346 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership A	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 326-2528	34	5	6.8		3 (8.8%)	1 (2.9%)	26 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	1300 E 6th St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1800	794	48	16.6		138 (17.4%)	57 (7.2%)	541 (68.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	25.2	375^th of 552 public middle schools	32.1%		26.6	362^nd of 550 public middle schools	34.2%	13	30.0	32.0	32.0	27.0	18.0	17.0	28.0		$00			$00
Las Puertas Community School	Public, Charter	6-10	100 W 37th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	StrengthBuilding Partners	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 546-9296	40	5	7.4		1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (60.0%)	1 (2.5%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$00			$00
Wakefield Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W 44th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6280	295	21	13.9		29 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	243 (82.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	57.7	194^th of 552 public middle schools	64.9%		42.9	265^th of 550 public middle schools	51.8%	71	57.0	50.0	53.0	42.0	18.0	36.0	46.0		$00			$00
Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3500	270	22	12.3		20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	216 (80.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)			17.0			12.0			$00			$00
Doolen Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 N Country Club Rd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6900	490	40	12.3		111 (22.7%)	94 (19.2%)	206 (42.0%)	26 (5.3%)	12 (2.4%)	14 (2.9%)	27 (5.5%)	16.1	471^st of 552 public middle schools	14.7%		14.4	482^nd of 550 public middle schools	12.4%	11	28.0	28.0	27.0	16.0	12.0	11.0	18.0		$00			$00
Amphitheater Middle School	Public	6-8	315 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6230	432	29	14.7		62 (14.4%)	59 (13.7%)	259 (60.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.8%)	11.8	517^th of 552 public middle schools	6.3%		9.8	528^th of 550 public middle schools	4.0%	11	19.0	17.0	27.0	9.0			17.0		$00			$00
Satori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	3727 N 1st Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Satori Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 293-7555	97	10	9.7		58 (59.8%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (23.7%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.4%)								(n/a)									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown

What district is Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown in?

CITY Center for Collaborative Learning

How many students attend Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown?

In the 2024-25 school year, 54 students attended Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown.

What is the racial makeup of Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown?

Students at Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown are 50% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 2% African American.

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