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Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan

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Public, Charter Grades

Summary

Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Tucson, Arizona, with a diverse student population and a strong academic track record.

The school consistently outperforms state and district averages on standardized tests, with 45% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in AzSCI/Science compared to the state average of 22%. Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 67.8% to 100% in recent years, and has relatively low dropout rates. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for female students, African American students, and Native American students, who rank in the top 20% or 30% of Arizona high schools. While the school's overall performance is strong, there are some areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of Asian students, special education students, and military-connected students.

Compared to nearby public schools like Santa Rita High School, Palo Verde High Magnet School, and Changemaker High School, Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan significantly outperforms them in academic measures, graduation rates, and dropout rates. This suggests the school is providing a more effective educational experience for its students within the Tucson Unified District and the broader Tucson area.

223

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5741 E Ironwood St Bldg 623
Tucson, AZ 85708-1429

(520) 300-5699

District: Daisy Education Corporation dba. Sonoran Science A

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

White:

35.4%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (52% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓83% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.5	286 of 854	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	428 of 832	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	181 of 605	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	110 of 711	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	155 of 695	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	113 of 677	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.8	155 of 521	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	104 of 690	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	182 of 787	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	95 of 772	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	146 of 685	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	222 of 692	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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
2023	86.9	15 of 145	89.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.8	264 of 806	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	250 of 494	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	310 of 820	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	91 of 624	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	310 of 760	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	109 of 392	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	279 of 802	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	121 of 543	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	306 of 717	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.3	309 of 369	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	84.6	48 of 503	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	280 of 810	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	299 of 476	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	477 of 818	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.8	146 of 617	76.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.9	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	131 of 143	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.5	256 of 384	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.4	238 of 789	69.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	267 of 675	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	289 of 446	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	476 of 780	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	126 of 436	71.1%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	74.9	97 of 469	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	91 of 464	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	98 of 509	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	45 of 285	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	72 of 420	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	49 of 416	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	63.0	100 of 406	75.4%	★★★★☆
2014	85.3	55 of 394	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	59.7	217 of 491	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	91.2	31 of 471	93.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	19 of 301	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	34 of 306	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.1	38 of 406	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	61.3	123 of 456	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	36 of 492	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	66.8	88 of 354	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.5	111 of 379	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	85 of 441	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.2	215 of 479	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	168 of 347	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.6	205 of 429	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	140 of 455	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	149 of 492	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	25 of 238	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	36 of 370	90.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	42 of 125	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	40 of 102	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	110 of 282	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	1 of 255	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 256	99.6%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	19 of 94	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	93.6	19 of 371	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	32.7	259 of 409	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	134 of 448	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	24 of 217	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)70th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2023)67th percentile~ school

Male (2023)65th percentile~ school

White (2023)60th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)57th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2023)44th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile-33 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile-37 vs school

High school

Native American (2022)100th percentile+19 vs school

White (2023)95th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2022)94th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2023)91st percentile+11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)71st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)61st percentile-19 vs school

Male (2023)52nd percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)52nd percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2022)31st percentile-50 vs school

Military Connected (2023)30th percentile-50 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 English Language Arts 11th 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	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Borman K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	6630 E Lightning Dr	Tucson	85708	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-4600	459	30	15.5		186 (40.5%)	50 (10.9%)	155 (33.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	51 (11.1%)	62.6	304^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.6%		79.6	168^th of 912 public elementary schools	81.6%	136	37.0	70.0	47.0	54.0	53.0	49.0		43.0	60.0	46.0			24.0		45.0	40.0		$00			$00
Canyon Rose Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2401 S Wilmot Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Canyon Rose Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 797-4884	222	13	17.0		61 (27.5%)	18 (8.1%)	133 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)																	$8,154	$472	$314	$1,259	$4,902	$2,466	$7,368
Irene Erickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6750 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5000	344	23	14.6		67 (19.5%)	55 (16.0%)	183 (53.2%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	17.6	738^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.8%					(n/a)			19.0					34.0							22.0			$00			$00
Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1818 S Avenida Del Sol	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5500	391	29	13.4		118 (30.2%)	39 (10.0%)	185 (47.3%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.1%)	23.2	651^st of 909 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.7	579^th of 912 public elementary schools	36.5%	72	21.0	40.0	24.0						35.0	34.0					22.0			$00			$00
Myers-Ganoung Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 E Andrew St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-6700	287	27	10.5		58 (20.2%)	57 (19.9%)	145 (50.5%)	8 (2.8%)	10 (3.5%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)																		$00			$00
Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	467	26	17.9		151 (32.3%)	39 (8.4%)	234 (50.1%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	50.7	381^st of 909 public elementary schools	58.1%		55.4	363^rd of 912 public elementary schools	60.2%	18	29.0	57.0	49.0	36.0	45.0	31.0		39.0	46.0	42.0		30.0	33.0		52.0	37.0		$00			$00
PCJTED - Palo Verde High School	Public	9-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$00			$00
Palo Verde High Magnet School	Public	8-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7400	767	60	12.8		159 (20.7%)	128 (16.7%)	379 (49.4%)	45 (5.9%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.0%)	17.8	226^th of 271 public high schools	16.6%		20.3	213^th of 270 public high schools	21.1%	13							29.0							13.0				$00			$00
Alice Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	5350 E 16th St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5400	573	40	14.5		155 (27.1%)	64 (11.2%)	286 (49.9%)	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	10 (1.7%)	34 (5.9%)	29.2	341^st of 552 public middle schools	38.2%		25.6	369^th of 550 public middle schools	32.9%	28				35.0	40.0	35.0					26.0	25.0	16.0			23.0		$00			$00
Arizona Autism Charter School -Tucson Upper School Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1300 S Belvedere Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 882-5544	62	9	6.8		20 (32.3%)	4 (6.5%)	35 (56.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan

What is the racial makeup of Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan?

Students at Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan are 44% Hispanic, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan?

In the 2023-24 school year, 223 students attended Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan.

What district is Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan in?

Daisy Education Corporation dba. Sonoran Science A

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