Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School

Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School is a public middle school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 775 students. The school is part of the Sunnyside Unified District, which is ranked 267 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Gallego Intermediate has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 376 and 517 out of around 600-850 schools.

Gallego Intermediate's student performance on state assessments is generally below the Sunnyside Unified District and Arizona state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23% of 5th graders at Gallego Intermediate were proficient or better in AzSCI Science, compared to 17% for the district and 34% statewide. The school's subgroup performance is mixed, with some groups performing better than others compared to state averages. Gallego Intermediate has also had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 4.7% to 6.1%, which are higher than the state average.

Gallego Intermediate's per-student spending has fluctuated significantly, from a low of $5,129 in 2020-2021 to a high of $11,152 in 2019-2020. The school's student-teacher ratio has also varied, from 20.6 to 22.3 students per teacher over the past few years. When compared to other middle schools in the Sunnyside Unified District and the nearby Tucson Unified District, Gallego Intermediate generally performs worse on key metrics like student achievement and dropout rates. To improve, the school may need to focus on targeted interventions, stable funding, and learning from the practices of higher-performing neighboring schools, while also evaluating the effectiveness of its fine arts magnet program.