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Downtown Alternative High School

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2.0

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Free/discounted lunch ?

39 N 6th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701-1503

(520) 225-6060

District: Tucson Unified District

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✓Small classes — about 2 students per teacher

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208^th of 289Tucson Unified District among Arizona districts

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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 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	48 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 623-7223	165	23	7.3		71 (43.0%)	6 (3.6%)	71 (43.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	60.6	89^th of 271 public high schools	67.2%					(n/a)							51.0								32.0	$8,719	$327	$860	$1,514	$7,295	$237	$7,533
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
Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma Program	Public	9-12	130 W Congress St Fl 4	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Pima County Accommodation School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 724-8451	2,058				675 (32.8%)	139 (6.8%)	1,149 (55.8%)	17 (0.8%)	47 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	6	271^st of 271 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)							11.0					5.0				$5,727	$00			$00	$5,727	$5,727
Safford K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 E 13th St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3000	318	26	12.3		17 (5.3%)	26 (8.2%)	261 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)					26.0	21.0								19.0			$00			$00
Mexicayotl Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	667 N 7th Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Mexicayotl Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-4018	41	3	13.6		3 (7.3%)	1 (2.4%)	34 (82.9%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																$17,850	$1,778	$127	$3,684	$12,333	$3,611	$15,945
PCJTED - Tucson High School	Public	9-12	400 N 2nd Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 225-4652	2				2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$00			$00
Tucson Magnet High School	Public	8-12	400 N 2nd Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-5000	2,938	165	17.7		423 (14.4%)	182 (6.2%)	2,075 (70.6%)	40 (1.4%)	110 (3.7%)	5 (0.2%)	103 (3.5%)	29.2	177^th of 271 public high schools	34.7%		22.3	200^th of 270 public high schools	25.9%	23							36.0					21.0			17.0		$00			$00
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E 6th St	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-2900	563	40	13.9		49 (8.7%)	6 (1.1%)	491 (87.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	22.8	661^st of 909 public elementary schools	27.3%		19.9	699^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.4%	38			32.0	24.0	35.0	25.0		25.0	34.0	32.0	14.0			17.0			$00			$00
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
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 S Main Ave	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1200	305	19	15.8		48 (15.7%)	13 (4.3%)	221 (72.5%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	86.5	103^rd of 909 public elementary schools	88.7%		82	148^th of 912 public elementary schools	83.8%	45	64.0	68.0	58.0					65.0	82.0	74.0			49.0				$00			$00

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