Elementary school (grades K-5) · Tucson, AZ

Arizona Online Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Arizona Online Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040019003789Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Arizona Online Charter School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#22 of 54
elementary schools in Tucson · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
42
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Arizona Online Charter School ranks #22 of 54 elementary schools in Tucson, AZ.

Enrollment

42

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Arizona Online Charter School

Arizona Online Charter School is a small charter elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, enrolling 42 students.

Enrollment of 42 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (55%) and White (26%) (diversity index 61/100).

The surrounding Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968) spends $9,244 per pupil, 30% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 29.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Tucson's elementary schools, it stands alongside Los Amigos Elementary School (613 students): Arizona Online Charter School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968) also operates Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback (242 students) and Liberty Traditional Charter School (159 students) alongside Arizona Online Charter School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Arizona Online Charter School compares

Arizona Online Charter School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 42 top 90% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

42
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$9,244
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 54.8%
White 26.2%
African American 14.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 54.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.9, Arizona Online Charter School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968), which includes Arizona Online Charter School.

$9,244
Per student
-30%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.3%
State 70.5%
Federal 29.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Arizona Online Charter School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Liberty Traditional Charter School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
La Paloma Academy Marana Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Arizona Online Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968) · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Tucson

5 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Arizona Online Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Arizona Online Charter School

How many students attend Arizona Online Charter School?

Arizona Online Charter School has 42 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Tucson, AZ.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Arizona Online Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Arizona Online Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 54.8% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Arizona Online Charter School?

Arizona Online Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Arizona Online Charter School rank among elementary schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Arizona Online Charter School ranks #22 of 54 elementary schools in Tucson, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Tucson on the city page.

Is Arizona Online Charter School a good school?

Arizona Online Charter School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968)?

Besides Arizona Online Charter School, Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968) also operates Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback (242 students), Liberty Traditional Charter School (159 students), and La Paloma Academy Marana (157 students). See the Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.