Other / mixed grade configuration · Oro Valley, AZ

Basis Oro Valley

Federal NCES profile for Basis Oro Valley, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040081803197Charter 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

Basis Oro Valley earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#3 of 4
schools in Oro Valley · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
540
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Basis Oro Valley ranks #3 of 4 schools in Oro Valley, AZ.

Enrollment

540

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Basis Oro Valley

Basis Oro Valley is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Oro Valley, Arizona, enrolling 540 students.

Enrollment of 540 puts it in the larger 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 Asian (37%) and White (35%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 70/100).

The surrounding Basis Charter Schools Inc. (90508) spends $9,393 per pupil, 29% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Basis Charter Schools Inc. (90508) is a single-school charter district, so Basis Oro Valley operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Basis Oro Valley compares

Basis Oro Valley on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 540 top 35% - -

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

540
Bigger than 66% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$9,393
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
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 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

Asian 36.7%
White 35.4%
Hispanic or Latino 18.1%
Two or More 6.5%
African American 2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Asian at 36.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.2, Basis Oro Valley is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 19

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Basis Charter Schools Inc. (90508), which includes Basis Oro Valley.

$9,393
Per student
-29%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 8.4%
State 85.9%
Federal 5.7%

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.

Similar other 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 Basis Oro Valley'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 Basis Oro Valley

How many students attend Basis Oro Valley?

Basis Oro Valley has 540 students enrolled. It is a public school in Oro Valley, AZ.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Basis Oro Valley?

The largest demographic group at Basis Oro Valley is Asian at 36.7% of enrollment, in Oro Valley, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Basis Oro Valley?

Basis Oro Valley has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings. 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 Basis Oro Valley rank among schools in Oro Valley?

By Resource Investment Index, Basis Oro Valley ranks #3 of 4 schools in Oro Valley, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Oro Valley on the city page.

Is Basis Oro Valley a good school?

Basis Oro Valley earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. 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 Basis Charter Schools Inc. (90508)?

None; Basis Charter Schools Inc. (90508) is a single-school charter district, and Basis Oro Valley is its only campus.

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.