Enrollment
40
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tucson, AZ
Las Puertas Community School
Federal NCES profile for Las Puertas Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040090703427Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Las Puertas Community School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #6 of 131
- schools in Tucson · Resource Index
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 90.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 40
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Las Puertas Community School ranks #6 of 131 schools in Tucson, AZ.
School address
District: Strengthbuilding Partners (91992) · Arizona
NCES ID 040090703427 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
90.2%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
+87% vs state
What stands out at Las Puertas Community School
Las Puertas Community School is a high-poverty, small charter combined-grade school in Tucson, Arizona, enrolling 40 students.
Economic need is high: 90.2% of students qualify for free meals, 87% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 40 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (60%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (35%) (diversity index 52/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 40 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Strengthbuilding Partners (91992) spends $20,848 per pupil, 59% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 35.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Tucson's public schools, it stands alongside Craycroft Elementary School (586 students): Las Puertas Community School is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Strengthbuilding Partners (91992) is a single-school charter district, so Las Puertas Community School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 40 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Arizona's single-school districts.
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 Las Puertas Community School compares
Las Puertas Community School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 90.2% | ▲ 87% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 40 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
40
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
90.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 87% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$20,848
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 40 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 60.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 35.0%
White 2.5%
Asian 2.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.6, Las Puertas Community School is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Strengthbuilding Partners (91992), which includes Las Puertas Community School.
$20,848
Per student
+59%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.1%
State 63.0%
Federal 35.9%
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 in Tucson
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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
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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 Las Puertas Community School
How many students attend Las Puertas Community School?
Las Puertas Community School has 40 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Tucson, AZ.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Las Puertas Community School?
90.2% of students at Las Puertas Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Las Puertas Community School?
The largest demographic group at Las Puertas Community School is Hispanic or Latino at 60.0% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Las Puertas Community School?
Las Puertas Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. 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 Las Puertas Community School rank among schools in Tucson?
By Resource Investment Index, Las Puertas Community School ranks #6 of 131 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 schools in Tucson on the city page.
Is Las Puertas Community School a good school?
Las Puertas Community School earns 61/100 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 Strengthbuilding Partners (91992)?
None; Strengthbuilding Partners (91992) is a single-school charter district, and Las Puertas Community School is its only campus.
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