Middle school (grades 6-8) · Tucson, AZ

Pima Partnership Academy

Federal NCES profile for Pima Partnership Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 040076802913Charter school
0/100100/10062/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
93
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pima Partnership Academy earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 25
middle schools in Tucson · Resource Index
62
Resource Index · Higher
80.0%
free-lunch eligible
34
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Pima Partnership Academy ranks #1 of 25 middle schools in Tucson, AZ.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 040076802913 · Tucson, AZ Middle · SMALL · CHARTER

34 enr · 80.0% lunch · RII 62

Nearest enrollment peer: Elmwood Junior High School (100 students)

Resource Investment Index #1 of 25 middle schools in Tucson. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Pima Partnership Academy compares

Pima Partnership Academy on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 80.0% ▲ 66% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 34 top 91% - -

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

34
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
80.0%
free-lunch eligible - 66% 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
$19,240
per pupil, district-wide - above Arizona avg of $13,502
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 34 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 76.5%
White 8.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.9%
Two or More 5.9%
African American 2.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 76.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.9, Pima Partnership Academy is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pima Prevention Partnership Dba Pima Partnership a (89864), which includes Pima Partnership Academy.

$19,240
Per student
+42%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,502
+9%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 0.1%
State 55.1%
Federal 44.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar middle schools in Tucson

2 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Pima Partnership Academy

How many students attend Pima Partnership Academy?

Pima Partnership Academy has 34 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Tucson, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pima Partnership Academy?

80.0% of students at Pima Partnership Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pima Partnership Academy?

The largest demographic group at Pima Partnership Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 76.5% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pima Partnership Academy?

Pima Partnership Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, 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 Pima Partnership Academy rank among middle schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Pima Partnership Academy ranks #1 of 25 middle 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 middle schools in Tucson on the city page.

What other schools are in Pima Prevention Partnership Dba Pima Partnership a (89864)?

None; Pima Prevention Partnership Dba Pima Partnership a (89864) is a single-school charter district, and Pima Partnership Academy 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 2022-23) · 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

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