Other / mixed grade configuration · Tucson, AZ

Sunnyside Online Success Academy

Federal NCES profile for Sunnyside Online Success Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 040817003316
0/100100/10070/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sunnyside Online Success Academy earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 131
schools in Tucson · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
107
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Sunnyside Online Success Academy ranks #2 of 131 schools in Tucson, AZ.

Enrollment

107

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Sunnyside Online Success Academy

Sunnyside Online Success Academy is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Tucson, Arizona, enrolling 107 students.

Enrollment of 107 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

The surrounding Sunnyside Unified District (4407) spends $9,713 per pupil, 26% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 32.5% 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): Sunnyside Online Success Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) also operates Sunnyside High School (2,258 students) and Desert View High School (2,102 students) alongside Sunnyside Online Success Academy.

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 Sunnyside Online Success Academy compares

Sunnyside Online Success Academy on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 107 top 81% - -

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

107
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$9,713
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.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which includes Sunnyside Online Success Academy.

$9,713
Per student
-26%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.6%
State 48.9%
Federal 32.5%

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 Sunnyside Online Success Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sunnyside High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Desert View High School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Sierra 2-8 School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Elvira Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Sunnyside Online Success Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Sunnyside Online Success Academy'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 Sunnyside Online Success Academy

How many students attend Sunnyside Online Success Academy?

Sunnyside Online Success Academy has 107 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tucson, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sunnyside Online Success Academy?

Sunnyside Online Success Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher 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 Sunnyside Online Success Academy rank among schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Sunnyside Online Success Academy ranks #2 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 Sunnyside Online Success Academy a good school?

Sunnyside Online Success Academy earns 70/100 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 Sunnyside Unified District (4407)?

Besides Sunnyside Online Success Academy, Sunnyside Unified District (4407) also operates Sunnyside High School (2,258 students), Desert View High School (2,102 students), and Sierra 2-8 School (801 students). See the Sunnyside Unified District (4407) 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.