Middle · Arizona

Paulo Freire Freedom School - University

Charter

Paulo Freire Freedom School - University, a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona: grades 6–8, 73 students, 9.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448).

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 73
Teachers (FTE): 7.5
Students per teacher: 9.7
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of middle schools in Arizona

Median 18.1 · 208 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 92% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 94% of middle schools in Arizona

Median 496 · 216 schools compared

Smaller than 96% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arizona: 40%

53%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of middle schools in Arizona

Median 33% · 200 middle schools compared

57 students tested, grades 6, 8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Arizona: 34%

Not published: too few students tested.

AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448)

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448).

Location

Address: 300 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520)624-7552
City or town: Tucson
County: Pima County

Website Quality of life in Tucson Schools in Tucson

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Paulo Freire Freedom School - DowntownCharter	6–8	54	13.5	—	—	0.6 mi
Pima Partnership AcademyCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–8	34	6.8	—	—	0.6 mi
Mansfeld Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	794	16.7	31%	21%	0.9 mi
Las Puertas Community SchoolCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–10	40	7.4	—	—	2.7 mi
Doolen Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	490	12.3	28%	13%	2.8 mi
Amphitheater Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	432	14.8	21%	9.3%	2.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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