Math and Science Success Academy

Summary:

Math and Science Success Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 727 students in grades K-8 in Tucson, Arizona. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong results for its Hispanic, Native American, and African American student populations.

Math and Science Success Academy's academic performance is a standout, with ELA proficiency rates ranging from 32% to 51% and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 32% to 63%, compared to the state averages of 39% to 38% in ELA and 36% to 43% in Mathematics. The school also excels in science, with 5th and 8th grade proficiency rates of 43% and 33%, respectively, exceeding the state averages of 34% and 27%. Additionally, the school maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.9% over the past 5 years, which is significantly better than the state average.

Compared to nearby Elvira Elementary, which is part of the Sunnyside Unified District, Math and Science Success Academy outperforms the district schools in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students (61.9%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school's academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies for supporting economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 434 W Lerdo Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85756-6655


(520) 889-1504

District: Math and Science Success Academy Inc.

SchoolDigger Rank:
424th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  727

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.0%
American Indian:
5.4%
White:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.9% Help


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Compare Details Math and Science Success Academy ranks better than 53.5% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.59. (See more...)
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Compare Details Math and Science Success Academy ranks better than 53.1% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.11. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89%), American Indian (5.4%), White (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Math and Science Success Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Math and Science Success Academy 424th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Math and Science Success Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Math and Science Success Academy 258th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Math and Science Success Academy in the ranking list.)

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Math and Science Success Academy Inc.:

SchoolDigger ranks Math and Science Success Academy Inc. 153rd of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Math and Science Success Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 66.16 379th 1062 64.3%
2010 74.05 274th 1090 74.9%
2011 65.03 375th 1075 65.1%
2012 72.14 300th 1141 73.7%
2013 69.90 330th 1158 71.5%
2014 60.92 426th 1079 60.5%
2015 43.97 470th 955 50.8%
2016 50.25 486th 1079 55.0%
2017 54.62 446th 1106 59.7%
2018 62.01 396th 1109 64.3%
2019 58.15 409th 1039 60.6%
2021 52.55 512th 1226 58.2%
2022 53.59 400th 1000 60.0%
2023 64.79 394th 1245 68.4%
2024 47.59 424th 912 53.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.82 456th 1027 55.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.04 83rd 975 91.5%
2023 51.92 165th 451 63.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.81 739th 1201 38.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.30 137th 820 83.3%
2022 61.05 235th 618 62.0%
2023 70.98 218th 1116 80.5%
2024 53.51 216th 556 61.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.08 58th 423 86.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.77 472nd 1023 53.9%
2019 48.99 412th 862 52.2%
2021 54.08 493rd 1219 59.6%
2022 49.71 411th 824 50.1%
2023 61.72 414th 1219 66.0%
2024 29.22 431st 602 28.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.30 222nd 239 7.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.70 314th 1032 69.6%
2019 50.36 397th 850 53.3%
2021 51.83 510th 1220 58.2%
2022 41.87 482nd 830 41.9%
2023 63.19 395th 1216 67.5%
2024 39.83 360th 628 42.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.62 805th 895 10.1%
2023 86.41 29th 607 95.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.51 207th 911 77.3%
2019 69.25 197th 709 72.2%
2021 62.22 352nd 1198 70.6%
2022 63.76 260th 716 63.7%
2023 70.43 267th 1170 77.2%
2024 53.90 204th 486 58.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.07 133rd 654 79.7%
2022 50.66 54th 82 34.1%
2023 71.31 53rd 219 75.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.65 556th 1161 52.1%
2022 58.26 293rd 800 63.4%
2023 74.11 212th 1024 79.3%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 85.00 78th 685 88.6%
2012 73.61 179th 772 76.8%
2013 72.29 184th 787 76.6%
2014 82.75 110th 690 84.1%
2015 71.40 129th 521 75.2%
2016 76.99 131st 677 80.6%
2017 56.89 244th 695 64.9%
2018 52.87 283rd 711 60.2%
2019 61.39 211th 605 65.1%
2021 65.39 220th 832 73.6%
2022 47.34 279th 605 53.9%
2023 66.68 227th 854 73.4%
2024 45.11 258th 550 53.1%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.84 222nd 650 65.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.40 138th 606 77.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.54 461st 789 41.6%
2023 77.16 47th 363 87.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.00 117th 503 76.7%
2022 58.80 130th 369 64.8%
2023 67.36 151st 717 78.9%
2024 54.65 106th 320 66.9%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.70 89th 257 65.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.92 301st 624 51.8%
2019 54.92 191st 466 59.0%
2021 56.67 283rd 820 65.5%
2022 42.97 269th 494 45.5%
2023 71.85 178th 806 77.9%
2024 44.30 194th 386 49.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.63 236th 617 61.8%
2019 57.54 168th 435 61.4%
2021 73.09 175th 818 78.6%
2022 44.07 246th 476 48.3%
2023 55.32 295th 810 63.6%
2024 38.31 213th 370 42.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.32 165th 543 69.6%
2019 73.96 79th 387 79.6%
2021 72.59 129th 802 83.9%
2022 52.94 161st 392 58.9%
2023 73.03 135th 760 82.2%
2024 55.97 110th 329 66.6%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.87 28th 390 92.8%
2022 32.16 33rd 49 32.7%
2023 82.05 21st 159 86.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Math and Science Success Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.25 238th 780 69.5%
2022 73.13 70th 446 84.3%
2023 75.17 107th 675 84.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 12, 2011

Open Quote There is a true feeling of family between parents, teachers, and adminstrators. MASSA is truly dedicated towards serving the students in the best possible way and the great turnouts at PAC meetings, large amount of parent volunteers, etc. reflect this.

It is a great positive influence in the community with a very attractive facility. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Math and Science Success Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 19 5 0 41 9 n/a n/a 0 74
2010 30 6 3 93 12 n/a n/a 0 144
2011 27 11 0 158 23 3 0 0 222
2012 34 15 0 176 24 5 0 0 254
2013 33 17 1 213 28 2 0 0 294
2014 35 27 2 285 31 3 0 0 383
2015 28 27 2 328 35 3 0 0 423
2016 38 19 3 347 22 4 5 0 438
2017 30 16 1 386 29 2 6 0 470
2018 33 11 1 549 38 1 6 0 639
2019 38 11 3 598 43 0 0 0 693
2020 32 6 2 627 41 0 4 0 712
2021 25 7 1 699 36 1 8 0 777
2022 30 7 4 628 38 2 0 0 709
2023 24 11 4 647 39 2 0 0 727

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Math and Science Success Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 74 n/a n/a 71.6
2010 144 n/a n/a 76.4
2011 222 n/a n/a 72.5
2012 254 n/a n/a 71.7
2013 294 n/a n/a 71.1
2014 383 n/a n/a 70.2
2015 423 n/a n/a 80.9
2016 438 n/a n/a 69.9
2017 470 n/a n/a 78.5
2018 639 n/a n/a 48.8
2019 693 n/a n/a 61.9
2020 712 n/a n/a 63.9
2021 777 n/a n/a n/a
2022 709 n/a n/a 31.3
2023 727 n/a n/a 61.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Math and Science Success Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 74 n/a n/a 71.6
2010 144 n/a n/a 76.4
2011 222 n/a n/a 72.5
2012 254 n/a n/a 71.7
2013 294 n/a n/a 71.1
2014 383 n/a n/a 70.2
2015 423 n/a n/a 80.9
2016 438 n/a n/a 69.9
2017 470 n/a n/a 78.5
2018 639 n/a n/a 48.8
2019 693 n/a n/a 61.9
2020 712 n/a n/a 63.9
2021 777 n/a n/a n/a
2022 709 n/a n/a 31.3
2023 727 n/a n/a 61.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Math and Science Success Academy

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $563 (100.0%) $00 (0.0%) $1,127 (200.2%) $00 (0.0%) $00 (0.0%) $00 (0.0%) $563
2020 $00 (0.0%) $293 (4.5%) $293 (4.5%) $4,194 (65.0%) $1,963 (30.4%) $6,157 (95.5%) $6,450

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
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Rankings

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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 409th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 394th of 1245 Elementary schools
 7.7%
Ranks 211th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 227th of 854 Middle schools
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students693727
 4.9%
African American1111
American Indian4339
 9.3%
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic598647
 8.2%
Pacific Islander02
White3824
 36.8%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.9%61.9%
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Math and Science Success Academy ranks 424th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 727 students attended Math and Science Success Academy.

Students at Math and Science Success Academy are 89% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 3% White, 2% African American.


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