Original Research by School Decision on Nosotros Inc (79881)
Nosotros Inc is a single-school charter district in Pima County serving kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district operates one school, Nosotros Academy, which is the only campus under its umbrella. The enrollment is small for a K-12 district, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a modest share of White students and smaller representations of Black, American Indian, and Asian students. The district does not have a reported city in its directory data, but it is located in Pima County, which includes Tucson and its surrounding communities.
State assessment results for the most recent year are limited. At the grade level, all proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science were suppressed, meaning the data was not reported publicly, likely due to small testing groups. A district-level measure that aggregates across grades shows overall proficiency rates in the low-to-mid twenties for English language arts and in the mid-to-high teens for math. These are below the averages seen across the county and state, though the small size of the student population means that a handful of students can swing the results significantly. A parent may want to discuss the school’s academic approach and individual student progress directly with the school, as the state testing data offers only a broad and incomplete picture.
The district’s chronic absenteeism rate is high, placing it in the bottom quartile among Pima County’s districts. This is a soft spot that families should ask about, as high absenteeism can affect classroom continuity and student support. The district’s per-pupil spending falls in the middle range, lower half of the county, which is typical for a small charter that may not have the economies of scale of larger districts.
No graduation rate data was available for this district, and the district brief turned up no recent changes or initiatives publicly reported. The district has a single school site, so the experience of a student here is the experience of a single school environment rather than a system of multiple campuses. The school serves the full K-12 span, which means students can stay in the same building and community from kindergarten through high school, a structure that some families value for continuity.
The district’s English learner and special education populations were not reported in the available data, so it is unclear what share of students receive those supports. The school’s charter status means it operates with some autonomy from the traditional public school district, and its name suggests a focus on the Hispanic community, though the data does not detail any specific program offerings or curricula.
For a family considering this district, the key takeaway is that it is a small, single-site charter with a heavily Hispanic student body, academic results that are low by county standards, a high rate of chronic absenteeism, and spending that is modest. The lack of detailed assessment data and the absence of a graduation rate are significant gaps. A parent would want to visit the school, ask about attendance strategies, academic support, and postsecondary outcomes, and determine whether the close-knit, single-school model fits their child’s needs.
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