The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Science. The lowest is 44% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. (79961)
Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc. operates as a single-district charter network in Pima County serving kindergarten through eighth grade. The district runs one active brick-and-mortar school and has an inactive virtual academy on record. No high school grades are served, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the academic picture covers only the elementary and middle school years.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a much smaller share of white students and modest numbers of Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian students. The district did not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor did it provide special education or English learner counts, so a family looking to understand the level of economic or language support would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments for the most recent school year, the district's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among Pima County's districts. That broad measure, however, masks a pattern that shifts by grade and subject. In the early elementary years, proficiency rates in both math and English language arts are relatively low; the share of students meeting the bar in third-grade ELA, for example, is modest. By the middle school years, the figures climb noticeably. Eighth-grade ELA sees a strong majority of students proficient, and eighth-grade math also shows a solid rate. Science results follow a similar upward trajectory from fifth to eighth grade. The trend data available shows only a single year point, so there is no basis to assess improvement or decline over time.
Chronic absenteeism, a gauge of how many students miss a substantial number of school days, sits slightly above the midpoint among Pima County districts, meaning a meaningful portion of students are absent often enough that a parent may want to inquire about the school's attendance outreach and support. Per-pupil spending falls in the middle range among county districts, in the lower half, which may reflect the leaner operating model typical of charter schools.
Publicly reported information did not yield any recent district-level changes with lasting impact for families, such as boundary shifts, new program launches, or leadership turnover. The district's enrollment is small for the grade band it serves, and it appears to concentrate its students in a single school building. No locale brief was provided, so the specific community context—whether suburban, urban, or rural—is not available from the data.
For a family considering this district, the academic picture is one of rising performance across the grade span, with the strongest outcomes showing up in middle school. The early grades, particularly in reading, are a soft spot that a parent may want to explore further with the school to understand how instruction and intervention are structured for younger students. The student population is heavily Hispanic, and the setting is a single-school charter in a county with many district options, so the peer environment will reflect that demographic composition. Without high school grades, a family would need to plan for a transition to another school after eighth grade.
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