STAR Academic High School
TUCSON · AZ · Sunnyside Unified District (4407) · Public · K-12 combined
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PJCTED - Star Academic High School → Toltecali High School → PCJTED - Aztec Middle College Desert Vista → Alta Vista High School → PCJTED - Pueblo High School → Pueblo High School → Pima Rose Academy → PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 15% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 37% (Bottom 8% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How STAR Academic High School compares for families
What families should know about STAR Academic High School.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: PJCTED - Star Academic High School, Toltecali High School, PCJTED - Aztec Middle College Desert Vista and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 15% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 8% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 265 students:
≈ 17 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $9,558 per student in district revenue, the 17 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $162,486/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJCTED - Star Academic High School Tucson |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Toltecali High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 126 | -8.0% |
| PCJTED - Aztec Middle College Desert Vista TUCSON |
Public | 1.4 | — | — |
| Alta Vista High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 495 | +6.7% |
| PCJTED - Pueblo High School TUCSON |
Public | 1.7 | 1 | — |
| Pueblo High School TUCSON |
Public | 1.7 | 1,821 | +1.2% |
| Pima Rose Academy TUCSON |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 442 | +16.6% |
| PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center TUCSON |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 116 | -11.5% |