PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center
TUCSON · AZ · Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (4431) · Public charter
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Toltecali High School → Southgate Academy → Nosotros Academy → Desert Sage High School → Edge High School - Himmel Park → Pima Partnership School The → City High School → Ombudsman - Charter Valencia →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 17% (Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center compares for families
What families should know about PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center.
- ▸ 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: Toltecali High School, Southgate Academy, Nosotros Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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 2% 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.
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University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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 -5.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 116 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toltecali High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 126 | -8.0% |
| Southgate Academy TUCSON |
Public · charter | 3.2 | 105 | +43.8% |
| Nosotros Academy TUCSON |
Public · charter | 4.8 | 142 | +32.7% |
| Desert Sage High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 3.9 | 90 | — |
| Edge High School - Himmel Park TUCSON |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 86 | -7.5% |
| Pima Partnership School The TUCSON |
Public · charter | 5.1 | 86 | -31.2% |
| City High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 4.0 | 165 | -7.8% |
| Ombudsman - Charter Valencia TUCSON |
Public · charter | 4.0 | 205 | -52.3% |