Desert Rose Academy Charter School
TUCSON · AZ · Desert Rose AcademyInc. (79441) · Public charter
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Nosotros Academy → City High School → Mountain Rose Academy → Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson → Envision High School → Pima Partnership School The → Tucson Preparatory School → BASIS Tucson North →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 12% (Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Desert Rose Academy Charter School compares for families
What families should know about Desert Rose Academy Charter 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: Nosotros Academy, City High School, Mountain Rose Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 150 students:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nosotros Academy TUCSON |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 142 | +32.7% |
| City High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 2.9 | 165 | -7.8% |
| Mountain Rose Academy TUCSON |
Public · charter | 5.7 | 172 | -17.3% |
| Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson TUCSON |
Public · charter | 3.8 | 215 | +11.4% |
| Envision High School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 0.4 | 89 | +20.3% |
| Pima Partnership School The TUCSON |
Public · charter | 1.9 | 86 | -31.2% |
| Tucson Preparatory School TUCSON |
Public · charter | 0.5 | 80 | -29.8% |
| BASIS Tucson North TUCSON |
Public · charter | 6.2 | 227 | -14.0% |