Mountain Rose Academy

Tucson · AZ · Mountain Rose Academy Inc. (10879) · Public charter


At a glance

Academic signals
  • 4-yr grad rate: 27% in 2019 (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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  • ▸ 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: Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson, Desert Rose Academy Charter School, City High School 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 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
27%
Range: 25–29%
4-year cohort size
120
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
38.5%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

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.

Your state's public flagship

University of Arizona

86%
admit rate
$13,926
in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state
1160–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 107 in 2021 to 81 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-24.3%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -6.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 172 students:

2025
161
2027
140
2029
122

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson
TUCSON
Public · charter 1.9 215 +11.4%
Desert Rose Academy Charter School
TUCSON
Public · charter 5.7 150 +7.1%
City High School
TUCSON
Public · charter 8.2 165 -7.8%
Nosotros Academy
TUCSON
Public · charter 7.4 142 +32.7%
BASIS Oro Valley
ORO VALLEY
Public · charter 8.2 234 +1.3%
BASIS Tucson North
TUCSON
Public · charter 10.7 227 -14.0%
Pima County JTED Cosmetology
TUCSON
Public 1.2 — —
Envision High School
TUCSON
Public · charter 5.4 89 +20.3%

At a glance

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Mountain Rose Academy is a public high school in Tucson, AZ, enrolling 172 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 24% from 2021 to 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 27% in the latest EDFacts release.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Mountain Rose Academy's graduation rate? Mountain Rose Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 27% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Mountain Rose Academy? Mountain Rose Academy is a public high school in Tucson, AZ, enrolling 172 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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