Charter schools are growing in popularity among parents looking for a better alternative to the underperforming district schools in their area. Typically given more flexibility and freedom than district schools, charter schools can be very appealing for parents in search of a better education for their sons and daughters as they provide a better opportunity for some students.
Students Have More Opportunity to Succeed at These Best Charter Schools in Tucson, AZ
1. Academies of Math & Science
Cost: Tuition-Free
Grades: K-8
Key Offerings: Advanced STEM, enriching arts and music, competitive sports, variety of clubs, and foreign languages.
The Academies of Math & Science are a network of tuition-free charter schools that were founded in Tucson, AZ nearly 20 years ago. In addition, there are two campuses in the Tucson area — Academy of Math & Science Prince on Prince Road and Flowing Wells Road, and the Math and Science Success Academy (MASSA) located near 12th and Valencia.
Both campuses serve grades K-8 and offer a rigorous curriculum with a focus in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education. To demonstrate, parents can expect advanced academics, with accelerated classes learning one grade level ahead for motivated students as well as an array of extra-curricular activities ranging from sports (like football, volleyball, track, and basketball) to art club, photography club, and robotics. Even more, their MASSA campus down south even offers a Folklorico club
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2. BASIS Schools
Cost: Tuition-Free
Grades: K-4, 5-12
Key Offerings: Accelerated courses, block schedule starting in elementary school, wide variety of clubs and sports for upper grades.
BASIS.ed is another charter school network, founded right here in Tucson, AZ approximately 20 years ago. They have two campuses in Tucson (excluding their two locations in Oro Valley), with BASIS Tucson Primary (located on Speedway and Alvernon) serving grades K-4 and BASIS Tucson North (located on River and Craycroft) serving grades 5-12. With this in mind, BASIS schools feature an accelerated liberal arts curriculum and are accredited by AdvancED. In addition, their North campus features sports and clubs that fit a variety of interests including GLEE club, Mock Trial, Dance, and Drama.
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3. Presidio School
Cost: Tuition-Free
Grades: PreK-12
Key Offerings: Core Knowledge® curriculum featuring language arts, history, geography, math, science, music, and visual arts.
Presidio School was founded in 1996 and has one campus, located on Fort Lowell and Campbell, that serves grades PreK-12. Presidio uses the
Core Knowledge® methodology–the idea that knowledge builds on knowledge and therefore students should learn in a coherent, age-appropriate sequence grade-by-grade and year-by-year. Student council, cheerleading, basketball and volleyball are available as after-school clubs and sports for middle school grades and up. In addition, all grades can take advantage of the technology available on-campus including MacBooks, Chromebooks, ipads, and smartboards.
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4. Khalsa Montessori School
Cost: Tuition-Free
Grades: PreK-8
Key Offerings: student-led education in math, language, sciences, culture, music, drama, and art. Extracurricular activities including chess, yoga, and martial arts.
Khalsa Montessori School has been serving the Tucson area since 1975 and currently has two campuses. Their River Road campus serves Pre-K through 8th grade, while their Camden Street Campus serves K-4. As a Montessori school, Khalsa focuses on child-led education, allowing and encouraging students to direct their own studies and projects with the teacher as their guide. Nevertheless, Khalsa school offers a well-rounded curriculum and maintains a holistic, vegetarian school atmosphere. Even more, students are required to eat vegetarian meals and snacks without meat, eggs, or refined sugar when on-campus.
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5. Legacy Traditional School
Cost: Tuition-Free
Grades: K-8
Key Offerings: Advanced curriculum in all subjects, balanced by citizenship lessons. Athletics and clubs available
Legacy Traditional School in Northwest Tucson, is one over 12 campuses located in Arizona and is the only location in Tucson. Furthermore, Legacy Northwest Tucson serves grades K-8 and takes a rounded approach to education, balancing curriculum and test scores with citizenship lessons in responsibility, kindness, and caring. In addition, students take accelerated classes in math, science social studies, art, and computers.
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