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Edge High School - Himmel Park is located in Tucson, AZ and is one of 4 high schools in Edge School Inc. The District. It is a charter school that serves 158 students in grades 9-12.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Edge High School - Himmel Park made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Arizona in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Edge High School - Himmel Park's test results to learn more about school performance. more

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2555 East First St, Tucson, AZ 85716

(520) 881-1389

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Students

Enrollment (2011)

Total: 158

58% 42%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Edge High School - Himmel Park had 54% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Arizona had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

Hispanic

41%

White

41%

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American Indian/Alaskan Native

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Edge School Inc. the District Spending

$7,136Per Pupil

The Edge School Inc. the spends $7,136 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 47% on instruction, 53% on support services, 0% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Edge School Inc. the District

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About the TERRANOVA

What is it?

The TerraNova is a series of nationally norm-referenced tests that assess general academic knowledge in core subjects, as well as providing national comparisons.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students in grades 2 through 9 are assessed in reading, language arts and math.

How is it Scored?

Students receive a percentile rank, which indicates how well they performed in comparison to their peers in other states. The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average, or 50th percentile, on the test.

About the AIMS

What is it?

Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

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3 out of 10

The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Arizona, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Results for all subjects tested. more...

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Edge High School - Himmel Park

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About the TERRANOVA

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