Accelerated Learning Laboratory

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Accelerated Learning Laboratory
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Accelerated Learning Laboratory
5245 North Camino De Oeste, Pima County, AZ 85745

United States
Coordinates 32°18′11″N111°03′54″W / 32.303153°N 111.065059°W / 32.303153; -111.065059 Coordinates: 32°18′11″N111°03′54″W / 32.303153°N 111.065059°W / 32.303153; -111.065059
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Type Charter school
Established1998
School districtAccelerated Elementary and Secondary Schools
CEEB code 030551
PrincipalDavid Jones
Faculty19
GradesK–12
Enrollment175 (as of 2019-20)
Campus size21.5 acres with buildings occupying 64,000 sq ft
Campus type rural–urban fringe
Color(s)   Black and red
MascotLab rat
NewspaperThe Cheese
Website www.allaccelerated.org

Accelerated Learning Laboratory is a free public Charter school (a member campus of Accelerated Elementary and Secondary Schools [1] ) in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It provides educational services for elementary, middle, and high school students (Pre-K..12). The school is located near the base of Wasson Peak in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains.

In 2017, The Washington Post ranked the school the twenty sixth most challenging high school in the United States. [2]

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References

  1. "Arizona Department of Education". www.ade.az.gov.
  2. "Accelerated Elementary and Secondary". The Washington Post . 2013.