Green Fields School

Green Fields School 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).

This article is about Green Fields School in Tucson, Arizona. For schools of a similar name, see Greenfield School (disambiguation).
Green Fields School
Address
6000 N. Camino De La Tierra

Tucson
,
Arizona
85741

United States
Coordinates32.316823°N 111.037316°W / 32.316823; -111.037316
Information
Former nameGreen Fields Country Day School
Established1933
CategoryCharter school
GradesK-12
Enrollment~150 (2018-19)
Color(s)Green and white   
MascotThe Griffin
AccreditationNCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI)
Websitewww.greenfields.school

Previously Green Fields School was an independent, non-profit school. The school closed briefly filing bankruptcy in July 2019.[2]

Green Fields, also known as Green Fields Country Day School, was founded in 1933 as the Circle Double A Green Fields Preparatory School for Boys, a boarding school. It became coed and ceased operating as a boarding school in the 1960s.[3]

Notable alumni
  • Blake Masters (author) (2004), COO, Thiel Capital
  • Mark Poirier (1986), writer
  • Kerri Strug (1995), Olympic gymnast and member of the Magnificent Seven
  • Dr. Allegra Alexandra Powell (1986), Physician, Social Activist, holder of five degrees, member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and recent inductee inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

References
  1. "Arizona Department of Education". www.ade.az.gov.
  2. "Green Fields School to shut down after 86 years". KVOA.com.
  3. TucsonSentinel.com. "Bankruptcy closes Green Fields School after 86 years". TucsonSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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