Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz County, Arizona & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)							AASA Mathematics (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pinnacle Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2055 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Pinnacle Education-Kino Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 281-5109	45				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
PCJTED - Pierson High School	Public	9-12	451 N. Arroyo Blvd.	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
PCJTED - Nogales high School	Public	9-12	310 W Plum St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
EdOptions Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	480 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Educational Options Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 281-9179	93				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$22,990	$3,597	$472	$7,667	$8,147	$10,774	$18,921
Colegio Petite Arizona	Public, Charter	K-5	850 N Morley Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 222-9213	275			96.7%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$11,289	$2,031	$1,984	$6,045	$5,185	$2,090	$7,275
A J Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	855 N Bautista St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0840	314	14	22.4	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								19.0							$7,130	$450	$142	$1,043	$5,948	$589	$6,537
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	652 N Tyler Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0870	438	22	19.9	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	663^rd of 904 public elementary schools	26.7%		24.8	913^th of 1245 public elementary schools	26.7%	250		22.0	36.0					23.0		34.0					$7,577	$432	$146	$1,010	$6,403	$596	$6,999
Mary L Welty Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 W Cimarron St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0880	364	19	19.1	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	363 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	801^st of 904 public elementary schools	11.4%		25.3	903^rd of 1245 public elementary schools	27.5%	102	20.0	22.0	26.0					33.0	19.0	21.0					$6,707	$383	$71	$838	$5,772	$481	$6,253
Nogales High School	Public	9-12	1905 N Apache Blvd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2021	1,796	77	23.4	69.9%	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1,783 (99.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39.5	143^rd of 259 public high schools	44.8%		39.8	249^th of 469 public high schools	46.9%	106							40.0							27.0	$6,013	$324	$61	$709	$4,874	$754	$5,628
Wade Carpenter Middle School	Public	6-8	595 W Kino St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0820	576	26	22.1	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	575 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	480^th of 533 public middle schools	9.9%		21.7	664^th of 854 public middle schools	22.2%	184				20.0	27.0	21.0					9.0	12.0	17.0		$5,882	$359	$44	$762	$4,962	$517	$5,479
Challenger Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 E Calle Mayer	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-0544	374	26	14.3	84.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	647^th of 904 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.7	750^th of 1245 public elementary schools	39.8%	103	31.0	31.0	37.0					28.0		27.0					$8,420	$612	$61	$1,285	$7,252	$495	$7,747
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 N Al Harrison Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2885	515	24	21.4	62.7%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	506 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.7	315^th of 904 public elementary schools	65.2%		62	423^rd of 1245 public elementary schools	66.0%	108	48.0	49.0	49.0					58.0	42.0	53.0					$6,391	$505	$39	$1,049	$5,367	$480	$5,847
Pierson High School	Public	9-12	451 N. Arroyo Blvd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0915	142	9	15.7	85.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,718	$2,156	$193	$4,506	$6,711	$1,658	$8,369
NUSD Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	451 N Arroyo Blvd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(520) 287-0915	142	1	142.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$1,612	$00	$203	$203	$1,409		$1,409
Mexicayotl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2059 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Mexicayotl Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-4018	166			89.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.1	57^th of 904 public elementary schools	93.7%		84	190^th of 1245 public elementary schools	84.7%	133		69.0	89.0	70.0		87.0							87.0		$14,147	$1,081	$2,342	$4,505	$7,465	$3,259	$10,724
Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	1,006	55	18.2	80.9%	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	997 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	848^th of 904 public elementary schools	6.2%		22.2	958^th of 1245 public elementary schools	23.1%	110	20.0	23.0	25.0	16.0	28.0	15.0		21.0		23.0					$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8401	387	19	20.3	82.7%	10 (2.6%)	3 (0.8%)	374 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	665^th of 904 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.9	889^th of 1245 public elementary schools	28.6%	224	30.0	31.0	33.0					33.0		23.0					$7,991	$796	$291	$1,883	$5,985	$919	$6,904
Rio Rico High School	Public	9-12	590 N. Camino Galindo	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8700	1,414	55	25.6	71.9%	40 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1,358 (96.0%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	15.2	228^th of 259 public high schools	12.0%		31.7	292^nd of 469 public high schools	37.7%	64							23.0							12.0	$5,911	$356	$138	$850	$4,494	$923	$5,417
Coatimundi Middle School	Public	6-8	490 Avenida Coatimundi	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8800	473	25	18.7	68.7%	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (94.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28.7	335^th of 533 public middle schools	37.1%		37.1	470^th of 854 public middle schools	45.0%	135				40.0	42.0	29.0					22.0	12.0	26.0		$7,568	$388	$207	$983	$6,305	$668	$6,973
Santa Cruz Valley Digital Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	590 Camino Lito Galindo	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 375-8700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Little Red Schoolhouse	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Duquesne Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0737	183	13	13.8	70.5%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.6	223^rd of 904 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.1	378^th of 1245 public elementary schools	69.6%	155	54.0		63.0		50.0	55.0		50.0		54.0			50.0			$00			$00
San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	393	20	19.6	68.7%	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	746^th of 904 public elementary schools	17.5%		37.5	715^th of 1245 public elementary schools	42.6%	31	23.0	35.0	29.0					24.0	23.0						$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575
Robert Bracker Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Camino Diez Mandamientos	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 397-7213	266	18	14.7	77.4%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (98.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.7	358^th of 904 public elementary schools	60.4%		58.8	449^th of 1245 public elementary schools	63.9%	91	65.0	44.0	45.0					49.0	38.0	43.0					$7,928	$560	$80	$1,200	$6,714	$574	$7,288
Desert Shadows Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Blvd. del Rey David	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2646	760	35	21.7	74.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	751 (98.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41.4	262^nd of 533 public middle schools	50.8%		53.8	309^th of 854 public middle schools	63.8%	47				43.0	47.0	36.0					35.0	28.0	27.0		$6,426	$333	$34	$701	$5,522	$537	$6,059
Patagonia Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 N 3rd Ave	Patagonia	85624	Santa Cruz County	Patagonia Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 394-9530	22				17 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
CTD - Patagonia High School	Public	9-12	200 Naugle Ave	Patagonia	85624	Santa Cruz County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 394-3000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Patagonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Highway 82	Patagonia	85624	Santa Cruz County	Patagonia Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 394-3000	101	8	13.4	66.3%	23 (22.8%)	1 (1.0%)	76 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$15,561	$953	$930	$2,835	$7,013	$6,666	$13,679
Patagonia Union High School	Public	9-12	200 Naugle Avenue	Patagonia	85624	Santa Cruz County	Patagonia Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 394-3000	79	9	8.6	58.2%	23 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Elgin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23 Upper Elgin Rd	Elgin	85611	Santa Cruz County	Sonoita Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 455-5514	149	11	13.5	24.2%	95 (63.8%)	1 (0.7%)	43 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)								(n/a)															$19,081	$2,057	$1,210	$5,325	$12,008	$3,806	$15,814

Best Public Schools in Santa Cruz County, AZ

Mexicayotl Charter School

Little Red Schoolhouse

Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School

Robert Bracker Elementary

Desert Shadows Middle School

Nogales High School

Coatimundi Middle School

Challenger Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School

Mountain View School

San Cayetano Elementary School

Rio Rico High School

Mary L Welty Elementary School

Wade Carpenter Middle School

Calabasas School

A J Mitchell Elementary School

Colegio Petite Arizona

CTD - Patagonia High School

EdOptions Preparatory Academy

Elgin Elementary School

NUSD Online

Patagonia Elementary School

Patagonia Montessori School

Patagonia Union High School

PCJTED - Nogales high School

PCJTED - Pierson High School

Pierson High School

Pinnacle Charter High School

Santa Cruz Valley Digital Learning Program

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