Ironwood Ridge High School

Summary:

Ironwood Ridge High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Oro Valley, Arizona, with a student population of 1,556. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified School District, which is ranked 150 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ironwood Ridge High School consistently ranks among the top 25% of high schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 101 and 136 out of 464-509 high schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally above the district and state averages, with 45% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43% for the district and 38% for the state. In mathematics, 41% of 11th-grade students at Ironwood Ridge High School were proficient or better, compared to 38% for the district and 30% for the state. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.1% to 94.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Ironwood Ridge High School faces competition from the nearby BASIS Oro Valley charter school, which outperforms it on most academic measures, Ironwood Ridge High School remains a strong choice for families in the Oro Valley area. The school's diverse student population, with significant percentages of Hispanic and Asian students, and its strong performance across various student subgroups, including Native American and multi-racial students, make it a standout institution within the Amphitheater Unified School District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2475 W Naranja Dr
       Oro Valley, AZ  85742-9733


(520) 696-4000

District: Amphitheater Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
103rd of 259 Arizona High Schools


Feeder schools for Ironwood Ridge High School:

Elementary:    Coronado K-8 School
    Painted Sky Elementary School
    Richard B Wilson Junior School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  1,556

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.5%
Hispanic:
31.0%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.9% Help


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Compare Details Ironwood Ridge High School ranks better than 60.2% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Amphitheater Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.22. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ironwood Ridge High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.5%), Hispanic (31%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Amphitheater Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ironwood Ridge High School is 21.4. 1 high schools in the Amphitheater Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ironwood Ridge High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ironwood Ridge High School 103rd of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Ironwood Ridge High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Amphitheater Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Amphitheater Unified District 150th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ironwood Ridge High School

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Rank History for all students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 87.64 54th 395 86.3%
2010 88.72 45th 403 88.8%
2011 86.49 51st 397 87.2%
2012 83.28 70th 471 85.1%
2013 85.15 55th 491 88.8%
2014 89.59 30th 394 92.4%
2015 44.61 120th 261 54.0%
2016 56.29 121st 406 70.2%
2017 48.64 153rd 416 63.2%
2018 51.27 143rd 420 66.0%
2019 41.16 147th 285 48.4%
2021 75.61 101st 509 80.2%
2022 68.13 105th 464 77.4%
2023 65.17 136th 469 71.0%
2024 57.22 103rd 259 60.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.29 39th 374 89.6%
2022 64.94 81st 282 71.3%
2023 72.04 32nd 199 83.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 41.67 53rd 258 79.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.89 83rd 155 46.5%
2021 54.04 118th 422 72.0%
2022 67.19 43rd 380 88.7%
2023 26.37 122nd 172 29.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.85 154th 347 55.6%
2024 48.15 82nd 168 51.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.78 120th 354 66.1%
2019 42.46 127th 247 48.6%
2021 79.52 84th 492 82.9%
2022 69.71 90th 456 80.3%
2023 62.69 125th 406 69.2%
2024 58.41 78th 193 59.6%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.47 48th 116 58.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.77 53rd 102 48.0%
2022 36.20 85th 125 32.0%
2023 63.36 24th 74 67.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.96 136th 370 63.2%
2019 38.23 133rd 238 44.1%
2021 66.12 124th 492 74.8%
2022 61.94 127th 455 72.1%
2023 62.91 135th 429 68.5%
2024 50.27 99th 207 52.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.08 49th 83 41.0%
2021 75.14 56th 231 75.8%
2022 78.43 47th 238 80.3%
2023 7.04 139th 146 4.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.42 39th 122 68.0%
2021 57.23 95th 306 69.0%
2022 85.06 22nd 301 92.7%
2023 59.02 68th 201 66.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.27 99th 311 68.2%
2019 33.41 105th 183 42.6%
2021 59.61 131st 479 72.7%
2022 57.77 122nd 441 72.3%
2023 49.17 163rd 379 57.0%
2024 42.47 87th 164 47.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.91 32nd 256 87.5%
2022 93.01 19th 255 92.5%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.21 41st 94 56.4%
2022 33.71 74th 129 42.6%
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Rank History for White students at Ironwood Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.78 153rd 291 47.4%
2019 31.39 148th 217 31.8%
2021 66.76 126th 448 71.9%
2022 59.40 133rd 409 67.5%
2023 56.70 144th 371 61.2%
2024 49.87 85th 174 51.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, November 18, 2019

Open Quote Some excellent pocket experiences with devoted staff, mixed in with some awful overly entitled staff who don’t care about the kids. Toxic. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Open Quote Great high school with lots of extra curricular activities and caring teachers! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ironwood Ridge High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 134 7 4 34 0 n/a n/a 0 179
2003 134 7 4 34 0 n/a n/a 0 179
2004 1289 30 46 289 5 n/a n/a 0 1659
2005 1440 32 50 283 4 n/a n/a 0 1809
2006 1491 37 53 276 8 n/a n/a 0 1865
2007 1524 39 52 328 9 n/a n/a 0 1952
2008 1493 51 56 326 8 n/a n/a 0 1934
2009 1459 46 69 319 10 n/a n/a 0 1903
2010 1504 45 81 323 10 n/a n/a 0 1963
2011 1397 42 73 331 10 2 3 0 1858
2012 1407 43 77 380 9 4 14 0 1934
2013 1414 49 70 443 17 4 20 0 2017
2014 1328 40 64 459 17 4 18 0 1930
2015 1250 42 64 423 13 2 25 0 1819
2016 1225 47 62 449 11 4 24 0 1822
2017 1202 41 61 453 10 7 25 0 1799
2018 1113 49 60 446 11 11 27 0 1717
2019 1195 47 58 473 11 14 32 0 1830
2020 1097 38 53 460 13 15 37 0 1713
2021 912 23 36 359 7 11 34 0 1382
2022 1028 25 43 473 8 8 48 0 1633
2023 941 21 42 482 8 6 56 0 1556

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ironwood Ridge High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 179 50.6 3.5 n/a
2003 179 50.6 3.5 n/a
2004 1659 69.9 23.7 12.1
2005 1809 79.1 22.9 11.3
2006 1865 91.5 20.4 10.9
2007 1952 91.7 21.3 8.6
2008 1934 89.6 21.6 9.2
2009 1903 91.6 20.8 11.4
2010 1963 87.2 22.5 0.7
2011 1858 81.9 22.6 3.7
2012 1934 82.5 23.4 7.1
2013 2017 85.7 23.5 2.2
2014 1930 85.0 22.6 14.2
2015 1819 79.0 23.0 16.7
2016 1822 78.0 23.3 0.3
2017 1799 76.5 23.5 n/a
2018 1717 77.0 22.2 12.9
2019 1830 79.2 23.1 10.9
2020 1713 80.4 21.3 14.9
2021 1382 75.0 18.4 n/a
2022 1633 77.6 21.0 6.6
2023 1556 72.4 21.4 15.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ironwood Ridge High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 179 50.6 3.5 n/a
2003 179 50.6 3.5 n/a
2004 1659 69.9 23.7 12.1
2005 1809 79.1 22.9 11.3
2006 1865 91.5 20.4 10.9
2007 1952 91.7 21.3 8.6
2008 1934 89.6 21.6 9.2
2009 1903 91.6 20.8 11.4
2010 1963 87.2 22.5 0.7
2011 1858 81.9 22.6 3.7
2012 1934 82.5 23.4 7.1
2013 2017 85.7 23.5 2.2
2014 1930 85.0 22.6 14.2
2015 1819 79.0 23.0 16.7
2016 1822 78.0 23.3 0.3
2017 1799 76.5 23.5 n/a
2018 1717 77.0 22.2 12.9
2019 1830 79.2 23.1 10.9
2020 1713 80.4 21.3 14.9
2021 1382 75.0 18.4 n/a
2022 1633 77.6 21.0 6.6
2023 1556 72.4 21.4 15.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ironwood Ridge High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $59 (0.8%) $78 (1.1%) $196 (2.6%) $5,641 (76.1%) $1,634 (22.0%) $7,274 (98.1%) $7,412
2021 $634 (9.4%) $668 (9.9%) $1,936 (28.7%) $4,635 (68.7%) $807 (12.0%) $5,442 (80.7%) $6,744

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ironwood Ridge High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 147th of 285 High schoolsRanks 136th of 469 High schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18301556
 15%
African American4721
 55.3%
American Indian118
 27.3%
Asian5842
 27.6%
Hispanic473482
 1.9%
Pacific Islander146
 57.1%
White1195941
 21.3%
Two or More Races3256
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients10.9%15.9%
 5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ironwood Ridge High School

Ironwood Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coronado K-8 School
Elementary : Painted Sky Elementary School
Elementary : Richard B Wilson Junior School

Ironwood Ridge High School ranks 103rd of 259 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ironwood Ridge High School are 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,556 students attended Ironwood Ridge High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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