Catalina Foothills High School

Summary:

Catalina Foothills High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Tucson, Arizona, with a diverse student population of 1,887. The school is part of the Catalina Foothills Unified District, which is ranked 42 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catalina Foothills High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 16-41 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 72% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 55% in Mathematics for 11th grade in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state averages of 38% and 30%, respectively. Catalina Foothills High School has maintained high graduation rates, ranging from 88.0% to 93.7% over the past 5 years, well above the state average, and low dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 4.6% during the same period.

The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students (top 40 in the state), male students (top 22), African American students (top 5), Hispanic students (top 24), and multi-racial students (top 7). Additionally, Catalina Foothills High School ranks among the top schools in the state for supporting students with special needs and English Language Learners. Nearby schools, such as Tucson Preparatory School, EDGE High School - Northwest, and Catalina High School, have significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores compared to Catalina Foothills High School, highlighting the exceptional quality of education provided at this school.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4300 E Sunrise Dr
       Tucson, AZ  85718-4300


(520) 209-8300

District: Catalina Foothills Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
37th of 259 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,773 Help


Feeder schools for Catalina Foothills High School:

Elementary:    Canyon View Elementary School
    Manzanita School
    Sunrise Drive Elementary School
    Ventana Vista Elementary School
Middle:    Esperero Canyon Middle School
    Orange Grove Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.9 Help
Number of students:  1,887

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.5%
Hispanic:
29.0%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Catalina Foothills High School ranks better than 85.7% of high schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.02. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Catalina Foothills 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 (54.5%), Hispanic (29%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 10.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Catalina Foothills High School is 19.9. (See more...)
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Compare Catalina Foothills High School employs 94.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Catalina Foothills High School is $7,773.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Catalina Foothills High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Catalina Foothills High School 37th of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Catalina Foothills High School in the ranking list.)

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Catalina Foothills Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Catalina Foothills Unified District 42nd of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Catalina Foothills High School

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Rank History for all students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 91.53 27th 395 93.2%
2010 89.29 41st 403 89.8%
2011 92.57 25th 397 93.7%
2012 88.48 45th 471 90.4%
2013 86.88 44th 491 91.0%
2014 90.06 25th 394 93.7%
2015 85.20 29th 261 88.9%
2016 94.09 16th 406 96.1%
2017 93.46 20th 416 95.2%
2018 88.97 25th 420 94.0%
2019 76.12 34th 285 88.1%
2021 91.44 38th 509 92.5%
2022 88.62 41st 464 91.2%
2023 90.88 37th 469 92.1%
2024 87.02 37th 259 85.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.95 4th 76 94.7%
2019 76.93 3rd 25 88.0%
2021 84.01 53rd 374 85.8%
2022 81.34 49th 282 82.6%
2023 97.38 4th 199 98.0%
2024 82.12 7th 36 80.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Catalina Foothills 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 71.28 13th 258 95.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.99 4th 155 97.4%
2021 82.53 29th 422 93.1%
2022 71.73 32nd 380 91.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.84 19th 253 92.5%
2022 94.54 11th 168 93.5%
2023 77.31 51st 347 85.3%
2024 78.20 33rd 168 80.4%
See the entire list of Best Arizona High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.01 19th 354 94.6%
2019 74.40 44th 247 82.2%
2021 88.84 49th 492 90.0%
2022 85.74 44th 456 90.4%
2023 87.68 33rd 406 91.9%
2024 80.08 40th 193 79.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 83.76 16th 102 84.3%
2022 50.35 70th 125 44.0%
2023 90.00 3rd 74 95.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.66 24th 370 93.5%
2019 77.96 35th 238 85.3%
2021 91.19 35th 492 92.9%
2022 87.60 44th 455 90.3%
2023 91.15 35th 429 91.8%
2024 89.92 22nd 207 89.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.92 13th 83 84.3%
2019 60.42 12th 44 72.7%
2021 67.38 77th 231 66.7%
2022 73.12 59th 238 75.2%
2023 63.37 50th 146 65.8%
2024 37.91 19th 28 32.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.56 20th 306 93.5%
2022 64.55 65th 301 78.4%
2023 95.78 5th 201 97.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.85 12th 311 96.1%
2019 76.88 20th 183 89.1%
2021 82.72 51st 479 89.4%
2022 87.07 43rd 441 90.2%
2023 82.62 41st 379 89.2%
2024 86.95 24th 164 85.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.29 115th 256 55.1%
2022 25.05 150th 255 41.2%
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Rank History for White students at Catalina Foothills High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.00 17th 291 94.2%
2019 73.13 33rd 217 84.8%
2021 85.45 47th 448 89.5%
2022 82.21 41st 409 90.0%
2023 86.33 35th 371 90.6%
2024 81.74 30th 174 82.8%
See the entire list of Best Arizona High Schools for White Students!

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

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Friday, March 12, 2021

Open Quote My Grandson attends Catalina and is happy and doing well. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, June 11, 2018

Open Quote Hi, I am very disappointed to look at this school. They put something very bad on my son's background report. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Catalina Foothills High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 209 6 14 17 1 n/a n/a 0 247
1994 458 4 25 35 2 n/a n/a 0 524
1995 1085 8 64 90 3 n/a n/a 0 1250
1996 1085 8 64 90 3 n/a n/a 0 1250
1997 1220 10 67 93 4 n/a n/a 0 1394
1998 1284 12 84 114 4 n/a n/a 0 1498
1999 1368 20 98 126 4 n/a n/a 0 1616
2000 1410 28 112 125 4 n/a n/a 0 1679
2001 1452 28 106 141 3 n/a n/a 0 1730
2002 1496 22 135 165 6 n/a n/a 0 1824
2003 1496 22 135 165 6 n/a n/a 0 1824
2004 1535 23 128 180 6 n/a n/a 0 1872
2005 1515 25 146 182 8 n/a n/a 0 1876
2006 1469 33 159 215 14 n/a n/a 0 1890
2007 1425 34 166 207 8 n/a n/a 0 1840
2008 1327 37 167 217 7 n/a n/a 0 1755
2009 1282 39 175 252 8 n/a n/a 0 1756
2010 1274 43 168 252 6 n/a n/a 0 1743
2011 1223 35 150 269 6 7 39 0 1729
2012 1176 38 96 294 53 6 45 0 1708
2013 1112 32 123 324 7 6 48 0 1652
2014 1080 42 114 369 5 5 66 0 1681
2015 1008 39 114 403 5 4 65 0 1638
2016 1005 31 118 458 4 4 72 0 1692
2017 1004 33 113 461 5 4 74 0 1694
2018 1007 30 119 459 3 5 80 0 1703
2019 1036 42 135 452 5 4 86 0 1760
2020 1064 50 128 456 6 2 98 0 1804
2021 1047 52 129 471 2 3 90 0 1794
2022 1010 44 131 554 3 2 111 0 1855
2023 1028 53 125 547 4 1 129 0 1887

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 Catalina Foothills High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 247 20.3 12.2 n/a
1994 524 26.9 19.5 n/a
1995 1250 63.9 19.6 n/a
1996 1250 63.9 19.6 n/a
1997 1394 69.1 20.2 n/a
1998 1498 73.6 20.4 n/a
1999 1616 82.4 19.6 n/a
2000 1679 76.5 21.9 n/a
2001 1730 90.7 19.1 n/a
2002 1824 93.6 19.5 n/a
2003 1824 93.6 19.5 n/a
2004 1872 90.8 20.6 4.3
2005 1876 96.0 19.5 2.9
2006 1890 98.6 19.2 2.9
2007 1840 96.6 19.0 4.9
2008 1755 91.6 19.2 3.2
2009 1756 93.1 18.9 3.5
2010 1743 85.4 20.4 4.9
2011 1729 86.8 19.9 5.2
2012 1708 85.5 19.9 7.3
2013 1652 83.5 19.7 7.9
2014 1681 77.5 21.6 0.2
2015 1638 80.0 20.4 12.5
2016 1692 79.0 21.4 12.3
2017 1694 79.5 21.2 14
2018 1703 78.7 21.6 13
2019 1760 81.5 21.5 13
2020 1804 82.3 21.9 13
2021 1794 83.7 21.4 n/a
2022 1855 85.4 21.7 6.2
2023 1887 94.5 19.9 10.9

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 Catalina Foothills High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 247 20.3 12.2 n/a
1994 524 26.9 19.5 n/a
1995 1250 63.9 19.6 n/a
1996 1250 63.9 19.6 n/a
1997 1394 69.1 20.2 n/a
1998 1498 73.6 20.4 n/a
1999 1616 82.4 19.6 n/a
2000 1679 76.5 21.9 n/a
2001 1730 90.7 19.1 n/a
2002 1824 93.6 19.5 n/a
2003 1824 93.6 19.5 n/a
2004 1872 90.8 20.6 4.3
2005 1876 96.0 19.5 2.9
2006 1890 98.6 19.2 2.9
2007 1840 96.6 19.0 4.9
2008 1755 91.6 19.2 3.2
2009 1756 93.1 18.9 3.5
2010 1743 85.4 20.4 4.9
2011 1729 86.8 19.9 5.2
2012 1708 85.5 19.9 7.3
2013 1652 83.5 19.7 7.9
2014 1681 77.5 21.6 0.2
2015 1638 80.0 20.4 12.5
2016 1692 79.0 21.4 12.3
2017 1694 79.5 21.2 14
2018 1703 78.7 21.6 13
2019 1760 81.5 21.5 13
2020 1804 82.3 21.9 13
2021 1794 83.7 21.4 n/a
2022 1855 85.4 21.7 6.2
2023 1887 94.5 19.9 10.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Catalina Foothills 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 $150 (2.0%) $84 (1.1%) $384 (5.2%) $5,464 (74.2%) $1,666 (22.6%) $7,130 (96.8%) $7,364
2020 $148 (2.1%) $84 (1.2%) $382 (5.4%) $4,868 (68.5%) $2,003 (28.2%) $6,871 (96.7%) $7,104
2021 $178 (2.5%) $260 (3.6%) $616 (8.5%) $5,019 (69.3%) $1,783 (24.6%) $6,802 (94.0%) $7,240
2022 $195 (2.5%) $648 (8.3%) $1,039 (13.4%) $5,180 (66.6%) $1,749 (22.5%) $6,930 (89.2%) $7,773

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Catalina Foothills High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 34th of 285 High schoolsRanks 37th 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 Students17601887
 7.2%
African American4253
 26.2%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian135125
 7.4%
Hispanic452547
 21%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White10361028
 0.8%
Two or More Races86129
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13%10.9%
 2%


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Catalina Foothills High School ranks 37th of 259 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Catalina Foothills High School are 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,887 students attended Catalina Foothills High School.


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