Catalina High School

Summary:

Catalina High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona, serving around 600 students in grades 8-12. The school is part of the Tucson Unified School District, which is ranked 207 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catalina High School has consistently received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in Arizona. The school struggles with low academic performance, with only 17% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9% proficient or better in mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. Catalina High School also has a low four-year graduation rate of 66.7% and a higher dropout rate of 8.4% compared to nearby Rincon High School and University High School.

Interestingly, Catalina High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and Native American students performing relatively better than African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students also perform relatively better than the overall school performance. However, the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.83% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 3645 E Pima St
       Tucson, AZ  85716-3320


(520) 232-8400

District: Tucson Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
244th of 259 Arizona High Schools


Feeder schools for Catalina High School:

Elementary:    Blenman Elementary School
    Cavett Elementary School
    Cragin Elementary School
    Davidson Elementary School
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Middle:    Doolen Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  6.3 Help
Number of students:  600

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.3%
White:
15.8%
African American:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.8% Help


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Compare Details Catalina High School ranks worse than 94.2% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 9th among 10 ranked high schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.64. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Catalina High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 Student population at Catalina High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.3%), White (15.8%), African American (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Catalina High School is 6.3, which is the 3rd best among 10 high schools in the Tucson Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Catalina High School employs 95.1 full-time teachers.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Catalina High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Catalina High School 244th of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Catalina High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:


Tucson Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tucson Unified District 207th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Catalina High School

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Rank History for all students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 45.50 224th 395 43.3%
2010 36.17 264th 403 34.5%
2011 27.23 284th 397 28.5%
2012 33.84 312th 471 33.8%
2013 34.67 323rd 491 34.2%
2014 20.05 319th 394 19.0%
2015 15.29 247th 261 5.4%
2016 21.02 300th 406 26.1%
2017 15.18 353rd 416 15.1%
2018 20.28 314th 420 25.2%
2019 15.33 251st 285 11.9%
2021 21.76 394th 509 22.6%
2022 16.37 380th 464 18.1%
2023 15.76 413th 469 11.9%
2024 10.64 244th 259 5.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.14 234th 282 17.0%
2023 21.53 167th 199 16.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.28 17th 45 62.2%
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 52.24 33rd 258 87.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.83 144th 155 7.1%
2021 31.85 212th 422 49.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.16 327th 347 5.8%
2024 14.08 157th 168 6.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.15 22nd 26 15.4%
2021 31.10 69th 168 58.9%
2022 28.02 72nd 150 52.0%
2023 27.74 43rd 60 28.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.26 293rd 354 17.2%
2021 17.84 399th 492 18.9%
2022 24.96 305th 456 33.1%
2023 13.69 374th 406 7.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.81 292nd 370 21.1%
2021 27.73 335th 492 31.9%
2022 14.40 393rd 455 13.6%
2023 12.55 404th 429 5.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 9.13 181st 231 21.6%
2022 64.64 85th 238 64.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.05 122nd 122 0.0%
2021 24.04 202nd 306 34.0%
2022 20.15 221st 301 26.6%
2023 10.31 199th 201 1.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.72 235th 311 24.4%
2021 19.48 374th 479 21.9%
2022 21.74 337th 441 23.6%
2023 12.54 366th 379 3.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Catalina 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 47.01 84th 255 67.1%
2023 16.66 108th 128 15.6%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.84 40th 94 57.4%
2022 20.13 80th 129 38.0%
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Rank History for White students at Catalina High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.33 248th 291 14.8%
2021 34.12 288th 448 35.7%
2022 16.41 335th 409 18.1%
2023 7.06 356th 371 4.0%
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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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Enrollment information for Catalina High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1441 158 74 359 31 n/a n/a -326 1737
1989 1114 131 52 316 19 n/a n/a -221 1411
1990 970 109 50 336 23 n/a n/a -194 1294
1991 831 144 57 401 25 n/a n/a -307 1151
1992 605 113 57 338 21 n/a n/a 0 1134
1993 607 112 60 372 39 n/a n/a 0 1190
1994 590 115 63 412 45 n/a n/a 0 1225
1995 492 97 33 472 44 n/a n/a 0 1138
1996 492 97 33 472 44 n/a n/a 0 1138
1997 591 90 33 496 36 n/a n/a 0 1246
1998 628 102 38 499 38 n/a n/a 0 1305
1999 657 123 42 524 23 n/a n/a 0 1369
2000 655 102 44 502 31 n/a n/a 0 1334
2001 653 93 41 537 34 n/a n/a 0 1358
2002 717 111 45 571 34 n/a n/a 0 1478
2003 717 111 45 571 34 n/a n/a 0 1478
2004 716 133 56 596 37 n/a n/a 0 1538
2005 683 185 46 674 32 n/a n/a 0 1620
2006 587 203 45 667 53 n/a n/a 0 1555
2007 553 188 41 713 46 n/a n/a 0 1541
2008 473 185 39 736 56 n/a n/a 0 1489
2009 424 143 49 704 56 n/a n/a 0 1376
2010 382 162 50 687 45 n/a n/a 0 1326
2011 343 153 68 707 48 9 26 0 1354
2012 280 155 87 624 41 11 24 0 1222
2013 270 170 88 540 38 15 30 0 1151
2014 264 142 69 458 31 17 27 0 1008
2015 210 124 49 397 14 20 48 0 862
2016 176 101 35 372 24 17 39 0 764
2017 181 109 27 360 17 12 28 0 734
2018 171 110 32 332 21 18 24 0 708
2019 156 104 20 367 27 15 19 0 708
2020 125 89 17 347 20 16 26 0 640
2021 110 98 11 294 17 16 26 0 572
2022 102 88 15 282 28 23 29 0 567
2023 95 91 27 308 26 21 32 0 600

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1737 73.0 23.7 n/a
1989 1411 56.5 24.9 n/a
1990 1294 62.4 20.7 n/a
1991 1151 69.0 16.6 n/a
1992 1134 63.6 17.8 n/a
1993 1190 59.8 19.9 n/a
1994 1225 56.8 21.6 n/a
1995 1138 69.4 16.4 n/a
1996 1138 69.4 16.4 n/a
1997 1246 72.4 17.2 n/a
1998 1305 74.4 17.5 n/a
1999 1369 77.6 17.6 n/a
2000 1334 71.4 18.7 n/a
2001 1358 77.4 17.5 n/a
2002 1478 93.3 15.8 n/a
2003 1478 93.3 15.8 n/a
2004 1538 82.6 18.6 53.2
2005 1620 83.0 19.5 54.6
2006 1555 100.0 15.6 56.8
2007 1541 99.2 15.5 33.9
2008 1489 91.6 16.3 2.4
2009 1376 95.8 14.4 52.6
2010 1326 82.6 16.0 55.4
2011 1354 80.2 16.8 59.1
2012 1222 75.6 16.1 66.5
2013 1151 68.8 16.7 72.3
2014 1008 60.6 16.6 74.4
2015 862 57.0 15.1 76.8
2016 764 47.0 16.2 n/a
2017 734 51.6 14.2 70.4
2018 708 47.0 15.0 71.9
2019 708 53.6 13.2 71.9
2020 640 62.6 10.2 76.9
2021 572 63.0 9.0 n/a
2022 567 47.6 11.9 76.7
2023 600 95.1 6.3 71.8

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 High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1737 73.0 23.7 n/a
1989 1411 56.5 24.9 n/a
1990 1294 62.4 20.7 n/a
1991 1151 69.0 16.6 n/a
1992 1134 63.6 17.8 n/a
1993 1190 59.8 19.9 n/a
1994 1225 56.8 21.6 n/a
1995 1138 69.4 16.4 n/a
1996 1138 69.4 16.4 n/a
1997 1246 72.4 17.2 n/a
1998 1305 74.4 17.5 n/a
1999 1369 77.6 17.6 n/a
2000 1334 71.4 18.7 n/a
2001 1358 77.4 17.5 n/a
2002 1478 93.3 15.8 n/a
2003 1478 93.3 15.8 n/a
2004 1538 82.6 18.6 53.2
2005 1620 83.0 19.5 54.6
2006 1555 100.0 15.6 56.8
2007 1541 99.2 15.5 33.9
2008 1489 91.6 16.3 2.4
2009 1376 95.8 14.4 52.6
2010 1326 82.6 16.0 55.4
2011 1354 80.2 16.8 59.1
2012 1222 75.6 16.1 66.5
2013 1151 68.8 16.7 72.3
2014 1008 60.6 16.6 74.4
2015 862 57.0 15.1 76.8
2016 764 47.0 16.2 n/a
2017 734 51.6 14.2 70.4
2018 708 47.0 15.0 71.9
2019 708 53.6 13.2 71.9
2020 640 62.6 10.2 76.9
2021 572 63.0 9.0 n/a
2022 567 47.6 11.9 76.7
2023 600 95.1 6.3 71.8

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 Catalina 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 $1,609 (12.2%) $144 (1.1%) $3,361 (25.6%) $9,595 (73.0%) $1,798 (13.7%) $11,392 (86.7%) $13,145
2020 $1,267 (11.4%) $195 (1.8%) $2,729 (24.6%) $8,334 (75.0%) $1,315 (11.8%) $9,649 (86.8%) $11,111

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Catalina High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 251st of 285 High schoolsRanks 413th of 469 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Catalina High School)97
 2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Tucson Unified District)2336
 13%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Arizona)2941
 12%
11th Grade Mathematics (Catalina High School)109
 1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Tucson Unified District)2425
 1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Arizona)3332
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students708600
 15.3%
African American10491
 12.5%
American Indian2726
 3.7%
Asian2027
 35%
Hispanic367308
 16.1%
Pacific Islander1521
 40%
White15695
 39.1%
Two or More Races1932
 68.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.9%71.8%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Catalina High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 600 students attended Catalina High School.

Students at Catalina High School are 51% Hispanic, 16% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% American Indian, 4% Pacific Islander.

Catalina High School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Arizona high schools.


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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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