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Pueblo High School

Summary:

Pueblo High School is a public high school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,831 students. 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.

Pueblo High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a ranking of 243 out of 259 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 16% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. Pueblo High School has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 81.6% to 89.5% over the past five years, which is lower than the state and district averages, and the school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state and district averages, ranging from 1.8% to 4.4% over the same period.

Interestingly, Pueblo High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's Native American and English Language Learner students have performed relatively better than other subgroups, with higher rankings and proficiency rates. In contrast, the school's Hispanic, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Military Connected students have performed significantly worse than their peers. Additionally, Pueblo High School's spending per student has decreased from $9,551 in the 2018-2019 school year to $6,523 in the 2019-2020 school year, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. Compared to the nearby Innovation Technical High School, which is also part of the Tucson Unified School District, Pueblo High School's academic performance is significantly lower.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 3500 S 12th Ave
       Tucson, AZ  85713-5913

(520) 225-4300

District: Tucson Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
265th of 270 Arizona High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  17.3 Help
Number of students:  1,806

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.0%
American Indian:
5.1%
White:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.9% Help


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Compare Details Pueblo High School ranks worse than 98.1% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks last 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 9.87. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pueblo 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: Hispanic (90%), American Indian (5.1%), White (2.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pueblo High School is 17.3. 6 high schools in the Tucson Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Pueblo High School employs 104.2 full-time teachers.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pueblo High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pueblo High School 265th of 270 Arizona public high schools. (See Pueblo High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Tucson Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tucson Unified District 218th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pueblo High School

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Rank History for all students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 39.82 240th 395 39.2%
2010 37.02 260th 403 35.5%
2011 37.91 239th 397 39.8%
2012 35.69 304th 471 35.5%
2013 35.84 315th 491 35.8%
2014 33.94 267th 394 32.2%
2015 15.11 248th 261 5.0%
2016 18.43 320th 406 21.2%
2017 14.97 354th 416 14.9%
2018 14.46 368th 420 12.4%
2019 17.58 236th 285 17.2%
2021 21.76 394th 509 22.6%
2022 17.17 373rd 464 19.6%
2023 21.62 362nd 469 22.8%
2024 9.87 265th 270 1.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 18.32 225th 282 20.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.90 19th 45 57.8%
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 Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.44 147th 422 65.2%
2022 40.90 157th 380 58.7%
2023 25.49 128th 172 25.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.43 315th 347 9.2%
2024 10.72 170th 172 1.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.91 53rd 168 68.5%
2022 28.02 72nd 150 52.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.56 319th 354 9.9%
2019 13.86 227th 247 8.1%
2021 23.55 368th 492 25.2%
2022 15.47 379th 456 16.9%
2023 17.92 342nd 406 15.8%
2024 7.77 197th 200 1.5%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Pueblo 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 Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.54 104th 125 16.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.26 322nd 370 13.0%
2019 15.59 209th 238 12.2%
2021 20.39 400th 492 18.7%
2022 19.83 345th 455 24.2%
2023 19.45 350th 429 18.4%
2024 8.30 215th 219 1.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 4.51 217th 238 8.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.15 221st 301 26.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.75 259th 311 16.7%
2019 21.49 152nd 183 16.9%
2021 24.73 356th 479 25.7%
2022 21.34 343rd 441 22.2%
2023 23.73 300th 379 20.8%
2024 10.58 165th 170 2.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.52 53rd 68 22.1%
2021 60.16 54th 256 78.9%
2022 33.91 133rd 255 47.8%
2023 15.42 111th 128 13.3%
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Rank History for White students at Pueblo High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.03 204th 291 29.9%
2022 21.05 310th 409 24.2%
2023 9.32 341st 371 8.1%
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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

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Enrollment information for Pueblo High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 358 67 14 1464 56 n/a n/a -134 1825
1990 352 66 8 1476 64 n/a n/a -54 1912
1991 302 58 8 1629 71 n/a n/a -193 1875
1992 246 46 9 1497 87 n/a n/a 1 1886
1993 223 39 11 1614 64 n/a n/a 0 1951
1994 200 40 11 1543 80 n/a n/a 0 1874
1995 220 45 13 1606 81 n/a n/a 0 1965
1996 220 45 13 1606 81 n/a n/a 0 1965
1997 211 48 13 1696 78 n/a n/a 0 2046
1998 184 41 12 1524 70 n/a n/a 0 1831
1999 170 54 15 1477 68 n/a n/a 0 1784
2000 152 62 12 1445 87 n/a n/a 0 1758
2001 140 71 12 1432 83 n/a n/a 0 1738
2002 154 76 15 1532 90 n/a n/a 0 1867
2003 154 76 15 1532 90 n/a n/a 0 1867
2004 141 64 14 1625 96 n/a n/a 0 1940
2005 125 38 13 1600 84 n/a n/a 0 1860
2006 107 53 10 1718 76 n/a n/a 0 1964
2007 107 59 9 1694 77 n/a n/a 0 1946
2008 92 51 4 1686 70 n/a n/a 0 1903
2009 91 54 8 1710 79 n/a n/a 0 1942
2010 80 51 9 1645 72 n/a n/a 0 1857
2011 74 38 6 1636 68 3 5 0 1830
2012 67 37 5 1522 65 4 6 0 1706
2013 58 31 7 1503 70 2 5 0 1676
2014 57 19 4 1351 61 1 6 0 1499
2015 52 23 3 1376 66 1 6 0 1527
2016 52 32 4 1419 68 2 10 0 1587
2017 56 31 3 1535 76 2 7 0 1710
2018 51 29 2 1493 75 4 9 0 1663
2019 43 23 2 1482 89 4 12 0 1655
2020 47 23 5 1500 100 1 12 0 1688
2021 30 30 7 1458 96 1 17 0 1639
2022 53 22 6 1597 101 1 19 0 1799
2023 50 29 7 1624 102 0 19 0 1831
2024 41 29 6 1626 92 2 10 0 1806

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 Pueblo High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1825 83.1 21.9 n/a
1990 1912 89.7 21.3 n/a
1991 1875 95.8 19.5 n/a
1992 1886 102.6 18.3 n/a
1993 1951 96.8 20.2 n/a
1994 1874 109.8 17.1 n/a
1995 1965 113.2 17.4 n/a
1996 1965 113.2 17.4 n/a
1997 2046 117.8 17.4 n/a
1998 1831 123.0 14.9 n/a
1999 1784 119.4 14.9 n/a
2000 1758 114.4 15.4 n/a
2001 1738 109.4 15.9 n/a
2002 1867 119.0 15.7 n/a
2003 1867 119.0 15.7 n/a
2004 1940 116.0 16.7 63.4
2005 1860 109.0 17.1 67.8
2006 1964 120.0 16.4 60.6
2007 1946 123.8 15.7 45.5
2008 1903 127.2 15.0 1.3
2009 1942 125.0 15.5 60.1
2010 1857 112.6 16.4 55.4
2011 1830 93.8 19.5 65.1
2012 1706 92.4 18.4 65.8
2013 1676 88.0 19.0 75.4
2014 1499 87.2 17.1 79.4
2015 1527 82.0 18.6 79
2016 1587 88.0 18.0 n/a
2017 1710 102.4 16.6 66.1
2018 1663 103.1 16.1 67.9
2019 1655 108.6 15.2 63.9
2020 1688 102.2 16.5 64.9
2021 1639 102.0 16.0 n/a
2022 1799 103.6 17.3 64.9
2023 1831 103.4 17.7 64.9
2024 1806 104.2 17.3 n/a

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 Pueblo High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1825 83.1 21.9 n/a
1990 1912 89.7 21.3 n/a
1991 1875 95.8 19.5 n/a
1992 1886 102.6 18.3 n/a
1993 1951 96.8 20.2 n/a
1994 1874 109.8 17.1 n/a
1995 1965 113.2 17.4 n/a
1996 1965 113.2 17.4 n/a
1997 2046 117.8 17.4 n/a
1998 1831 123.0 14.9 n/a
1999 1784 119.4 14.9 n/a
2000 1758 114.4 15.4 n/a
2001 1738 109.4 15.9 n/a
2002 1867 119.0 15.7 n/a
2003 1867 119.0 15.7 n/a
2004 1940 116.0 16.7 63.4
2005 1860 109.0 17.1 67.8
2006 1964 120.0 16.4 60.6
2007 1946 123.8 15.7 45.5
2008 1903 127.2 15.0 1.3
2009 1942 125.0 15.5 60.1
2010 1857 112.6 16.4 55.4
2011 1830 93.8 19.5 65.1
2012 1706 92.4 18.4 65.8
2013 1676 88.0 19.0 75.4
2014 1499 87.2 17.1 79.4
2015 1527 82.0 18.6 79
2016 1587 88.0 18.0 n/a
2017 1710 102.4 16.6 66.1
2018 1663 103.1 16.1 67.9
2019 1655 108.6 15.2 63.9
2020 1688 102.2 16.5 64.9
2021 1639 102.0 16.0 n/a
2022 1799 103.6 17.3 64.9
2023 1831 103.4 17.7 64.9
2024 1806 104.2 17.3 n/a

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 Pueblo 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 $1,254 (13.1%) $76 (0.8%) $2,583 (27.0%) $6,926 (72.5%) $1,295 (13.6%) $8,221 (86.1%) $9,551
2020 $664 (10.2%) $175 (2.7%) $1,503 (23.0%) $4,915 (75.3%) $769 (11.8%) $5,684 (87.1%) $6,523

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pueblo High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 236th of 285 High schoolsRanks 362nd of 469 High schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo High School)819
 11%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Tucson Unified District)2336
 13%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Arizona)2941
 12%
11th Grade Mathematics (Pueblo High School)137
 6%
   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 Students16551831
 10.6%
African American2329
 26.1%
American Indian89102
 14.6%
Asian27
 250%
Hispanic14821624
 9.6%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White4350
 16.3%
Two or More Races1219
 58.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.9%64.9%
 1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pueblo High School

Students at Pueblo High School are 90% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 2% White, 2% African American.

Pueblo High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C E Rose Elementary School
Elementary : Frances J Warren Elementary School
Elementary : Holladay Intermediate Magnet School
Elementary : Hollinger K-8 School
Elementary : John E White Elementary School
Elementary : Lynn Urquides
Elementary : McCorkle Pk-8
Elementary : Miller Elementary School
Elementary : Mission View Elementary School
Elementary : Raul Grijalva Elementary School
Elementary : Van Buskirk Elementary School
Middle : Pistor Middle School

Pueblo High School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Arizona high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,806 students attended Pueblo High School.


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