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Alta Vista High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 12% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Alta Vista High School is a public charter high school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school is part of the American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi district, which is ranked 268 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alta Vista High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, ranging from 238 out of 270 schools in 2023-2024 to 401 out of 509 schools in 2020-2021. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating poor overall performance compared to other Arizona high schools. While the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, Hispanic, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Multi-racial students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Arizona high schools.

Alta Vista High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates consistently around 10-20 percentage points lower than the state average. The school's performance on standardized tests has been declining over the years, with proficiency rates dropping from the low 20s to the high single digits. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 74.8% and 87.4% in recent years, which is below the state average, and dropout rates have also been relatively high, ranging from 3.1% to 6.1% in the past few years. Nearby schools, such as Pima Vocational High School, STAR Academic High School, and Toltecali High School, also perform poorly, with similar low rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger, while Innovation Technical High School performs slightly better.

495

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5040 S Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85706-1510

(520) 294-4922

District: American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

2.8%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 37th percentile in 2018 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 37th-percentile peak (2018) to 12th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Arizona avg35%

238^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^th of 289American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	238 of 271	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	238 of 270	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	355 of 469	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	382 of 464	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	401 of 509	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	260 of 285	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	263 of 420	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.7	300 of 416	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	340 of 406	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	256 of 261	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	42.0	240 of 394	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	312 of 491	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.1	373 of 471	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	255 of 397	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.8	313 of 403	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	264 of 395	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	91 of 301	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	170 of 207	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	357 of 406	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	312 of 456	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	368 of 492	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	276 of 354	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	144 of 176	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	140 of 170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	298 of 379	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	300 of 441	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	349 of 479	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	160 of 183	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	190 of 311	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	44.3	57 of 150	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	67 of 168	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	147 of 180	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	285 of 347	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	152 of 253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	315 of 429	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	324 of 455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	384 of 492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	210 of 238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	224 of 370	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	190 of 380	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	186 of 422	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	63 of 155	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	291 of 409	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.0	169 of 448	62.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+62 vs school

African American (2022)70th percentile+52 vs school

Homeless (2022)62nd percentile+44 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2022)50th percentile+32 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile+24 vs school

White (2022)29th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (2025)	AzSCI Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 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
Alta Vista High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5040 S Campbell Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 294-4922	495	23	22.0		14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.3	238^th of 271 public high schools	12.2%		15.5	238^th of 270 public high schools	11.9%		21.0	17.0			$00			$00
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1840 E Benson Hwy	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 741-4388	116	15	7.7		6 (5.2%)	7 (6.0%)	96 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 545-5300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5300	2,258	96	23.6		44 (1.9%)	41 (1.8%)	2,100 (93.0%)	5 (0.2%)	47 (2.1%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (0.9%)	12.5	258^th of 271 public high schools	4.8%		11.7	258^th of 270 public high schools	4.4%		17.0	11.0	8.0	$6,519	$423	$22	$867	$5,439	$635	$6,074
STAR Academic High School	Public	6-12	5093 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2300	265	12	21.7		7 (2.6%)	9 (3.4%)	222 (83.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)				$6,955	$592	$00	$1,184	$6,051	$312	$6,363
Toltecali High School	Public, Charter	9-12	251 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85714	Pima County	CPLC Community Schools dba Toltecalli High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 807-7923	126	10	13.1		0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	119 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PJCTED - Star Academic High School	Public	9-12	5093 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-2300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pima County JTED - Bridges Day Program	Public	9-12	3300 S Park Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	0	14	.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$7,786	$00	$242	$242	$5,443	$2,102	$7,545
Pima County JTED - Bridges Evening Program	Public	9-12	3300 S Park Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 352-5833	57	22	2.5		32 (56.1%)	1 (1.8%)	23 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Innovation Technical High School	Public	9-12	3300 S Park Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6330	333	15	21.6		30 (9.0%)	10 (3.0%)	283 (85.0%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.2	170^th of 271 public high schools	37.3%		32.8	169^th of 270 public high schools	37.4%	1	41.0	17.0	20.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Vista High School

Is Alta Vista High School a good school?

Alta Vista High School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Arizona high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista High School?

Students at Alta Vista High School are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Alta Vista High School in?

American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi

How many students attend Alta Vista High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Alta Vista High School.

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