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Amphitheater High School

Public Grades 9-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 6% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Amphitheater High School is a public high school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,110 students. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified District, which is ranked 131 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending, which has increased from $9,053 in 2018-2019 to $10,519 in 2020-2021, Amphitheater High School faces significant challenges. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a ranking between 242 and 372 out of 285 to 469 schools over the past 10 years, and its SchoolDigger rating has also been low, ranging from 0 to 2 stars out of 5 during this period. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, including Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School, Pima Partnership School, and Flowing Wells High School, generally perform better than Amphitheater High School in terms of statewide rankings and academic performance. However, these schools also have their own challenges, such as lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state averages.

996

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 W Yavapai Rd
Tucson, AZ 85705-3531

(520) 696-5340

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Feeder schools for Amphitheater High School:

Elementary:	E C Nash School
	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School
	Helen Keeling Elementary School
	L M Prince School
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	Lulu Walker School
	Rio Vista Elementary School
Middle:	Amphitheater Middle School
	La Cima Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.7%

White:

13.0%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (12% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (74% vs 80%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg40%

Arizona avg30%

256^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Amphitheater Unified District

131^st of 289Amphitheater Unified District 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	13.1	256 of 271	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	251 of 270	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	372 of 469	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	343 of 464	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	330 of 509	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	242 of 285	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	283 of 420	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	226 of 416	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	253 of 406	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	15.4	246 of 261	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	48.9	215 of 394	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.1	285 of 491	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	246 of 471	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.9	237 of 397	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	249 of 403	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	196 of 395	50.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	186 of 201	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	212 of 301	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	201 of 306	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	100 of 122	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.0	141 of 146	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	157 of 238	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.1	77 of 83	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	35 of 258	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	346 of 406	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	368 of 456	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	363 of 492	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	215 of 247	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	260 of 354	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	87.0	8 of 116	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	166 of 176	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	157 of 170	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	322 of 379	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	309 of 441	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	291 of 479	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	145 of 183	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	195 of 311	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.3	13 of 60	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	31 of 168	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	158 of 172	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	152 of 168	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	188 of 223	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	207 of 219	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	360 of 429	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	336 of 455	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	299 of 492	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	200 of 238	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	249 of 370	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	187 of 282	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	226 of 374	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	83 of 128	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	123 of 255	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	26 of 256	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	21.9	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	126 of 172	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	184 of 380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	149 of 155	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	310 of 371	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	345 of 409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	361 of 448	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	196 of 217	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	239 of 291	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2022)93rd percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)86th percentile+60 vs school

Homeless (2023)78th percentile+58 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)56th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2023)35th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)34th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)16th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile~ school

African American (2023)7th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Science11%-8 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, November 5, 2021

The Cambridge program is a TOTAL waste of time. UK math and science subjects are supposed to be taught in UK English to match the Cambridge exams. Using US English teaches confusing vocabulary and brings poor test results. Neither UA nor PCC give any credits for Cambridge IGCSE exams.Sure, you can get a Grand Canyon Diploma, but neither UA nor PCC accept that either.

Cambridge Math students are confused when doing AZMerit exams, which are given in US English, a different language than UK English.

Some excellent teachers, but very poor World History, Math and English teachers.

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Schools Near Amphitheater High School

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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
Amphitheater High School	Public	9-12	125 W Yavapai Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-5340	996	64	15.6		129 (13.0%)	99 (9.9%)	654 (65.7%)	36 (3.6%)	33 (3.3%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (3.8%)	13.1	256^th of 271 public high schools	5.5%		12.2	251^st of 270 public high schools	7.0%	5	16.0	9.0	11.0		$00			$00
PCJTED - Amphitheater High School	Public	9-12	125 W Yavapai Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5340	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Envision High School	Public, Charter	9-12	351 W. Prince Rd.	Tucson	85705	Pima County	CPLC Community Schools dba Hiaki High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 887-0045	89	4	20.1		13 (14.6%)	5 (5.6%)	68 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Desert Rose Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	326 W Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Desert Rose AcademyInc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 797-4884	150	6	25.8		34 (22.7%)	6 (4.0%)	101 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Tucson Preparatory School	Public, Charter	9-12	104 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 622-4185	80	9	9.1		8 (10.0%)	4 (5.0%)	59 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - Flowing Wells High School	Public	9-12	3725 N Flowing Wells Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-8001	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pima County JTED - Flowing Wells	Public	9-12	3725 N Flowing Wells Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	3	1	2.5		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$4,214	$00	$499	$499	$3,138	$577	$3,715
Flowing Wells High School	Public	9-12	3725 N Flowing Wells Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8001	1,742	80	21.8		366 (21.0%)	39 (2.2%)	1,265 (72.6%)	18 (1.0%)	20 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	28 (1.6%)	37.3	156^th of 271 public high schools	42.4%		36.8	156^th of 270 public high schools	42.2%		37.0	31.0	20.0	$6,344	$326	$787	$1,438	$5,050	$181	$5,232
Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1929 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Youth Development/ACE Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 628-8316	373	4	93.2		104 (27.9%)	26 (7.0%)	209 (56.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)				$5,655	$324	$310	$959	$1,371	$3,649	$5,020
Pima Partnership School The	Public, Charter	9-12	1346 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership S	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 917-7880	86	7	12.2		2 (2.3%)	7 (8.1%)	69 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Amphitheater High School

What is the racial makeup of Amphitheater High School?

Students at Amphitheater High School are 66% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian.

What district is Amphitheater High School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

Is Amphitheater High School a good school?

Amphitheater High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Arizona high schools.

What schools feed into Amphitheater High School?

Amphitheater High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E C Nash School
Elementary : Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School
Elementary : Helen Keeling Elementary School
Elementary : L M Prince School
Elementary : Lulu Walker School
Elementary : Rio Vista Elementary School
Middle : Amphitheater Middle School
Middle : La Cima Middle School

How many students attend Amphitheater High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 996 students attended Amphitheater High School.

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