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Ironwood Ridge High School

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Ironwood Ridge High School ranks 83 rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 69% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Ironwood Ridge High School is a public high school located in Oro Valley, Arizona, serving 1,562 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Amphitheater Unified School District, which is ranked 131 out of 289 districts in the state.

Ironwood Ridge High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 59% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 52% for the Amphitheater Unified District and 40% for the state of Arizona. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 25% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to 24% for the district and 19% for the state. Ironwood Ridge High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 77.5% to 93.8% over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby Canyon Del Oro High School.

While Ironwood Ridge High School performs comparably or better than the nearby Canyon Del Oro High School, it lags behind the highly-ranked BASIS Oro Valley charter school in terms of academic achievement. Ironwood Ridge High School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 6.55% to 15.94% in recent years, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population compared to the state and district averages. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is also relatively strong, with this group ranking in the top half of Arizona high schools.

1,539

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2475 W Naranja Dr
Oro Valley, AZ 85742-9733

(520) 696-4000

District: Amphitheater Unified District

Feeder schools for Ironwood Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Coronado K-8 School
	Painted Sky Elementary School
	Richard B Wilson Junior School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Hispanic:

34.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2021 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (43% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

✓Above the Arizona median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2021) to 69th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg40%

Arizona avg30%

83^rd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	63.2	83 of 271	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	107 of 270	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	136 of 469	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	105 of 464	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	101 of 509	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	147 of 285	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	143 of 420	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	153 of 416	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.3	121 of 406	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	44.6	120 of 261	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	89.6	30 of 394	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	55 of 491	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	70 of 471	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	86.5	51 of 397	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	88.7	45 of 403	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	87.6	54 of 395	86.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.0	68 of 201	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	22 of 301	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	57.2	95 of 306	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	39 of 122	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.0	139 of 146	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	78.4	47 of 238	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	56 of 231	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.1	49 of 83	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	83 of 207	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	86 of 200	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	125 of 406	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	90 of 456	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	84 of 492	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	127 of 247	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	120 of 354	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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	55.3	64 of 176	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	94 of 170	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	163 of 379	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	122 of 441	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	131 of 479	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	105 of 183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	99 of 311	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	65 of 180	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	86 of 172	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	154 of 347	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	69 of 223	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	106 of 219	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	135 of 429	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	127 of 455	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	124 of 492	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	133 of 238	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	136 of 370	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.4	24 of 74	67.6%	★★★★☆
2022	36.2	85 of 125	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	53 of 102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.0	32 of 199	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	81 of 282	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	39 of 374	89.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	93.0	19 of 255	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	32 of 256	87.5%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	74 of 129	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.4	122 of 172	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.2	43 of 380	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	118 of 422	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	39.9	83 of 155	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	66 of 178	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	95 of 184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	144 of 371	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	133 of 409	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	126 of 448	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.4	148 of 217	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	153 of 291	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)68th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)66th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile-19 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)43rd percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2023)5th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+19 vs state

Mathematics46%+16 vs state

Science25%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 18, 2019

Some excellent pocket experiences with devoted staff, mixed in with some awful overly entitled staff who don’t care about the kids. Toxic. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Great high school with lots of extra curricular activities and caring teachers! Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Ironwood Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2475 W Naranja Dr	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-4000	1,539	68	22.5		887 (57.6%)	18 (1.2%)	523 (34.0%)	49 (3.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (3.5%)	63.2	83^rd of 271 public high schools	69.4%		54.1	107^th of 270 public high schools	60.4%	24				59.0				46.0		25.0		$00			$00
PCJTED - Ironwood Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2475 W Naranja Dr	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-3902	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	3901 W Linda Vista Blvd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4400	1,827	92	19.8		827 (45.3%)	47 (2.6%)	804 (44.0%)	48 (2.6%)	16 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (4.5%)	45.6	126^th of 271 public high schools	53.5%		45.2	131^st of 270 public high schools	51.5%	5				41.0				32.0		28.0	$9,135	$581	$136	$1,298	$6,899	$1,518	$8,417
PCJTED - Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	3901 W Linda Vista Blvd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Pima County JTED - Mountain View	Public	9-12	3901 W Linda Vista Blvd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 206-2200	8	4	1.9		1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$6,509	$00	$338	$338	$4,628	$1,542	$6,170
Canyon Del Oro High School	Public	9-12	25 W Calle Concordia	Oro Valley	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5560	1,758	81	21.8		988 (56.2%)	30 (1.7%)	614 (34.9%)	42 (2.4%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (3.7%)	78.9	51^st of 271 public high schools	81.2%		72.9	59^th of 270 public high schools	78.1%	8				68.0				63.0		32.0		$00			$00
PCJTED - Canyon Del Oro High School	Public	9-12	25 W Calle Concordia	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5560	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
BASIS Oro Valley	Public, Charter	5-12	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 308-5220	540	33	16.1		191 (35.4%)	15 (2.8%)	98 (18.1%)	198 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.5%)								(n/a)	86.0	83.0	87.0		84.0	87.0	84.0		77.0	98.0	$10,536	$392	$37	$821	$6,490	$3,617	$10,107
PCJTED - Aztec Middle College North West	Public	9-12	7600 N Shannon Rd Bldg D103	Tucson	85709	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 745-4588	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sentinel Peak High School	Public	9-12	4125 W Aerie Dr	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8900	65	1	52.0		17 (26.2%)	2 (3.1%)	41 (63.1%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$7,780	$305	$687	$1,298	$6,224	$564	$6,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Ironwood Ridge High School

What district is Ironwood Ridge High School in?

Amphitheater Unified District

Is Ironwood Ridge High School a good school?

Ironwood Ridge High School ranks 83^rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ironwood Ridge High School?

Ironwood Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coronado K-8 School
Elementary : Painted Sky Elementary School
Elementary : Richard B Wilson Junior School

What is the racial makeup of Ironwood Ridge High School?

Students at Ironwood Ridge High School are 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Ironwood Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,539 students attended Ironwood Ridge High School.

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