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Apache Junction High School

Q: Is Apache Junction High School a good school?

Apache Junction High School ranks 190 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Apache Junction High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended Apache Junction High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Apache Junction High School?

Students at Apache Junction High School are 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Apache Junction High School?

Apache Junction High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Desert Vista Elementary School Elementary : Four Peaks Elementary School Elementary : Peralta Trail Elementary School Middle : Cactus Canyon Junior High

Public Grades 9-12

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 30% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Apache Junction High School is a public high school serving 864 students in grades 9-12 in Apache Junction, Arizona, which is part of the Apache Junction Unified District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's Native American students perform relatively well, other subgroups like Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom third of Arizona high schools.

Apache Junction High School's four-year graduation rate has been around 77-82% in recent years, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 3.7% to 6.1%. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in state assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 17-33% of 11th-grade students proficient in science, English language arts, and mathematics, compared to state averages of 19-40%. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 47.85% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby high schools like Eastmark High School, Desert Ridge High, and Skyline High School, Apache Junction High School performs significantly worse across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. The school's performance has been inconsistent over the years, suggesting challenges in maintaining consistent academic and operational standards.

796

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,909

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 S Ironwood Dr
Apache Junction, AZ 85120-7100

(480) 474-3980

District: Apache Junction Unified District

Feeder schools for Apache Junction High School:

Elementary:	Desert Vista Elementary School
	Four Peaks Elementary School
	Peralta Trail Elementary School
Middle:	Cactus Canyon Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

42.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2016) to 30th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Arizona avg30%

190^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

236^th of 289Apache Junction 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	26.2	190 of 271	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.0	253 of 270	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	268 of 469	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	282 of 464	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	297 of 509	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	249 of 285	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	246 of 420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	240 of 416	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	186 of 406	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	21.9	214 of 261	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.0	176 of 394	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	151 of 491	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.0	127 of 471	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	108 of 397	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	120 of 403	70.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.7	116 of 395	70.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	187 of 238	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	258 of 258	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.4	235 of 406	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	266 of 456	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	279 of 492	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	206 of 247	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	247 of 354	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	296 of 379	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	257 of 441	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	259 of 479	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	172 of 183	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	239 of 311	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	134 of 180	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	126 of 168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	184 of 253	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	147 of 223	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.9	211 of 219	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	290 of 429	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	323 of 455	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	302 of 492	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	222 of 238	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	251 of 370	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	206 of 282	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	63 of 255	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	140 of 380	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	156 of 422	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	94 of 155	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	298 of 371	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	326 of 409	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	309 of 448	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.1	213 of 217	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	255 of 291	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+36 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2022)63rd percentile+24 vs school

Migrant (2022)50th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2023)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2022)21st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-12 vs state

Science17%~ state avg

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They don't care if students pass or fail. If I could give a negative stars I would 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 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Apache Junction High School	Public	9-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-3980	796	46	17.4		408 (51.3%)	5 (0.6%)	334 (42.0%)	10 (1.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	26.2	190^th of 271 public high schools	29.9%		12	253^rd of 270 public high schools	6.3%	63		33.0		18.0	17.0	$4,909	$253	$07	$513	$4,604	$45	$4,650
EVIT - Apache Junction High School	Public	9-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
EVIT East Apache Junction	Public	10-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 982-1110	0	3	.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Imagine Prep Superstition	Public, Charter	9-12	1843 W 16th Ave	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Imagine Prep Superstition Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-0530	294	14	21.0		140 (47.6%)	5 (1.7%)	133 (45.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	46.1	125^th of 271 public high schools	53.9%		40.2	144^th of 270 public high schools	46.7%	19		47.0		32.0	23.0		$00			$00
Apache Trail High School	Public, Charter	9-12	945 W Apache Trl	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Apache	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 288-0337	184	10	18.4		94 (51.1%)	3 (1.6%)	77 (41.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)						$9,292	$1,254	$1,190	$3,698	$3,485	$3,363	$6,848
Superstition High School	Public	7-12	10222 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-9650	54	11	4.9		16 (29.6%)	9 (16.7%)	22 (40.7%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	845 S Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9400	1,995	112	17.8		656 (32.9%)	81 (4.1%)	1,111 (55.7%)	27 (1.4%)	50 (2.5%)	10 (0.5%)	60 (3.0%)	20.9	212^th of 271 public high schools	21.8%		24.4	192^nd of 270 public high schools	28.9%	20		29.0		19.0	10.0	$7,508	$162	$20	$344	$6,766	$560	$7,326
EVIT - Skyline High School	Public	9-12	854 S. Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Desert Ridge High	Public	8-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-8947	2,103	107	19.7		1,199 (57.0%)	73 (3.5%)	619 (29.4%)	53 (2.5%)	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	129 (6.1%)	43.1	134^th of 271 public high schools	50.6%		49.1	121^st of 270 public high schools	55.2%	13	68.0	45.0	58.0	36.0	16.0	$6,032	$20	$35	$75	$5,607	$370	$5,977
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	Public	9-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Apache Junction High School

How many students attend Apache Junction High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended Apache Junction High School.

What district is Apache Junction High School in?

Apache Junction Unified District

What schools feed into Apache Junction High School?

Apache Junction High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Desert Vista Elementary School
Elementary : Four Peaks Elementary School
Elementary : Peralta Trail Elementary School
Middle : Cactus Canyon Junior High

Is Apache Junction High School a good school?

Apache Junction High School ranks 190^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Apache Junction High School?

Students at Apache Junction High School are 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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