Salome High School

Salome High School is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Salome, Arizona, with a student population of 126 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Bicentennial Union High School District, which is ranked 419 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salome High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 14% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40% and 32%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate of 8% for 11th-grade students is also significantly lower than the state average of 22%. Additionally, the school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 81.2% in 2020-2021 to 93.1% in 2021-2022, and its dropout rates have varied from 0.7% in 2017-2018 to 3.3% in 2018-2019.

Despite the school's higher spending per student compared to the state average, which has increased from $12,477 in 2018-2019 to $15,723 in 2019-2020, the consistently low academic performance suggests a need for a comprehensive review of the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems to address these persistent challenges and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.