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Fort Thomas High School

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Fort Thomas High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Fort Thomas, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 252 students. The school is part of the Fort Thomas Unified District, which is ranked 463 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Thomas High School has a significantly higher percentage of Native American students (over 90%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse racial compositions. The school consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 12-31% of 11th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40% and 32%, respectively. While the school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate, its dropout rate has been relatively high, reaching 5% in the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, over 80% of the students at Fort Thomas High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools like Thatcher High School and Pima High School, Fort Thomas High School generally underperforms in academic metrics, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Native American and White students performing better than the overall student population, while Hispanic and Special Education students have struggled. Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,342 to $16,380 over the past few years, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting potential issues with resource allocation or utilization.

284

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Highway 70
Fort Thomas, AZ 85536

(928) 965-2879

District: Fort Thomas Unified District

Feeder schools for Fort Thomas High School:

Elementary:

Fort Thomas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

89.4%

White:

5.3%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2011 → 39th in 2023

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2011

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (12% vs 33% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school12%

District avg10%

Arizona avg33%

Not ranked this year

Fort Thomas High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	846 of 854	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	818 of 832	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	631 of 711	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	665 of 695	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	666 of 677	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	614 of 690	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	749 of 787	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	736 of 772	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.4	674 of 685	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	660 of 692	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.5	642 of 663	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.5	794 of 806	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	783 of 820	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	504 of 624	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	802 of 810	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	800 of 818	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	567 of 617	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	573 of 650	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	156 of 159	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	272 of 390	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	612 of 789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	736 of 780	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.7	284 of 469	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	354 of 464	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	324 of 509	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	340 of 420	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	336 of 416	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	309 of 406	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.1	244 of 394	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.2	346 of 491	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	381 of 471	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	332 of 397	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	323 of 403	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	310 of 395	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	277 of 406	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	327 of 456	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	271 of 492	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	282 of 354	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	15.0	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	232 of 429	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	364 of 455	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	378 of 492	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	331 of 370	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	71.5	77 of 374	79.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	69 of 128	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	253 of 255	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	105 of 256	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	50 of 409	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	251 of 448	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)12th percentile+10 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

High school

White (2022)88th percentile+64 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)79th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2023)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)14th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics10%-22 vs state

Science8%-17 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
GIFT - Ft. Thomas High School	Public	9-12	15502 W. Highway 70	Fort Thomas	85536	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Fort Thomas High School	Public	7-12	Highway 70	Fort Thomas	85536	Graham County	Fort Thomas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 965-2879	284	24	11.8		15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
GIFT-Mt. Turnbull Academy	Public	9-12	297 E Us Highway 70	Bylas	85530	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 475-3050	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	335	22	15.4		167 (49.9%)	1 (0.3%)	162 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	41.1	143^rd of 271 public high schools	47.2%		53.2	110^th of 270 public high schools	59.3%	33	47.0	30.0	17.0	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799
Gila Valley Learning Center	Public	9-12	170 S. Main Street	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8015	18				7 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$6,775	$00			$4,197	$2,578	$6,775
GIFT - Pima High School	Public	9-12	38 E 200 South	Pima	85543	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Eagle Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	3490 W Main St	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 348-7200	49				32 (65.3%)	1 (2.0%)	15 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology	Public	9-12	615 N Stadium Ave	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 428-2950	24	3	8.0		15 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
GIFT - Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 N 3rd Ave	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 North 3rd Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7270	512	31	16.7		377 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	53.8	107^th of 271 public high schools	60.5%		68.1	69^th of 270 public high schools	74.4%	38	48.0	40.0	26.0	$5,475	$07	$16	$31	$4,465	$986	$5,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Thomas High School

What district is Fort Thomas High School in?

Fort Thomas Unified District

What schools feed into Fort Thomas High School?

Fort Thomas High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fort Thomas Elementary School

How many students attend Fort Thomas High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Fort Thomas High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Thomas High School?

Students at Fort Thomas High School are 89% American Indian, 5% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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