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Santa Cruz Valley Union High School

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Santa Cruz Valley Union High School is a public high school serving around 340 students in grades 9-12 in Eloy, Arizona, which is part of the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District. The school faces several challenges, including a high-need student population, declining academic performance, and lower graduation rates compared to nearby schools.

Santa Cruz Valley Union High School has a significantly higher Hispanic student population, ranging from 76-85% over the past 3 years, compared to the state average. The school consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 8-15% of students proficient or better in subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. The school's 4-year graduation rate has declined from 90% in 2017-2018 to 81% in 2021-2022, while the dropout rate has increased from 4% to 6.4% over the same period. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% for English Language Learners and Multi-racial students, but in the bottom 25% for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Compared to nearby schools like Mission Heights Preparatory High School and Inova, which are also in the Casa Grande Union High School District, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School performs significantly worse, with higher academic performance, graduation rates, and overall statewide rankings. The school's leadership and district should focus on implementing targeted interventions and support systems to address these issues and improve outcomes for its students.

399

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,240

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 N Main St
Eloy, AZ 85131-2040

(520) 466-2200

District: Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District

Feeder schools for Santa Cruz Valley Union High School:

Elementary:	Curiel School
	Eloy Intermediate School
	Picacho School
	Red Rock Elementary School
Middle:	Eloy Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

White:

10.0%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2023

Strengths

✓81% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2023) from a 4th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg14%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Santa Cruz Valley Union 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	366 of 469	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	279 of 464	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	247 of 509	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.1	275 of 285	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	299 of 420	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	321 of 416	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	271 of 406	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.5	232 of 261	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	290 of 394	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	340 of 491	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	274 of 471	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	268 of 397	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.3	272 of 403	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.5	287 of 395	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	31.7	90 of 122	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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
2023	12.6	384 of 406	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	289 of 456	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	254 of 492	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	320 of 354	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	324 of 379	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	246 of 441	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	212 of 479	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.8	154 of 183	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	226 of 311	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	254 of 347	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	311 of 429	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	249 of 455	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	237 of 492	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.7	261 of 370	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	97.3	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	176 of 282	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.5	77 of 374	79.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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	29.3	273 of 409	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)90th percentile+68 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+40 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)38th percentile~ school

White (2022)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2023)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)27th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2018)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)15th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2023)5th percentile-17 vs school

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Schools Near Santa Cruz Valley Union High School

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2025)	Ranking (2024)	AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (2025)	AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	900 N Main St	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2200	399	17	23.4	40 (10.0%)	25 (6.3%)	310 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)							(n/a)	13.0			$16,240	$2,474	$787	$5,735	$7,840	$5,139	$12,979
CAVIT - Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	900 W. Main St.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 466-2200	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
Santa Cruz Center for Success	Public	9-12	900 N Main St	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2200	26			3 (11.5%)	2 (7.7%)	18 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)							(n/a)				$2,604	$160	$33	$352	$1,538	$874	$2,412
Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice)	Public	9-12	3740 N Toltec Rd	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 450-4500	75	11	7.1	7 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)							(n/a)				$17,166	$253	$1,505	$2,010	$14,522	$886	$15,408
CAVIT - Vista Grande	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)					$00			$00
Vista Grande High School	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-9400	1,943	87	22.4	338 (17.4%)	87 (4.5%)	1,305 (67.2%)	20 (1.0%)	55 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	133 (6.8%)	20.5	216^th of 271 public high schools	20.3%	17.3	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%	11	26.0	19.0	12.0	$11,072	$719	$805	$2,244	$7,150	$2,397	$9,548
Leona Connected High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 396-5627	266	7	38.0	32 (12.0%)	30 (11.3%)	184 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)							(n/a)				$9,872	$00			$6,283	$3,590	$9,872
Mission Heights Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-9383	551	40	13.7	213 (38.7%)	23 (4.2%)	260 (47.2%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	29 (5.3%)	42.4	137^th of 271 public high schools	49.4%	57.1	98^th of 270 public high schools	63.7%	39	51.0	29.0	16.0	$10,251	$889	$782	$2,561	$4,490	$4,091	$8,580
Pace	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 836-6767	83	5	16.6	22 (26.5%)	11 (13.3%)	44 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)							(n/a)
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	409 W McMurray Blvd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-6549	101	7	14.7	9 (8.9%)	8 (7.9%)	63 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)							(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Cruz Valley Union High School

How many students attend Santa Cruz Valley Union High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Santa Cruz Valley Union High School.

What schools feed into Santa Cruz Valley Union High School?

Santa Cruz Valley Union High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Curiel School
Elementary : Eloy Intermediate School
Elementary : Picacho School
Elementary : Red Rock Elementary School
Middle : Eloy Junior High School

What district is Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in?

Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District

What is the racial makeup of Santa Cruz Valley Union High School?

Students at Santa Cruz Valley Union High School are 78% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% African American, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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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
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	900 N Main St	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2200	399	17	23.4		40 (10.0%)	25 (6.3%)	310 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)	13.0			$16,240	$2,474	$787	$5,735	$7,840	$5,139	$12,979
CAVIT - Santa Cruz Valley Union High School	Public	9-12	900 W. Main St.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 466-2200	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
Santa Cruz Center for Success	Public	9-12	900 N Main St	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2200	26				3 (11.5%)	2 (7.7%)	18 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)				$2,604	$160	$33	$352	$1,538	$874	$2,412
Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice)	Public	9-12	3740 N Toltec Rd	Eloy	85131	Pinal County	Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 450-4500	75	11	7.1		7 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$17,166	$253	$1,505	$2,010	$14,522	$886	$15,408
CAVIT - Vista Grande	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Vista Grande High School	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-9400	1,943	87	22.4		338 (17.4%)	87 (4.5%)	1,305 (67.2%)	20 (1.0%)	55 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	133 (6.8%)	20.5	216^th of 271 public high schools	20.3%		17.3	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%	11	26.0	19.0	12.0	$11,072	$719	$805	$2,244	$7,150	$2,397	$9,548
Leona Connected High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 396-5627	266	7	38.0		32 (12.0%)	30 (11.3%)	184 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)				$9,872	$00			$6,283	$3,590	$9,872
Mission Heights Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-9383	551	40	13.7		213 (38.7%)	23 (4.2%)	260 (47.2%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	29 (5.3%)	42.4	137^th of 271 public high schools	49.4%		57.1	98^th of 270 public high schools	63.7%	39	51.0	29.0	16.0	$10,251	$889	$782	$2,561	$4,490	$4,091	$8,580
Pace	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 836-6767	83	5	16.6		22 (26.5%)	11 (13.3%)	44 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	409 W McMurray Blvd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-6549	101	7	14.7		9 (8.9%)	8 (7.9%)	63 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00