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Desert View High School

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 10% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Desert View High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 2,157 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sunnyside Unified District, which is ranked 267 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Desert View High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a ranking between 245-346 out of 271-469 schools in recent years. The school has received a low 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Arizona high schools. While the school performs relatively better for Native American and English Language Learner students, it lags behind the state and district averages in proficiency rates for 11th-grade assessments in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan, a charter school, significantly outperforms Desert View High School and the district, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona high schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Desert View High School may be part of a broader issue within the Sunnyside Unified District, as other nearby public schools, such as STAR Academic High School and Sunnyside High School, also perform poorly and are ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools.

2,102

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,565

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4101 E Valencia Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706-5005

(520) 545-5100

District: Sunnyside Unified District

Feeder schools for Desert View High School:

Elementary:	Craycroft Elementary School
	Elvira Elementary School
	Los Ninos Elementary School
	Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School
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	Santa Clara Elementary School
	Sierra K-8 School
	Summit View Elementary
Middle:	Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
	Challenger Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

African American:

4.1%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2018 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2018) to 10th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg12%

Arizona avg30%

245^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Sunnyside Unified District

267^th of 289Sunnyside 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	14.9	245 of 271	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	248 of 270	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	346 of 469	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	321 of 464	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	324 of 509	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	250 of 285	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	261 of 420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.2	274 of 416	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.0	301 of 406	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	258 of 261	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	270 of 394	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.5	318 of 491	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	314 of 471	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.3	248 of 397	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	235 of 403	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	229 of 395	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	216 of 301	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	112 of 306	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	76 of 122	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	136 of 146	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.3	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	195 of 207	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	196 of 200	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	325 of 406	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	310 of 456	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	314 of 492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	219 of 247	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	235 of 354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	99.6	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	5 of 130	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	153 of 176	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	153 of 170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	286 of 379	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	289 of 441	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	299 of 479	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	150 of 183	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	168 of 311	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	160 of 180	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	160 of 172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	278 of 347	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	133 of 168	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	146 of 253	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	201 of 223	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	199 of 219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	323 of 429	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	337 of 455	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	337 of 492	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	219 of 238	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	259 of 370	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	93 of 128	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	112 of 255	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	90 of 256	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	52 of 68	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	155 of 380	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	194 of 422	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.2	155 of 155	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	282 of 371	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	286 of 409	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	289 of 448	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	230 of 291	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2022)99th percentile+68 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2022)59th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile-9 vs school

Native American (2023)27th percentile~ school

White (2023)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)11th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)7th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-19 vs state

Science10%-9 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
PCJTED - Desert View High School	Public	9-12	4101 E Valencia Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 545-5100	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
Desert View High School	Public	9-12	4101 E Valencia Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5100	2,102	101	20.7		78 (3.7%)	86 (4.1%)	1,830 (87.1%)	11 (0.5%)	68 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.4%)	14.9	245^th of 271 public high schools	9.6%		12.7	248^th of 270 public high schools	8.1%	3	22.0	11.0	10.0	$6,565	$539	$23	$1,102	$5,275	$727	$6,002
PCJTED - Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 545-5300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5300	2,258	96	23.6		44 (1.9%)	41 (1.8%)	2,100 (93.0%)	5 (0.2%)	47 (2.1%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (0.9%)	12.5	258^th of 271 public high schools	4.8%		11.7	258^th of 270 public high schools	4.4%		17.0	11.0	8.0	$6,519	$423	$22	$867	$5,439	$635	$6,074
Alta Vista High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5040 S Campbell Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 294-4922	495	23	22.0		14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	466 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.3	238^th of 271 public high schools	12.2%		15.5	238^th of 270 public high schools	11.9%		21.0	17.0			$00			$00
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1840 E Benson Hwy	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 741-4388	116	15	7.7		6 (5.2%)	7 (6.0%)	96 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pima County JTED at Granite	Public	9-12	9301 S. Swan Rd.	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 352-5833	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
STAR Academic High School	Public	6-12	5093 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2300	265	12	21.7		7 (2.6%)	9 (3.4%)	222 (83.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)				$6,955	$592	$00	$1,184	$6,051	$312	$6,363
PJCTED - Star Academic High School	Public	9-12	5093 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-2300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Toltecali High School	Public, Charter	9-12	251 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85714	Pima County	CPLC Community Schools dba Toltecalli High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 807-7923	126	10	13.1		0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	119 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert View High School

What schools feed into Desert View High School?

Desert View High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Craycroft Elementary School
Elementary : Elvira Elementary School
Elementary : Los Ninos Elementary School
Elementary : Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School
Elementary : Santa Clara Elementary School
Elementary : Sierra K-8 School
Elementary : Summit View Elementary
Middle : Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School
Middle : Challenger Middle School

Is Desert View High School a good school?

Desert View High School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Arizona high schools.

How many students attend Desert View High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,102 students attended Desert View High School.

What is the racial makeup of Desert View High School?

Students at Desert View High School are 87% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% White, 3% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Desert View High School in?

Sunnyside Unified District

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