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Tanque Verde High School

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Tanque Verde High School ranks 50 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 82% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Tanque Verde High School is a public high school serving 730 students in grades 9-12 in Tucson, Arizona. The school is part of the Tanque Verde Unified District, which is ranked 55 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tanque Verde High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 33 and 54 over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is impressive, with 11th-grade students outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 79% of 11th-grade students at Tanque Verde High School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

Sahuaro High School, which is part of the Tucson Unified District, has significantly lower test scores and a lower statewide ranking compared to Tanque Verde High School. The charter schools in the area, such as Academy of Tucson High School and Eastpointe High School, have more mixed performance, with some schools performing better than others. Overall, Tanque Verde High School is a high-performing public high school that consistently ranks among the top schools in Arizona.

761

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,903

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 N Melpomene Way
Tucson, AZ 85749-9330

(520) 760-0801

District: Tanque Verde Unified District

Feeder schools for Tanque Verde High School:

Elementary:	Agua Caliente School
	Tanque Verde Elementary School
Middle:	Emily Gray Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2023 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (56% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Arizona high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2023) to 82nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Arizona avg30%

50^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^th of 289Tanque Verde 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	79.5	50 of 271	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	54 of 270	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	33 of 469	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	53 of 464	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	49 of 509	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	29.9	185 of 285	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.2	62 of 420	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	66 of 416	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	62 of 406	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	53.7	85 of 261	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	91.7	21 of 394	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.2	32 of 491	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	27 of 471	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	53 of 397	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	85.5	62 of 403	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	86.5	60 of 395	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	94.7	6 of 201	97.0%	★★★★★
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	68.1	70 of 238	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	46 of 231	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	28 of 207	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	48 of 200	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	46 of 406	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	50 of 456	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	50 of 492	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	34.5	144 of 247	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.0	69 of 354	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	16 of 176	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	14 of 170	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	20 of 379	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	36 of 441	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	67 of 479	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	57 of 311	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	14 of 180	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	31 of 347	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	58.8	67 of 253	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	57 of 223	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	52 of 219	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	18 of 429	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	74 of 455	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	51 of 492	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	169 of 238	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.1	91 of 370	75.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	98.4	2 of 199	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	29.3	189 of 282	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	206 of 374	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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
2023	64.4	37 of 172	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	30.0	376 of 380	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	57.4	92 of 422	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	11 of 155	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	47 of 178	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	75 of 184	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.6	37 of 371	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	69.5	90 of 409	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	56 of 448	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	29.6	161 of 217	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.0	87 of 291	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)78th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2022)71st percentile-18 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile-35 vs school

Military Connected (2023)20th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+39 vs state

Mathematics60%+30 vs state

Science30%+11 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 - Tanque Verde High School	Public	9-12	4201 N Melpomene Way	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 760-0801	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Tanque Verde High School	Public	9-12	4201 N Melpomene Way	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 760-0801	761	43	17.5		529 (69.5%)	4 (0.5%)	179 (23.5%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	79.5	50^th of 271 public high schools	81.5%		76.5	54^th of 270 public high schools	80.0%	4	79.0	60.0	30.0	$9,903	$727	$1,060	$2,513	$6,568	$1,549	$8,117
PCJTED - Sabino High School	Public	9-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Sabino High School	Public	7-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	816	41	20.1		399 (48.9%)	48 (5.9%)	283 (34.7%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	62 (7.6%)	49.3	117^th of 271 public high schools	56.8%		47.5	125^th of 270 public high schools	53.7%	8	47.0	42.0	18.0		$00			$00
Canyon Rose Academy-East	Public, Charter	9-12	8981 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste 281	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Canyon Rose Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 797-4884	80	7	11.4		29 (36.3%)	4 (5.0%)	41 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.0%)								(n/a)				$15,220	$414	$374	$1,202	$8,617	$5,815	$14,432
PCJTED - Sahuaro High School	Public	9-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Sahuaro High School	Public	8-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	1,250	65	19.2		384 (30.7%)	116 (9.3%)	592 (47.4%)	43 (3.4%)	12 (1.0%)	11 (0.9%)	92 (7.4%)	21	211^th of 271 public high schools	22.1%		20.5	210^th of 270 public high schools	22.2%	1	30.0	17.0	11.0		$00			$00
Eastpointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8495 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Eastpointe High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-8180	605				142 (23.5%)	82 (13.6%)	321 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Academy of Tucson High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 E 22nd St	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-0096	152	12	12.5		79 (52.0%)	7 (4.6%)	45 (29.6%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.2%)	57.2	99^th of 271 public high schools	63.5%		65.4	79^th of 270 public high schools	70.7%	20	47.0	31.0	42.0		$00			$00
Pima County JTED - Camino Seco	Public	9-12	8727 E 22nd St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	25	8	3.3		10 (40.0%)	4 (16.0%)	11 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$8,374	$00	$231	$231	$6,407	$1,736	$8,143

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanque Verde High School

What is the racial makeup of Tanque Verde High School?

Students at Tanque Verde High School are 70% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Tanque Verde High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Tanque Verde High School.

What district is Tanque Verde High School in?

Tanque Verde Unified District

Is Tanque Verde High School a good school?

Tanque Verde High School ranks 50^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Tanque Verde High School?

Tanque Verde High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Agua Caliente School
Elementary : Tanque Verde Elementary School
Middle : Emily Gray Junior High School

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