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Catalina High School

Public Grades 8-12

Summary

Catalina High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona, serving around 600 students in grades 8-12. The school is part of the Tucson Unified School District, which is ranked 207 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catalina High School has consistently received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in Arizona. The school struggles with low academic performance, with only 17% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9% proficient or better in mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. Catalina High School also has a low four-year graduation rate of 66.7% and a higher dropout rate of 8.4% compared to nearby Rincon High School and University High School.

Interestingly, Catalina High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and Native American students performing relatively better than African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students also perform relatively better than the overall school performance. However, the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.83% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

580

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3645 E Pima St
Tucson, AZ 85716-3320

(520) 232-8400

District: Tucson Unified District

Feeder schools for Catalina High School:

Elementary:	Blenman Elementary School
	Cavett Elementary School
	Cragin Elementary School
	Davidson Elementary School
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	John B Wright Elementary School
	W V Whitmore Elementary School
Middle:	Doolen Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

25.3%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg35%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

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

208^th of 289Tucson 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
2024	10.6	262 of 270	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	413 of 469	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	380 of 464	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	394 of 509	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	251 of 285	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	314 of 420	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	353 of 416	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	300 of 406	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	247 of 261	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	319 of 394	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	323 of 491	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.8	312 of 471	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	284 of 397	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	264 of 403	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	224 of 395	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.3	199 of 201	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	122 of 122	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	64.6	85 of 238	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.2	33 of 258	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.7	374 of 406	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	305 of 456	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	399 of 492	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	293 of 354	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.5	366 of 379	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	337 of 441	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	235 of 311	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	161 of 172	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.5	404 of 429	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	393 of 455	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	335 of 492	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	292 of 370	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	167 of 199	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	84 of 255	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	40 of 94	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	144 of 155	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	356 of 371	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	335 of 409	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	288 of 448	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.3	248 of 291	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)87th percentile+69 vs school

Asian (2022)64th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile+27 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2023)28th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2023)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)8th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)4th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)1st percentile-11 vs school

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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 - Catalina High School	Public	9-12	3645 E Pima St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 232-8400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Catalina High School	Public	8-12	3645 E Pima St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8400	580	58	9.9		76 (13.1%)	147 (25.3%)	266 (45.9%)	30 (5.2%)	20 (3.4%)	17 (2.9%)	24 (4.1%)								(n/a)	14.0				$00			$00
Pima Prevention Partnership-Tucson	Public, Charter	9-12	924 N Alvernon Way	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership S	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 917-7880	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southern Arizona Community Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2470 N Tucson Blvd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 319-6113	64				10 (15.6%)	11 (17.2%)	38 (59.4%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)				$10,741	$1,022	$273	$2,318	$5,725	$3,720	$9,445
SACA Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2470 N Tucson Blvd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Southern Arizona Community Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 319-6113	25				5 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Edge High School - Himmel Park	Public, Charter	9-12	2555 E 1st St # 111	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Edge School Inc. The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 881-1389	86	8	10.7		18 (20.9%)	3 (3.5%)	55 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$13,558	$4,444	$1,017	$9,904	$6,523	$1,575	$8,098
Desert Sage High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3434 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Desert Sage School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 365-3766	90	14	6.4		47 (52.2%)	1 (1.1%)	38 (42.2%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)	69.0
PCJTED - University High School	Public	9-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 225-4300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
University High School	Public	8-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 232-5900	982	42	23.1		377 (38.4%)	35 (3.6%)	316 (32.2%)	149 (15.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (9.9%)	97.1	12^th of 271 public high schools	95.6%		99.2	7^th of 270 public high schools	97.4%	5	98.0	98.0	55.0		$00			$00
Rincon High School	Public	8-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-5600	1,109	66	16.9		210 (18.9%)	133 (12.0%)	656 (59.2%)	36 (3.2%)	13 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	52 (4.7%)	21.7	207^th of 271 public high schools	23.6%		23.6	198^th of 270 public high schools	26.7%	9	34.0	16.0	9.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Catalina High School

What is the racial makeup of Catalina High School?

Students at Catalina High School are 46% Hispanic, 25% African American, 13% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Catalina High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Catalina High School.

What schools feed into Catalina High School?

Catalina High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blenman Elementary School
Elementary : Cavett Elementary School
Elementary : Cragin Elementary School
Elementary : Davidson Elementary School
Elementary : John B Wright Elementary School
Elementary : W V Whitmore Elementary School
Middle : Doolen Middle School

What district is Catalina High School in?

Tucson Unified District

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