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Tucson Magnet High School

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Tucson Magnet High School ranks 177 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 35% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Tucson Magnet High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 3,039 students in Tucson, Arizona, which is part of the Tucson Unified School District.

Tucson Magnet High School has had a statewide ranking between 177 and 256 out of Arizona high schools over the past 10 years and a SchoolDigger rating that has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating average to below-average performance compared to other Arizona high schools. The school has performed relatively better for certain student subgroups, such as Multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and Homeless students, but has struggled with the performance of other subgroups, such as Special Education students, Low Socioeconomic Status students, and Asian students. Tucson Magnet High School's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 77.5% to 88.1% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 2.2% to 6.6%, which are higher than the state average.

Academically, Tucson Magnet High School's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally below the state and district averages in subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were 17% in Science, 36% in English Language Arts, and 21% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 19%, 40%, and 30%, respectively. While Tucson Magnet High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby Project More High School and Teenage Parent Program - TAPP, it lags behind the performance of the nearby City High School, which has consistently higher rankings and academic proficiency rates.

2,938

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N 2nd Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705-8506

(520) 225-5000

District: Tucson Unified District

Feeder schools for Tucson Magnet High School:

Elementary:	Borton Primary Magnet School
	Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School
	Davis Bilingual Magnet School
	Drachman Primary Magnet School
	More...
	Manzo Elementary School
	Ochoa Elementary School
	Robins Elementary School
	Robison Elementary School
	Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School
	Safford K-8 School
	Sam Hughes Elementary
	Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School
Middle:	Mansfeld Middle Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.6%

White:

14.4%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2021) to 35th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg24%

Arizona avg30%

177^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9High Schools in the Tucson Unified District

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
2025	29.2	177 of 271	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	200 of 270	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	256 of 469	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	242 of 464	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	239 of 509	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	187 of 285	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	240 of 420	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	253 of 416	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	247 of 406	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.0	209 of 261	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	57.8	184 of 394	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	222 of 491	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	182 of 471	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	167 of 397	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	136 of 403	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	136 of 395	65.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	142 of 201	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	174 of 301	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	127 of 306	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	99 of 122	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	122 of 146	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	162 of 238	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	75 of 83	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	38 of 258	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	150 of 207	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	149 of 200	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	224 of 406	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	262 of 456	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	229 of 492	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	166 of 247	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	228 of 354	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	118 of 176	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	130 of 170	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	250 of 379	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	247 of 441	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	202 of 479	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	108 of 183	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	196 of 311	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	57.8	41 of 150	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	41.4	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	113 of 180	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	138 of 172	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	264 of 347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	131 of 168	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	155 of 223	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.2	190 of 219	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	271 of 429	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	263 of 455	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	238 of 492	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	176 of 238	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	241 of 370	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	75 of 125	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	67.4	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	86 of 199	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	169 of 282	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	212 of 374	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	58 of 76	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.7	75 of 128	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	149 of 255	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	83 of 256	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	162 of 172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	117 of 380	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	135 of 422	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.1	113 of 155	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	89 of 178	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.7	130 of 184	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	138 of 371	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	198 of 409	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	240 of 448	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	105 of 217	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	111 of 291	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)76th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2022)73rd percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2023)41st percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2022)40th percentile-8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)29th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)16th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-9 vs state

Science17%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, September 3, 2011

The advantage of being the largest school in the city and in the state, is the wide variety in curriculum. Classes are geared for every ability and interest. Starting with the freshman "house" program where students are grouped with core teachers who work to support them in their transition to high school, to the high number of AP and college credit courses offered, this is the best college prep school in the public school system. Don't be fooled by median test scores. Students in the honors/AP track are getting the best there is. These kids are getting accepted at every school in the country and getting the scholarships as well. National science research, calculus geeks, performing arts endorsements, and more. Sports are less competitive but they do participate at the 5A level, which is the most competitive level in the state. There are enough types of tutoring for students with challenges to have a different choice every day. The school library is a dream and the library staff are full-service educators, showing up at every activity and event to support the students. Performing arts are well developed, with 4 orchestra levels plus mariachi, steel drum and percussion bands, jazz and guitar bands, piano and music theory - the drama department is award winning and offers long runs of sold-out performances. Okay, there is a down side - if you have problems, you're likely to be on your own. For some kids this school may be too big. For the motivated student, it's a dream. Close Quote

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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 - Tucson High School	Public	9-12	400 N 2nd Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 225-4652	2				2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Tucson Magnet High School	Public	8-12	400 N 2nd Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-5000	2,938	165	17.7		423 (14.4%)	182 (6.2%)	2,075 (70.6%)	40 (1.4%)	110 (3.7%)	5 (0.2%)	103 (3.5%)	29.2	177^th of 271 public high schools	34.7%		22.3	200^th of 270 public high schools	25.9%	23	36.0	21.0	17.0		$00			$00
City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	48 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 623-7223	165	23	7.3		71 (43.0%)	6 (3.6%)	71 (43.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	60.6	89^th of 271 public high schools	67.2%					(n/a)	51.0		32.0	$8,719	$327	$860	$1,514	$7,295	$237	$7,533
Ha:san Preparatory & Leadership School	Public, Charter	9-12	1333 E 10th St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Ha:san Educational Services	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 882-8826	55	11	5.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - Project MORE	Public	9-12	440 S Park Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 225-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Project More High School	Public	9-12	440 S. Park	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-2600	61	8	7.6		9 (14.8%)	1 (1.6%)	43 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma Program	Public	9-12	130 W Congress St Fl 4	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Pima County Accommodation School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 724-8451	2,058				675 (32.8%)	139 (6.8%)	1,149 (55.8%)	17 (0.8%)	47 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	6	271^st of 271 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	11.0	5.0		$5,727	$00			$00	$5,727	$5,727
Pima County JTED - Pima Community College	Public	9-12	1255 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85709	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	7				4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pima Partnership School The	Public, Charter	9-12	1346 N Stone Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Pima Prevention Partnership dba Pima Partnership S	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 917-7880	86	7	12.2		2 (2.3%)	7 (8.1%)	69 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - TAPP High School	Public	10-12	102 N Plumer Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 225-3250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Tucson Magnet High School

How many students attend Tucson Magnet High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,938 students attended Tucson Magnet High School.

What district is Tucson Magnet High School in?

Tucson Unified District

What schools feed into Tucson Magnet High School?

What is the racial makeup of Tucson Magnet High School?

Students at Tucson Magnet High School are 71% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% African American, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tucson Magnet High School a good school?

Tucson Magnet High School ranks 177^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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