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Santa Rita High School

Q: How many students attend Santa Rita High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Santa Rita High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Santa Rita High School?

Students at Santa Rita High School are 48% Hispanic, 30% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Santa Rita High School?

Santa Rita High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dunham Elementary School Elementary : Ford Elementary Elementary : Irene Erickson Elementary School Elementary : Marshall Elementary School Middle : Secrist Middle School

Public Grades 8-12

Summary

Santa Rita High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 8-12 with a student population of 392 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 373 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santa Rita High School faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 12% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 4% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 40% and 32% statewide, respectively. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the state and district averages, with a 77.9% four-year graduation rate and a 5.6% dropout rate in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's spending per student has decreased from $17,418 in 2018-2019 to $11,105 in 2019-2020, which is below the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Palo Verde High Magnet School and Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan, generally outperform Santa Rita High School on academic measures, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from their successful practices. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Santa Rita High School also highlight the need for targeted support and resources to address the unique needs of underperforming groups, such as Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students.

330

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3951 S Pantano Rd
Tucson, AZ 85730-4099

(520) 731-7500

District: Tucson Unified District

Feeder schools for Santa Rita High School:

Elementary:	Dunham Elementary School
	Ford Elementary
	Irene Erickson Elementary School
	Marshall Elementary School
Middle:	Secrist Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

30.3%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2012 → 10th in 2023

Strengths

✓83% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Santa Rita 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
2023	14.9	421 of 469	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	324 of 464	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	378 of 509	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	373 of 420	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	398 of 416	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	345 of 406	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	240 of 261	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	269 of 394	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.9	254 of 491	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	231 of 471	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.7	193 of 397	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.6	168 of 403	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	155 of 395	60.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	156 of 301	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	167 of 306	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	387 of 406	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	358 of 456	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	395 of 492	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	346 of 354	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	338 of 379	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	301 of 441	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	360 of 479	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	294 of 311	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	316 of 347	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.5	405 of 429	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	238 of 455	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	308 of 492	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	353 of 370	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	262 of 374	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	27 of 255	89.4%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.0	76 of 172	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	188 of 422	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	68 of 155	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	3.7	371 of 371	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	322 of 409	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	315 of 448	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	4.6	287 of 291	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)91st percentile+65 vs school

Native American (2022)89th percentile+59 vs school

Homeless (2021)59th percentile+33 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)56th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2023)56th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2022)48th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile~ school

Male (2023)6th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)5th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)<1st percentile-10 vs school

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Schools Near Santa Rita High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (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	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 - Santa Rita High School	Public	9-12	3951 S Pantano Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$00			$00
Santa Rita High School	Public	8-12	3951 S Pantano Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-7500	330	22	14.8		100 (30.3%)	36 (10.9%)	160 (48.5%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)								(n/a)	19.0			$00			$00
PCJTED - Aztec Middle College East	Public	9-12	8181 E Irvington Rd Bldg E-5	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 745-4588	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Compass High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8250 E 22nd St # 128	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Compass High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 296-4070	449	21	21.3		194 (43.2%)	32 (7.1%)	199 (44.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)								(n/a)	20.0			$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
Canyon Rose Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2401 S Wilmot Rd	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Canyon Rose Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 797-4884	222	13	17.0		61 (27.5%)	18 (8.1%)	133 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)			$8,154	$472	$314	$1,259	$4,902	$2,466	$7,368
PCJTED - Palo Verde High School	Public	9-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$00			$00
Palo Verde High Magnet School	Public	8-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7400	767	60	12.8		159 (20.7%)	128 (16.7%)	379 (49.4%)	45 (5.9%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.0%)	17.8	226^th of 271 public high schools	16.6%		20.3	213^th of 270 public high schools	21.1%	13	29.0	13.0		$00			$00
Online School of Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	7320 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Online School of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 688-3276	45	4	12.8		10 (22.2%)	8 (17.8%)	24 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)								(n/a)				$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rita High School

What district is Santa Rita High School in?

Tucson Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rita High School?

Students at Santa Rita High School are 48% Hispanic, 30% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Santa Rita High School?

Santa Rita High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dunham Elementary School
Elementary : Ford Elementary
Elementary : Irene Erickson Elementary School
Elementary : Marshall Elementary School
Middle : Secrist Middle School

How many students attend Santa Rita High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Santa Rita High School.

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