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Cienega High School

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Cienega High School ranks 105 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 61% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Cienega High School is a public high school located in Vail, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,872 students. It is part of the Vail Unified School District, which is ranked 61 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cienega High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Arizona high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 57 and 109 out of over 500 high schools. It has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period and has demonstrated impressive 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 77.5% to 95.1% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average. The school has a diverse student body, with significant representation of Hispanic, White, and African American students, and has shown strong performance for these subgroups, with many ranking in the top 50-100 high schools in the state.

While Cienega High School's academic performance is generally strong, with 11th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently exceeding the state averages, its science proficiency rates (21-37%) lag behind its performance in other subjects, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Compared to other high schools in the Vail Unified School District, such as Mica Mountain High and Andrada Polytechnic High School, Cienega High School's performance is generally on par or slightly better, but Empire High School stands out with even stronger academic performance, ranking among the top 30 high schools in the state.

1,881

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,182

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way
Vail, AZ 85641-8600

(520) 879-2800

District: Vail Unified District

Feeder schools for Cienega High School:

Elementary:	Cottonwood Elementary School
	Ocotillo Ridge Elementary
	Senita Valley Elementary School
	Sycamore Elementary School
Middle:	Corona Foothills Middle School
	Desert Sky Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

Hispanic:

43.0%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (39% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

✓Above the Arizona median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Vail Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Arizona avg30%

105^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Vail Unified District

61^st of 289Vail 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	54.8	105 of 271	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	85 of 270	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	109 of 469	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	76 of 464	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	57 of 509	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	64 of 285	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	75 of 420	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	82 of 416	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	69 of 406	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.6	69 of 261	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	88.0	36 of 394	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	36 of 491	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	43 of 471	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	33 of 397	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	44 of 403	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	87.3	55 of 395	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	58 of 201	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	89 of 301	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	78 of 306	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	6 of 33	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	21 of 122	82.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.0	127 of 146	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	131 of 238	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	145 of 231	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	38 of 83	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	87 of 207	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	71 of 200	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	69 of 406	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	68 of 456	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	39 of 492	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	51 of 247	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	67 of 354	81.1%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	20 of 116	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	73 of 176	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	49 of 170	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	69 of 379	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	72 of 441	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	53 of 479	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	38 of 183	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	52 of 311	83.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.3	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	3 of 150	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	7 of 168	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	92 of 180	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	59 of 172	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	121 of 347	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	42 of 168	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	48 of 253	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	95 of 223	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	83 of 219	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	145 of 429	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	102 of 455	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	97 of 492	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	79 of 238	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	107 of 370	71.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2024	29.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	39 of 102	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.0	60 of 199	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	144 of 282	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	170 of 374	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	27 of 76	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	94.0	1 of 129	99.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	102 of 172	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.9	42 of 380	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	38 of 422	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	58.1	41 of 155	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	81 of 178	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	59 of 184	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	115 of 371	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	72 of 409	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	52 of 448	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	57 of 217	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	80 of 291	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2022)99th percentile+16 vs school

Foster Care (2022)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2023)75th percentile~ school

African American (2023)71st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)41st percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-46 vs school

Asian (2023)13th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+14 vs state

Mathematics41%+11 vs state

Science21%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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 - Cienega High School	Public	9-12	12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Vail	85641	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2800	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Cienega High School	Public	9-12	12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2800	1,881	103	18.2		854 (45.4%)	69 (3.7%)	808 (43.0%)	22 (1.2%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (6.3%)	54.8	105^th of 271 public high schools	61.3%		62.6	85^th of 270 public high schools	68.5%	20				54.0				41.0		21.0	$6,182	$94	$06	$194	$5,673	$408	$6,081
Pantano High School	Public	9-12	12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1200	95	9	10.3		44 (46.3%)	2 (2.1%)	43 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)											$16,519	$382	$58	$823	$15,860	$218	$16,078
Vail Blended Learning	Public	6-12	10775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1300	72	1	141.1		52 (72.2%)	1 (1.4%)	12 (16.7%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)								(n/a)	62.0	79.0	70.0		58.0	54.0	79.0		62.0		$9,358	$24	$10	$57	$9,201	$124	$9,325
PCJTED - Empire High School	Public	9-12	10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Empire High School	Public	9-12	10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3000	886	41	21.8		450 (50.8%)	31 (3.5%)	308 (34.8%)	27 (3.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (7.0%)	88.8	29^th of 271 public high schools	89.3%		92	22^nd of 270 public high schools	91.9%	7				74.0				63.0		47.0	$6,261	$71	$01	$142	$5,777	$413	$6,190
Andrada Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	12960 S Houghton Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3300	836	43	19.3		437 (52.3%)	22 (2.6%)	292 (34.9%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (8.6%)	74.7	58^th of 271 public high schools	78.6%		82.5	42^nd of 270 public high schools	84.4%	16				61.0				54.0		35.0	$7,186	$02	$01	$05	$6,810	$373	$7,184
PCJTED - Andrada Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	12960 S Houghton Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3305	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
PCJTED - Mica Mountain High School	Public	9-12	10800 E Valencia Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Mica Mountain High	Public	9-12	10800 E Valencia	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3800	1,319				573 (43.4%)	74 (5.6%)	539 (40.9%)	25 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (7.3%)	70.2	67^th of 271 public high schools	75.3%		69.2	64^th of 270 public high schools	76.3%	3				62.0				53.0		28.0	$6,928	$67	$11	$146	$6,271	$579	$6,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Cienega High School

What schools feed into Cienega High School?

Cienega High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary : Ocotillo Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Senita Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Sycamore Elementary School
Middle : Corona Foothills Middle School
Middle : Desert Sky Middle School

Is Cienega High School a good school?

Cienega High School ranks 105^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cienega High School?

Students at Cienega High School are 45% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Cienega High School in?

Vail Unified District

How many students attend Cienega High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,881 students attended Cienega High School.

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