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Catalina Foothills Unified District

At a glance

38^thof 289 Arizona districts▼ 1

Better than 86% of Arizona districts

Elementary 4 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

2101 E River Rd
Tucson, AZ 85718-6508·(520) 209-7500·All Arizona district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 86.9% of districts

Schools

5,088

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedVentana Vista Elementary School38^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Manzanita School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Canyon View Elementary School 14.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Catalina Foothills Unified District is a high-performing school district in Arizona, serving students from preschool through 12th grade across 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school.

The district's standout schools include Catalina Foothills High School, which ranks 30th out of 271 Arizona high schools and earns a 4-star rating, as well as Sunrise Drive Elementary School and Ventana Vista Elementary School, both of which rank among the top 61 and 38 elementary schools in the state, respectively, and earn 5-star ratings. These schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Overall, the Catalina Foothills Unified District provides a quality education, with all of its schools earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The district's focus on smaller class sizes and academic support at the elementary and middle school levels may contribute to its success, though there is some variation in performance, with the high school lagging slightly behind the lower grade levels in certain metrics.

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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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Catalina Foothills High School	Public	9-12	4300 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8300	1,865	92	20.1		1,003 (53.8%)	36 (1.9%)	576 (30.9%)	100 (5.4%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (7.3%)	87.7	30^th of 271 public high schools	88.9%		88.3	28^th of 270 public high schools	89.6%	2							75.0							55.0			51.0	$7,773	$195	$648	$1,039	$5,180	$1,749	$6,930
Orange Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 E Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8200	683	34	19.8		387 (56.7%)	3 (0.4%)	184 (26.9%)	41 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.2%)	89.3	45^th of 552 public middle schools	91.8%		85.6	63^rd of 550 public middle schools	88.5%	18				71.0	76.0	68.0					56.0	56.0	62.0			59.0		$7,553	$222	$554	$998	$5,161	$1,616	$6,777
Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	5301 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7900	469	31	15.2		219 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	136 (29.0%)	62 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.0%)	90.9	61^st of 909 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.6	36^th of 912 public elementary schools	96.1%	25	63.0	87.0	65.0					58.0	76.0	74.0					68.0			$9,474	$227	$628	$1,081	$6,946	$1,673	$8,620
Ventana Vista Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 N Kolb Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8000	411	25	16.2		214 (52.1%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (38.2%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	94.8	38^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.2	70^th of 912 public elementary schools	92.3%	32	71.0	81.0	81.0					74.0	66.0	80.0					71.0			$9,125	$240	$675	$1,155	$6,291	$1,919	$8,210
Manzanita School	Public	K-5	3000 E Manzanita Ave	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7800	579	34	17.2		354 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	155 (26.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	89.4	75^th of 909 public elementary schools	91.7%		85.6	121^st of 912 public elementary schools	86.7%	46	76.0	72.0	66.0					68.0	73.0	56.0					63.0			$8,434	$142	$604	$889	$6,173	$1,514	$7,688
Canyon View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5725 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 209-7700	394	27	14.8		225 (57.1%)	14 (3.6%)	99 (25.1%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	78.7	169^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.4%		88.4	89^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.2%	80	58.0	64.0	56.0					53.0	58.0	57.0					65.0			$9,521	$292	$571	$1,155	$6,936	$1,721	$8,657
Esperero Canyon Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8100	495	25	19.9		258 (52.1%)	9 (1.8%)	174 (35.2%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	79.7	83^rd of 552 public middle schools	85.0%		83.4	70^th of 550 public middle schools	87.3%	13				67.0	72.0	67.0					39.0	52.0	48.0			53.0		$8,440	$73	$545	$691	$5,861	$1,962	$7,822
Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning Center	Public	PK	3435 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7650	192	13	15.3		105 (54.7%)	3 (1.6%)	43 (22.4%)	20 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.9%)								(n/a)																		$5,425	$809	$66	$1,684	$3,092	$1,459	$4,550

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pima County JTED	0 mi	60
Khalsa Family Services	2.2 mi	1	44^th
Tucson Unified District	2.59 mi	102	208^th
BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	2.82 mi	1
Educational Ahead	3.11 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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