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Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

At a glance

250^thof 289 Arizona districts▲ 13

Better than 13% of Arizona districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1374 W Frontage Rd
Rio Rico, AZ 85648-6377·(520) 281-8282·All Arizona district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 13.5% of districts

Schools

3,612

Students

Top rankedCoatimundi Middle School385^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Biggest riser

Calabasas School up 20 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mountain View School 19 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

0★

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

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Summary:

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified District in Arizona consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 250 out of 289 districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Among the schools, Mountain View School and Coatimundi Middle School stand out. Mountain View School performs relatively well on standardized tests, has a lower student-teacher ratio, and spends more per student than the other elementary schools. Coatimundi Middle School ranks higher among Arizona middle schools, has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, and also spends more per student than the other schools in the district.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges. The high school and middle school are struggling, with test scores generally below the state averages. While the elementary schools show more promise, the district's overall performance is poor, ranking 250 out of 289 districts in the state. The consistent 5.2% dropout rate across all schools is also a concerning issue that requires further investigation.

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Ranking:

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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
Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	917	42	21.9		4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	907 (98.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	823^rd of 909 public elementary schools	9.5%		11.8	843^rd of 912 public elementary schools	7.6%	20	21.0	20.0	24.0	27.0	29.0	32.0		19.0		25.0	16.0		11.0		20.0	24.0		$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8401	406	21	19.0		6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	396 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	673^rd of 909 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.7	673^rd of 912 public elementary schools	26.2%		26.0	43.0	22.0					33.0	26.0	28.0					24.0			$7,991	$796	$291	$1,883	$5,985	$919	$6,904
San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	395	19	20.4		11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16	766^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.7	703^rd of 912 public elementary schools	22.9%	63	21.0	28.0	27.0					23.0	23.0	34.0					16.0			$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575
Rio Rico High School	Public	9-12	590 N. Camino Galindo	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8700	1,397	56	24.8		29 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1,356 (97.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18	224^th of 271 public high schools	17.3%		15.8	236^th of 270 public high schools	12.6%	12							29.0							13.0			9.0	$5,911	$356	$138	$850	$4,494	$923	$5,417
Coatimundi Middle School	Public	6-8	490 Avenida Coatimundi	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	497	22	23.1		10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	480 (96.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	385^th of 552 public middle schools	30.3%		27.9	354^th of 550 public middle schools	35.6%	31				37.0	34.0	31.0					26.0	14.0				14.0		$7,568	$388	$207	$983	$6,305	$668	$6,973
Santa Cruz Valley Digital Learning Program	Public, Virtual		590 Camino Lito Galindo	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 375-8700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nogales Unified District	2.43 mi	11	218^th
Santa Cruz County Regional School District	3.36 mi	1
Pima County JTED	5.02 mi	60
Pinnacle Education-Kino Inc.	5.19 mi	1
Mexicayotl Academy Inc.	5.2 mi	2	39^th

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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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