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High Schools in Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

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At a glance

DistrictSanta Cruz Valley Unified District250^th of 289 Arizona districtsFull district overview →

School

1,397

Students

Top rankedRio Rico High School224^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

Rio Rico High School up 12 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified District in Arizona contains only one high school, Rio Rico High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has been consistently below the state average, with low test scores, a declining statewide ranking, and a graduation rate below the state average.

Rio Rico High School has an enrollment of 1,403 students and is ranked 224 out of 271 Arizona high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year is 78.4%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate is 5.2%. In academic assessments, only 9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in science, 29% in English language arts, and 13% in mathematics, all significantly below the state averages.

The school's performance and the overall ranking of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified District, which is 250 out of 289 districts in Arizona and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggest that the district and its sole high school are facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to their students. The school's lower spending per student of $5,911 may contribute to these challenges, and targeted interventions and resource allocation may be needed to improve student outcomes.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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 (2023)	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
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	71.9%	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

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	62
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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