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Ironwood Ridge High School

Public Grades 9-12
72nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 256 Arizona High Schools
Better than 72% of Arizona high schools
Summary

Ironwood Ridge High School is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Oro Valley, Arizona, with 1,539 students, and is part of the Amphitheater Unified District. Its latest results are above state and district levels in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and 11th-grade science. SchoolDigger ranks it in the 72nd percentile statewide and gives it 4 stars for 2025–2026. The clearest standout for families is graduation: 91.5% of students graduated in 2024–2025, compared with 85.5% districtwide and 80% statewide.

ELA is Ironwood Ridge’s strongest subject compared with both public benchmarks and similar nearby high schools. In 2025–2026, 54% of students were proficient in ELA, versus 41% statewide and 45% districtwide; that result was 2 percentage points above the three-school nearby average. In math, 44% were proficient, above the state’s 33% and district’s 39%, but 2 points below the nearby average. In 11th-grade science, 25% were proficient—above the state’s 19% and district’s 24%, but 3 points below the nearby average. Canyon Del Oro High School outscored Ironwood Ridge in ELA, math, and science; Mountain View High School scored lower in all three.

Science rose from 21% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 28% the following year, then eased to 25% in 2024–2025. Graduation has also pulled back from a recent high: it reached 95% in 2022–2023 and was 92% in 2024–2025, though the latest rate remains above the district and state. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile increased from 60 in 2023–2024 to 72 in 2025–2026, but that ranking is not a measure of year-to-year test-score change. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.5, higher than Mountain View’s 19.8 and Canyon Del Oro’s 21.8. SchoolDigger’s statewide measures of how well the school serves student groups also shifted sharply: Special Education Students fell from the 89th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 29th in 2022–2023, while Asian Students fell from the 80th to the 5th percentile over those years.

1,539
Students ?
22.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
15.2%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 2475 W Naranja Dr
       Oro Valley, AZ  85742-9733

(520) 696-4000

District: Amphitheater Unified District


Feeder schools for Ironwood Ridge High School:

Elementary:    Coronado K-8 School
    Painted Sky Elementary School
    Richard B Wilson Junior School
Racial breakdown:

White:
57.6%
Hispanic:
34.0%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Arizona average (49% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)
✓Above the Arizona median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
District avg42%
Arizona avg37%
72nd of 256
Arizona public high schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Amphitheater Unified District
131st of 267Amphitheater 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202669.472 of 25671.9%★★★★☆
202563.283 of 27169.4%★★★☆☆
202454.1107 of 27060.4%★★★☆☆
202365.2136 of 46971.0%★★★★☆
202268.1105 of 46477.4%★★★★☆
202175.6101 of 50980.2%★★★★☆
201941.2147 of 28548.4%★★☆☆☆
201851.3143 of 42066.0%★★★☆☆
201748.6153 of 41663.2%★★★☆☆
201656.3121 of 40670.2%★★★★☆
201544.6120 of 26154.0%★★★☆☆
201489.630 of 39492.4%★★★★★
201385.255 of 49188.8%★★★★☆
201283.370 of 47185.1%★★★★☆
201186.551 of 39787.2%★★★★☆
201088.745 of 40388.8%★★★★☆
200987.654 of 39586.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202359.068 of 20166.2%★★★☆☆
202285.122 of 30192.7%★★★★★
202157.295 of 30669.0%★★★☆☆
201862.439 of 12268.0%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20237.0139 of 1464.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202278.447 of 23880.3%★★★★☆
202175.156 of 23175.8%★★★★☆
201847.149 of 8341.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202241.753 of 25879.5%★★★☆☆
202144.629 of 31290.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202662.171 of 19864.1%★★★☆☆
202556.683 of 20759.9%★★★☆☆
202453.586 of 20057.0%★★★☆☆
202362.7125 of 40669.2%★★★☆☆
202269.790 of 45680.3%★★★★☆
202179.584 of 49282.9%★★★★☆
201942.5127 of 24748.6%★★☆☆☆
201855.8120 of 35466.1%★★★☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202230.548 of 11658.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202663.247 of 17072.4%★★★★☆
202555.364 of 17663.6%★★★☆☆
202439.894 of 17044.7%★★☆☆☆
202349.2163 of 37957.0%★★★☆☆
202257.8122 of 44172.3%★★★★☆
202159.6131 of 47972.7%★★★★☆
201933.4105 of 18342.6%★★☆☆☆
201853.399 of 31168.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202644.386 of 17651.1%★★★☆☆
202556.865 of 18063.9%★★★☆☆
202445.586 of 17250.0%★★★☆☆
202348.8154 of 34755.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202665.361 of 21571.6%★★★★☆
202564.469 of 22369.1%★★★★☆
202448.4106 of 21951.6%★★★☆☆
202362.9135 of 42968.5%★★★☆☆
202261.9127 of 45572.1%★★★★☆
202166.1124 of 49274.8%★★★★☆
201938.2133 of 23844.1%★★☆☆☆
201849.0136 of 37063.2%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202363.424 of 7467.6%★★★★☆
202236.285 of 12532.0%★★☆☆☆
202141.853 of 10248.0%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202372.032 of 19983.9%★★★★☆
202264.981 of 28271.3%★★★★☆
202188.339 of 37489.6%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202293.019 of 25592.5%★★★★★
202175.932 of 25687.5%★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202233.774 of 12942.6%★★☆☆☆
202127.241 of 9456.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202326.4122 of 17229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202267.243 of 38088.7%★★★★☆
202154.0118 of 42272.0%★★★★☆
201839.983 of 15546.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202658.067 of 17361.3%★★★☆☆
202556.766 of 17862.9%★★★☆☆
202445.295 of 18448.4%★★☆☆☆
202356.7144 of 37161.2%★★★☆☆
202259.4133 of 40967.5%★★★☆☆
202166.8126 of 44871.9%★★★★☆
201931.4148 of 21731.8%★★☆☆☆
201839.8153 of 29147.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Native American (2022)93rd percentile+15 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school
Military Connected (2023)68th percentile-3 vs school
African American (2023)66th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school
Foster Care (2022)59th percentile-19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-21 vs school
Pacific Islander (2022)43rd percentile-35 vs school
Special Education (2023)29th percentile-42 vs school
Asian (2023)5th percentile-66 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts54%+13 vs state
Mathematics44%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 18, 2019

Open Quote Some excellent pocket experiences with devoted staff, mixed in with some awful overly entitled staff who don’t care about the kids. Toxic. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Open Quote Great high school with lots of extra curricular activities and caring teachers! Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Ironwood Ridge High School

Ironwood Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coronado K-8 School
Elementary : Painted Sky Elementary School
Elementary : Richard B Wilson Junior School

Ironwood Ridge High School ranks 72nd of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Ironwood Ridge High School are 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,539 students attended Ironwood Ridge High School.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 AASA test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025


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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