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Vista Grande High School

Public Grades 9-12

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 20% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Vista Grande High School is a public high school serving 1,932 students in grades 9-12 in Casa Grande, Arizona, which is part of the Casa Grande Union High School District. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 12% of 11th graders proficient or better in Science, 26% in English Language Arts, and 19% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year.

Vista Grande High School's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 72.9% to 79.1% over the past few years, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 5.1% to 6.4%. The school struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with its rankings for White, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in the bottom 25-30% of Arizona high schools. However, it performs better for English Language Learners, Special Education, and Military Connected students. Vista Grande High School's spending per student has also been lower than the state average, ranging from $7,291 to $11,072 over the past few years.

While Vista Grande High School's performance is similar to its district counterpart, Casa Grande Union High School, the nearby ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School significantly outperforms Vista Grande on test scores and graduation rates. Despite these challenges, Vista Grande High School's fluctuating rankings over the years suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right strategies and interventions, particularly in addressing the needs of its diverse student population.

1,943

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,072

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1556 N Arizola Rd
Casa Grande, AZ 85122-5746

(520) 876-9400

District: Casa Grande Union High School District

Feeder schools for Vista Grande High School:

Elementary:	Arizona City Elementary School
	Ironwood School
	Mesquite Elementary School
	Palo Verde School
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	Stanfield Elementary School
Middle:	Cactus Middle School
	Casa Grande Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

White:

17.4%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓85% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Arizona avg30%

216^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Casa Grande Union High School District

241^st of 289Casa Grande Union High School 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	20.5	216 of 271	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	227 of 270	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	303 of 469	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	238 of 464	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	300 of 509	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	239 of 285	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	277 of 420	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	246 of 416	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.4	237 of 406	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.1	206 of 261	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.5	210 of 394	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.5	168 of 491	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.6	212 of 471	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	201 of 397	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	165 of 403	59.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.7	117 of 201	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	122 of 301	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	202 of 306	34.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	71 of 122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	186 of 238	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	149 of 231	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

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	17.5	175 of 207	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	172 of 200	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	303 of 406	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	281 of 456	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	328 of 492	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	214 of 247	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	240 of 354	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	139 of 176	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	149 of 170	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	294 of 379	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	215 of 441	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	257 of 479	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	159 of 183	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	185 of 311	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	53 of 150	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	141 of 180	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	156 of 172	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	263 of 347	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	183 of 223	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	204 of 219	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	277 of 429	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	246 of 455	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	256 of 492	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	202 of 238	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	250 of 370	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	15 of 23	34.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	20 of 125	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	18 of 102	82.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	171 of 199	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	211 of 282	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	219 of 374	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	105 of 128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	104 of 255	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	111 of 256	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	174 of 380	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	74 of 155	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	168 of 178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	173 of 184	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	251 of 371	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	284 of 409	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	307 of 448	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	200 of 217	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	240 of 291	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)84th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2022)65th percentile+16 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2022)54th percentile+6 vs school

Migrant (2023)50th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2023)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2022)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Native American (2023)18th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)14th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-11 vs state

Science12%-7 vs state

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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 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th 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
CAVIT - Vista Grande	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Vista Grande High School	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-9400	1,943	87	22.4		338 (17.4%)	87 (4.5%)	1,305 (67.2%)	20 (1.0%)	55 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	133 (6.8%)	20.5	216^th of 271 public high schools	20.3%		17.3	227^th of 270 public high schools	15.9%	11		26.0	19.0		12.0	$11,072	$719	$805	$2,244	$7,150	$2,397	$9,548
Leona Connected High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 396-5627	266	7	38.0		32 (12.0%)	30 (11.3%)	184 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)						$9,872	$00			$6,283	$3,590	$9,872
Mission Heights Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-9383	551	40	13.7		213 (38.7%)	23 (4.2%)	260 (47.2%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	29 (5.3%)	42.4	137^th of 271 public high schools	49.4%		57.1	98^th of 270 public high schools	63.7%	39		51.0	29.0		16.0	$10,251	$889	$782	$2,561	$4,490	$4,091	$8,580
Pace	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 836-6767	83	5	16.6		22 (26.5%)	11 (13.3%)	44 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)
PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	409 W McMurray Blvd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-6549	101	7	14.7		9 (8.9%)	8 (7.9%)	63 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$00			$00
Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande	Public, Charter	9-12	2510 N Trekell Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Pinnacle Education-Casa Grande Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 423-2380	26	22	1.2		3 (11.5%)	4 (15.4%)	16 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$00			$00
CAVIT - Casa Grande Union High School	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00			$00
Casa Grande Union High School	Public	9-12	2730 N Trekell Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-8500	1,912	87	21.9		381 (19.9%)	76 (4.0%)	1,153 (60.3%)	11 (0.6%)	170 (8.9%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (6.2%)	23	204^th of 271 public high schools	24.7%		20.6	209^th of 270 public high schools	22.6%	5		27.0	20.0		15.0	$10,527	$675	$797	$2,147	$6,682	$2,373	$9,055
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2612 W Gila Bend Hwy	Casa Grande	85193	Pinal County	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 374-4200	284	13	21.8		84 (29.6%)	25 (8.8%)	142 (50.0%)	14 (4.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	62.5	84^th of 271 public high schools	69.0%		57.8	96^th of 270 public high schools	64.4%	12	66.0	58.0	37.0	45.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Grande High School

What schools feed into Vista Grande High School?

Vista Grande High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arizona City Elementary School
Elementary : Ironwood School
Elementary : Mesquite Elementary School
Elementary : Palo Verde School
Elementary : Stanfield Elementary School
Middle : Cactus Middle School
Middle : Casa Grande Middle School

What district is Vista Grande High School in?

Casa Grande Union High School District

How many students attend Vista Grande High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,943 students attended Vista Grande High School.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Grande High School?

Students at Vista Grande High School are 67% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Vista Grande High School a good school?

Vista Grande High School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Arizona high schools.

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025

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2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025

2023–24 dropout ratesJun 30, 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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