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Hayden High School

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Hayden High School is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Winkelman, Arizona, with a student population of just 93 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Hayden-Winkelman Unified District, which is ranked 470 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hayden High School faces several challenges, including a significantly higher Hispanic student population (ranging from 79.78% to 82.22%) compared to the state average, and consistently underperforming academic results on standardized tests. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Science and English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 22% and 40%, respectively. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from a low of 86.3% in 2017-2018 to a high of 100% in 2020-2021, but the 2021-2022 rate of 95.4% is still higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the closest neighboring school, Ray Junior/Senior High School, which is part of the Ray Unified District, has a more diverse student population and also underperforms the state average on standardized tests, but not to the same extent as Hayden High School. Additionally, Hayden High School's per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $13,724 to $24,594 over the past four school years, suggesting that the school is investing significant resources into its educational programs, but the academic outcomes do not seem to be commensurate with the level of spending.

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,594

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

824 N. Thorne Ave
Winkelman, AZ 85292

(520) 356-7876

District: Hayden-Winkelman Unified District

Feeder schools for Hayden High School:

Elementary:

Leonor Hambly K-8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.8%

White:

11.8%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2011 → 15th in 2023

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (77%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (8% vs 31% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2011

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Arizona avg31%

Not ranked this year

Hayden High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	17.5	397 of 469	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	234 of 464	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	303 of 509	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	306 of 420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	280 of 416	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.1	269 of 406	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	13.0	341 of 394	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	331 of 491	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	334 of 471	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	270 of 397	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	164 of 403	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.9	252 of 395	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	280 of 456	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	308 of 492	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.6	345 of 354	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	281 of 379	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	184 of 441	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	229 of 479	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	206 of 311	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2018	57.0	75 of 253	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	333 of 429	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	201 of 455	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	287 of 492	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	352 of 370	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	294 of 409	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	362 of 448	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)70th percentile+43 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile~ school

Female (2022)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2022)28th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Mathematics12%-20 vs state

Science6%-16 vs state

English Language Arts6%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
CVIT - Hayden High School	Public	9-12	824 Thorne Ave	Winkelman	85292	Gila County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 356-7876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	$37	$00			$00	$37	$37
Hayden High School	Public	9-12	824 N. Thorne Ave	Winkelman	85292	Gila County	Hayden-Winkelman Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 356-7876	93	8	11.6		11 (11.8%)	5 (5.4%)	77 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$24,594	$948	$418	$2,315	$16,530	$6,698	$23,228
CVIT - Ray High School	Public	9-12	701 N. Highway 177	Kearny	85137	Pinal County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 689-5031	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ray Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	701 North Highway 177	Kearny	85137	Pinal County	Ray Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 363-5515	157	12	13.0		57 (36.3%)	2 (1.3%)	91 (58.0%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)		$00			$00
CVIT - Central Campus CAC Aravaipa	Public	10-12	80440 E Aravaipa Rd	Winkelman	85192	Pinal County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 357-2800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayden High School

How many students attend Hayden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Hayden High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hayden High School?

Students at Hayden High School are 83% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% African American.

What district is Hayden High School in?

Hayden-Winkelman Unified District

What schools feed into Hayden High School?

Hayden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leonor Hambly K-8

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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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