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Combs High School

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Combs High School ranks 158 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 42% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Combs High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 in the J.O. Combs Unified School District, located in San Tan Valley, Arizona. With an enrollment of 1,243 students, the school has seen fluctuating performance, ranking between 142 and 174 out of hundreds of Arizona high schools in recent years.

While Combs High School has performed well for some student subgroups, such as Asian and Native American students, it has struggled with Hispanic and African American student achievement, ranking in the bottom half of the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 91.1%, with a dropout rate of 3.8% to 6.1%, generally in line with district and state averages. Academically, Combs High School's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are slightly below the state averages, with 11th-grade proficiency rates ranging from 28% to 40%.

Combs High School is located near higher-performing schools like Eastmark High School and Queen Creek High School, which are part of the Queen Creek Unified District. With targeted interventions and support, Combs High School may be able to improve its academic performance and better serve its diverse student population.

1,182

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,018

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2505 E Germann Rd
San Tan Valley, AZ 85140-8913

(480) 882-3540

District: J O Combs Unified School District

Feeder schools for Combs High School:

Elementary:	Ellsworth Elementary School
	J. O. Combs Middle School
	Jack Harmon Elementary School
	Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary
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	Ranch Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Hispanic:

35.7%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2022) to 42nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Arizona avg30%

158^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

200^th of 289J O Combs Unified 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	158 of 271	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	164 of 270	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	174 of 469	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	142 of 464	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	172 of 509	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.7	215 of 285	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	218 of 420	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	183 of 416	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.5	165 of 406	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	27.1	189 of 261	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	66.5	146 of 394	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	144 of 491	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	166 of 471	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	158 of 397	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	161 of 403	60.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	155 of 201	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	132 of 301	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	86 of 122	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	66.7	79 of 238	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.6	1 of 231	99.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	36 of 258	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	110 of 207	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	129 of 200	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	162 of 406	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	124 of 456	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	160 of 492	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	184 of 247	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	192 of 354	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	127 of 176	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	117 of 170	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	147 of 379	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	252 of 441	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	283 of 479	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	147 of 183	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	173 of 311	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	27 of 150	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	95 of 180	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	113 of 172	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	123 of 347	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	58 of 168	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	148 of 253	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	145 of 219	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	184 of 429	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	163 of 455	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	175 of 492	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.0	205 of 238	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	222 of 370	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	120 of 199	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	204 of 282	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	172 of 374	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	10.1	74 of 76	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	71.8	47 of 255	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	97.7	1 of 94	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	170 of 380	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	209 of 422	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	131 of 155	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	123 of 178	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	157 of 184	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	224 of 371	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	147 of 409	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	164 of 448	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.7	205 of 217	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	229 of 291	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

English Language Learner (2022)86th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2022)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2022)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)67th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)55th percentile-14 vs school

Migrant (2022)50th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile-23 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2023)23rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics34%+4 vs state

Science12%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 7, 2011

This is a poor excuse for a school. The principal is cold, distant and could care less about the students. The front office secretaries act like they don't want to see or deal with the students (and parents). The teachers seem to rotate in and out every semester or seem to leave abruptly with no explanation. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Combs High School	Public	8-12	2505 E Germann Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3540	1,182	55	21.6		636 (53.8%)	42 (3.6%)	422 (35.7%)	10 (0.8%)	22 (1.9%)	8 (0.7%)	42 (3.6%)	36.5	158^th of 271 public high schools	41.7%		35	164^th of 270 public high schools	39.3%	6			40.0			34.0		12.0	$6,018	$340	$74	$754	$5,046	$558	$5,604
EVIT - Combs High School	Public	9-12	2505 E Germann Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Combs Center for Success High School	Public	9-12	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3540	49	4	12.2		25 (51.0%)	2 (4.1%)	15 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)								(n/a)									$4,200	$50		$100	$4,099	$50	$4,149
EVIT American Leadership Academy Ironwood K-12	Public	9-12	850 W Combs Rd	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 344-9898	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Queen Creek High School	Public	9-12	22149 E Ocotillo Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5973	1,968	90	21.8		1,166 (59.2%)	78 (4.0%)	554 (28.2%)	36 (1.8%)	18 (0.9%)	10 (0.5%)	106 (5.4%)	60.1	93^rd of 271 public high schools	65.7%		65.7	78^th of 270 public high schools	71.1%	15			61.0			51.0		14.0	$6,784	$226	$22	$474	$5,561	$975	$6,536
EVIT - Queen Creek High School	Public	9-12	22149 E Ocotillo Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Crismon High School	Public	7-12	21942 East Riggs Road	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 987-5583	2,009	88	22.9		1,215 (60.5%)	71 (3.5%)	575 (28.6%)	24 (1.2%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	109 (5.4%)								(n/a)	54.0	38.0	51.0	37.0	33.0	46.0	37.0	13.0
EVIT - Crismon High School	Public	9-12	21942 E Riggs Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 987-5580	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eastmark High School	Public	7-12	9560 E Ray Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6950	1,889	90	20.9		1,132 (59.9%)	82 (4.3%)	455 (24.1%)	78 (4.1%)	9 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	121 (6.4%)	56.5	100^th of 271 public high schools	63.1%		66	77^th of 270 public high schools	71.5%	23	52.0	48.0	58.0	35.0	28.0	51.0	44.0	10.0	$6,026	$239	$00	$479	$4,828	$958	$5,786
EVIT Eastmark High School	Public	9-12	9560 E Ray Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6955	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Combs High School

How many students attend Combs High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,182 students attended Combs High School.

What district is Combs High School in?

J O Combs Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Combs High School?

Students at Combs High School are 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools feed into Combs High School?

Combs High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ellsworth Elementary School
Elementary : J. O. Combs Middle School
Elementary : Jack Harmon Elementary School
Elementary : Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary
Elementary : Ranch Elementary School

Is Combs High School a good school?

Combs High School ranks 158^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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