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Nogales High School

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Nogales High School ranks 193 rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 29% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Nogales High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Nogales, Arizona, with a student population of 1,795. The school is part of the Nogales Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 218 out of 289 districts in the state.

Nogales High School has a highly diverse student population, with over 90% of students identifying as Hispanic/Latino. The school performs well in serving its Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students, but struggles with its White student population, ranking in the bottom third of Arizona high schools for this subgroup. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average, with only 38% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 22% in Mathematics. The school's science proficiency rates are particularly low, at only 7%.

Compared to nearby schools, Nogales High School performs better than the lower-ranked Pierson High School, also part of the Nogales Unified School District. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Patagonia Union High School and Rio Rico High School, which are located in neighboring districts. Nogales High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.5% and 93.9% in recent years, with the most recent rate at 78.4%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.4% to 6.1%, currently at 5.2%.

1,774

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,013

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1905 N Apache Blvd
Nogales, AZ 85621-4011

(520) 377-2021

District: Nogales Unified District

Feeder schools for Nogales High School:

Elementary:	A J Mitchell Elementary School
	Challenger Elementary School
	Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	Mary L Welty Elementary School
	Robert Bracker Elementary
Middle:	Desert Shadows Middle School
	Wade Carpenter Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

Asian:

0.6%

White:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 57th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (78%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 57th-percentile peak (2022) to 29th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

Arizona avg30%

193^rd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^th of 289Nogales 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	193 of 271	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	158 of 270	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	249 of 469	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	201 of 464	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	266 of 509	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	176 of 285	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	209 of 420	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.5	197 of 416	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.6	229 of 406	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.7	215 of 261	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	63.4	167 of 394	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	185 of 491	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	191 of 471	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	154 of 397	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	155 of 403	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.2	190 of 395	51.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	78 of 301	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	63 of 306	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	88.5	11 of 238	95.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	25 of 258	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.7	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	143 of 207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	133 of 200	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	241 of 406	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	254 of 456	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	290 of 492	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	159 of 247	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	225 of 354	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	117 of 176	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	64 of 170	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	174 of 379	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	151 of 441	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	224 of 479	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	76 of 183	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	144 of 311	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	55 of 150	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	58 of 168	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	107 of 180	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	77 of 172	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	170 of 347	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	75 of 168	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	165 of 223	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	131 of 219	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	237 of 429	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	155 of 455	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	244 of 492	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	164 of 238	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	220 of 370	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	98.2	1 of 374	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	170 of 380	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	94 of 422	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	331 of 448	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)100th percentile+52 vs school

Asian (2022)95th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)90th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2022)74th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2022)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2021)26th percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2023)22nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics22%-8 vs state

Science7%-12 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 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
PCJTED - Nogales high School	Public	9-12	310 W Plum St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Nogales High School	Public	9-12	1905 N Apache Blvd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2021	1,774	75	23.6		2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1,757 (99.0%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	25.9	193^rd of 271 public high schools	28.8%		36.3	158^th of 270 public high schools	41.5%	35	38.0	22.0	7.0	$6,013	$324	$61	$709	$4,874	$754	$5,628
Pinnacle Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2055 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Pinnacle Education-Kino Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 281-5109	52	25	2.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
PCJTED - Pierson High School	Public	9-12	451 N. Arroyo Blvd.	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-5833	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pierson High School	Public	9-12	451 N. Arroyo Blvd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0915	119	8	14.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$10,718	$2,156	$193	$4,506	$6,711	$1,658	$8,369
EdOptions Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	480 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Educational Options Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 281-9179	88	9	10.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$22,990	$3,597	$472	$7,667	$8,147	$10,774	$18,921
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		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
PCJTED - Rio Rico High School	Public	9-12	590 Camino Lito Galindo	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 375-8700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
CTD - Patagonia High School	Public	9-12	200 Naugle Ave	Patagonia	85624	Santa Cruz County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 394-3000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Patagonia Union High School	Public	9-12	200 Naugle Avenue	Patagonia	85624	Santa Cruz County	Patagonia Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 394-3000	71	10	7.4		17 (23.9%)	1 (1.4%)	49 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.2%)								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Nogales High School

How many students attend Nogales High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,774 students attended Nogales High School.

What district is Nogales High School in?

Nogales Unified District

What schools feed into Nogales High School?

Nogales High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A J Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Challenger Elementary School
Elementary : Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Mary L Welty Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Bracker Elementary
Middle : Desert Shadows Middle School
Middle : Wade Carpenter Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Nogales High School?

Students at Nogales High School are 99% Hispanic.

Is Nogales High School a good school?

Nogales High School ranks 193^rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025

2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025

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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