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Parker High School

Public Grades 9-12

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 8% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Parker High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Parker, Arizona, with an enrollment of 497 students. The school is part of the Parker Unified School District, which is ranked 264 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Parker High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average, ranking 248 out of 271 high schools in Arizona for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 21% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 12% in Mathematics, and 9% in Science, all well below the state averages. Parker High School's graduation rate has also been lower than the state average, ranging from 77.5% to 90% in recent years, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 4.7% to 6.3%. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.88% to 68.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, the only nearby school in the same district, Parker Alternative School, faces similar academic and demographic challenges, with a ranking of 439 out of 509 high schools in 2020-2021 and a high percentage of low-income students. This suggests that the Parker Unified School District and the community as a whole may need to implement comprehensive strategies to address the root causes of these issues and provide a more equitable and high-quality education for all students.

478

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,919

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 S Kofa Ave
Parker, AZ 85344-6403

(928) 669-2202

District: Parker Unified School District

Feeder schools for Parker High School:

Elementary:	Blake Primary School
	Le Pera Elementary School
	Wallace Elementary School
Middle:	Wallace Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

American Indian:

23.2%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg13%

Arizona avg30%

248^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

264^th of 289Parker 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	248 of 271	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	237 of 270	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	331 of 469	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	335 of 464	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	324 of 509	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.7	262 of 285	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	302 of 420	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	282 of 416	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.6	264 of 406	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.9	142 of 261	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.9	224 of 394	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	243 of 491	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.5	265 of 471	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.2	207 of 397	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	227 of 403	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	192 of 395	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
2023	31.2	271 of 406	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	240 of 456	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	289 of 492	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	228 of 247	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	253 of 354	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.2	328 of 379	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	348 of 441	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	335 of 479	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	176 of 183	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	232 of 311	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	192 of 253	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	182 of 223	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	368 of 429	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	347 of 455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	372 of 492	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	214 of 238	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	320 of 370	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	151 of 282	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	175 of 374	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	95 of 128	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	135 of 255	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	104 of 256	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	39 of 68	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.0	43 of 172	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.9	159 of 422	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.0	276 of 371	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	166 of 409	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	236 of 448	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	128 of 217	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.7	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2023)75th percentile+46 vs school

Female (2023)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2023)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2022)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-18 vs state

Science9%-10 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
Parker High School	Public	9-12	1600 S Kofa Ave	Parker	85344	La Paz County	Parker Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 669-2202	478	27	17.4		89 (18.6%)	4 (0.8%)	241 (50.4%)	7 (1.5%)	111 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	14.5	248^th of 271 public high schools	8.5%		15.7	237^th of 270 public high schools	12.2%	11	21.0	12.0	9.0	$12,919	$2,619	$718	$5,957	$6,955	$2,626	$9,582
WAVE - Parker High School	Public	9-12	1600 S Kofa Ave	Parker	86402	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 669-2202	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Parker Alternative School	Public	9-12	1001 S Kofa Ave	Parker	85344	La Paz County	Parker Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 669-2197	37				4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)				$4,596	$1,116	$458	$2,689	$1,453	$1,570	$3,023
WAVE-Arizona Western College	Public	9-12	1109 S Geronimo Ave	Parker	86402	Mohave County	Western Arizona Vocational District #50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 669-2214	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker High School

Is Parker High School a good school?

Parker High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Arizona high schools.

How many students attend Parker High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Parker High School.

What is the racial makeup of Parker High School?

Students at Parker High School are 50% Hispanic, 23% American Indian, 19% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Parker High School in?

Parker Unified School District

What schools feed into Parker High School?

Parker High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blake Primary School
Elementary : Le Pera Elementary School
Elementary : Wallace Elementary School
Middle : Wallace Junior High School

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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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