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Tonopah Valley High School

Public Grades 7-12

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 14% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Tonopah Valley High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Tonopah, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 882 students. The school is part of the Saddle Mountain Unified School District, which is ranked 239 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Tonopah Valley High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%, and only 16% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 30%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 76.6% to 92.5% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.7% to 6.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Tonopah Valley High School's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with the school's statewide ranking ranging from 171 out of 509 high schools in 2020-2021 to 324 out of 469 high schools in 2022-2023. The school also faces significant disparities in academic achievement among different student subgroups, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support programs. Additionally, Tonopah Valley High School's location in a relatively rural area, with the nearest high schools being 17-19 miles away, may present challenges in terms of access to resources and opportunities for collaboration.

869

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,150

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38201 W Indian School Rd
Tonopah, AZ 85354-7301

(623) 474-5201

District: Saddle Mountain Unified School District

Feeder schools for Tonopah Valley High School:

Elementary:	Tartesso Elementary School
	Winters Well Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

23.0%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (78%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (16% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2021) to 14th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Arizona avg30%

234^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

239^th of 289Saddle Mountain 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	16.1	234 of 271	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	229 of 270	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	324 of 469	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	301 of 464	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	171 of 509	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	192 of 285	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	185 of 420	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.9	206 of 416	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	31.5	234 of 406	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.0	244 of 261	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	66.0	149 of 394	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.0	294 of 491	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.9	180 of 471	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	199 of 397	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.9	247 of 403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	236 of 395	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	153 of 201	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	206 of 301	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	46 of 306	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	73.9	54 of 238	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	1 of 231	99.6%	★★★★☆

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
2025	15.6	185 of 207	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	179 of 200	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	292 of 406	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	319 of 456	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	217 of 492	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	180 of 247	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	184 of 354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.4	11 of 130	91.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	163 of 176	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	139 of 170	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	333 of 379	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	278 of 441	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	167 of 479	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	100 of 183	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	135 of 311	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	142 of 180	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	152 of 172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	137 of 168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	208 of 223	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	197 of 219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	312 of 429	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	281 of 455	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	128 of 492	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.4	155 of 238	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	185 of 370	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	134 of 199	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	175 of 282	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	239 of 374	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	89.4	22 of 255	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 256	99.6%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	125 of 380	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.5	22 of 422	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	281 of 371	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	346 of 409	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	201 of 448	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.8	203 of 217	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	212 of 291	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)91st percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+44 vs school

Asian (2022)77th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2022)67th percentile+32 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+23 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2021)37th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-14 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
Tonopah Valley High School	Public	7-12	38201 W Indian School Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5201	869	41	21.0		200 (23.0%)	50 (5.8%)	591 (68.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	16.1	234^th of 271 public high schools	13.7%		17.3	229^th of 270 public high schools	15.2%	5	24.0	16.0	7.0	$9,150	$444	$298	$1,186	$5,946	$2,463	$8,408
West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High School	Public	7-12	38201 W Indian School Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Skyview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4290 S Miller Rd Ste 102	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Skyview High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-6799	148	5	29.6		18 (12.2%)	8 (5.4%)	113 (76.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)				$12,224	$1,624	$1,276	$4,523	$5,018	$4,306	$9,324
ThrivePoint High School at Buckeye	Public, Charter	9-12	6213 S. Miller Ave.	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	141	1	282.0		31 (22.0%)	10 (7.1%)	88 (62.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.7%)								(n/a)				$2,801	$00			$1,474	$1,328	$2,801
West-MEC - Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-0100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-0100	2,096	86	24.3		368 (17.6%)	179 (8.5%)	1,444 (68.9%)	15 (0.7%)	22 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	53 (2.5%)	27	185^th of 271 public high schools	31.7%		30.9	175^th of 270 public high schools	35.2%	10	35.0	24.0	11.0	$5,238	$292	$07	$592	$4,673	$265	$4,938
The Buckeye Academy	Public	9-12	402 W Narramore	Buckeye	85236	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 386-9701	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Buckeye Union High School	Public	9-12	902 E Eason Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 269-1100	1,841	82	22.5		404 (21.9%)	132 (7.2%)	1,227 (66.6%)	8 (0.4%)	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	40 (2.2%)	27	186^th of 271 public high schools	31.4%		23.8	196^th of 270 public high schools	27.4%	10	32.0	26.0	12.0	$6,102	$750	$25	$1,526	$5,024	$302	$5,326
West-MEC - Buckeye Union High School	Public	9-12	902 E Eason Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 386-4423	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Tonopah Valley High School

How many students attend Tonopah Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Tonopah Valley High School.

What district is Tonopah Valley High School in?

Saddle Mountain Unified School District

Is Tonopah Valley High School a good school?

Tonopah Valley High School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Arizona high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tonopah Valley High School?

Students at Tonopah Valley High School are 68% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Tonopah Valley High School?

Tonopah Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tartesso Elementary School
Elementary : Winters Well Elementary School

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