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Safford High School

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Safford High School ranks 191 st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 30% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Safford High School is a public high school in Safford, Arizona, serving 846 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Safford Unified District, which is ranked 182 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Safford High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test proficiency rates, is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 29% in English Language Arts, 22% in Mathematics, and 17% in Science, compared to the state averages of 40%, 30%, and 19%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 76.3% to 86.3% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.3% and 7.1%, which is higher than the state's average. Safford High School's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students tending to perform better than Hispanic and White students.

Compared to nearby schools, Thatcher High School has higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and a lower student-teacher ratio, while Gila Valley Learning Center and Mt. Graham High School have even lower rankings and academic outcomes. Safford High School's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, indicating the need for a comprehensive improvement plan to address the underlying challenges and better serve its diverse student population.

828

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,124

Per pupil spending ?

32.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 W 11th St
Safford, AZ 85546-3456

(928) 348-7050

District: Safford Unified District

Feeder schools for Safford High School:

Elementary:	Dorothy Stinson School
	Lafe Nelson School
	Ruth Powell Elementary School
Middle:	Safford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.0%

White:

39.3%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2017 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2017) to 30th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

Arizona avg30%

191^st of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 289Safford 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	26.1	191 of 271	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	167 of 270	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	197 of 469	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	194 of 464	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	212 of 509	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	164 of 285	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	171 of 420	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	166 of 416	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.1	193 of 406	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	15.0	249 of 261	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	65.2	154 of 394	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.5	174 of 491	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.6	148 of 471	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	169 of 397	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	183 of 403	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.1	110 of 395	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	56.0	101 of 301	66.4%	★★★☆☆
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	50.3	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	159 of 207	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	171 of 406	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	180 of 456	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	198 of 492	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	135 of 247	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	139 of 354	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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	21.6	140 of 176	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	93 of 170	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	188 of 379	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	237 of 441	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	230 of 479	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	104 of 183	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	152 of 311	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	117 of 180	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	71 of 172	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	152 of 347	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	91 of 168	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	61 of 253	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	133 of 219	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	240 of 429	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	235 of 455	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	228 of 492	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	160 of 238	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	164 of 370	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	200 of 282	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	194 of 374	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	155 of 172	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	131 of 380	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	102 of 422	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	27 of 155	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	156 of 178	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	233 of 371	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	248 of 409	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	233 of 448	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	135 of 217	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	123 of 291	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2021)91st percentile+32 vs school

Asian (2022)77th percentile+19 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2022)66th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)29th percentile-29 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-11 vs state

Mathematics22%-8 vs state

Science17%~ state avg

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Schools Near Safford High School

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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
GIFT - Safford High School	Public	9-12	1400 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Safford High School	Public	9-12	1400 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7050	828	43	19.0		325 (39.3%)	8 (1.0%)	472 (57.0%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	26.1	191^st of 271 public high schools	29.5%		33.9	167^th of 270 public high schools	38.1%	24	29.0	22.0	17.0	$6,124	$106	$34	$245	$5,193	$792	$5,985
GIFT - Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 N 3rd Ave	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 North 3rd Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7270	512	31	16.7		377 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	53.8	107^th of 271 public high schools	60.5%		68.1	69^th of 270 public high schools	74.4%	38	48.0	40.0	26.0	$5,475	$07	$16	$31	$4,465	$986	$5,451
Mt Graham High School	Public	9-12	300 W Discovery Park Blvd	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7060	86	5	17.2		37 (43.0%)	1 (1.2%)	45 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)				$13,934	$178		$356	$12,359	$1,397	$13,756
GIFT - Mt. Graham High School	Public	9-12	3200 West Discovery Park Blvd.	Safford	85546	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Eagle Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	3490 W Main St	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 348-7200	49				32 (65.3%)	1 (2.0%)	15 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology	Public	9-12	615 N Stadium Ave	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 428-2950	24	3	8.0		15 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
GIFT - Pima High School	Public	9-12	38 E 200 South	Pima	85543	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	335	22	15.4		167 (49.9%)	1 (0.3%)	162 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	41.1	143^rd of 271 public high schools	47.2%		53.2	110^th of 270 public high schools	59.3%	33	47.0	30.0	17.0	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Safford High School

What district is Safford High School in?

Safford Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Safford High School?

Students at Safford High School are 57% Hispanic, 39% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Safford High School a good school?

Safford High School ranks 191^st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Safford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Safford High School.

What schools feed into Safford High School?

Safford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dorothy Stinson School
Elementary : Lafe Nelson School
Elementary : Ruth Powell Elementary School
Middle : Safford Middle School

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