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Calabasas School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

823^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Calabasas School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Rio Rico, Arizona, with 982 students. The school is part of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified District, which is ranked 250 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Calabasas School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 823 out of 909 schools and a 0-star rating.

Calabasas School struggles academically, with only 20-32% of its students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 36-46% statewide. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 2.1% to 6.1%, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, Calabasas School spends between $6,517 and $8,854 per student, which is lower than the spending at many of the nearby schools, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 18.2 to 19.7.

In contrast, the nearby Mountain View School and San Cayetano Elementary School rank higher and have better test scores than Calabasas. One notable exception is Little Red Schoolhouse, a small public school in the Santa Cruz Elementary District, which consistently outperforms Calabasas and the surrounding schools, with 50% or more of its students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

917

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,405

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1374 W Frontage Rd
Rio Rico, AZ 85648-6377

(520) 375-8600

District: Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

Students who attend Calabasas School usually attend:

High:

Rio Rico High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

White:

0.4%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

823^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

424^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

250^th of 289Santa Cruz Valley 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	823 of 909	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	843 of 912	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	958 of 1245	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	860 of 1000	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	902 of 1226	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	836 of 1039	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	869 of 1109	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	902 of 1106	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	779 of 1079	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	819 of 1079	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	909 of 1158	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.9	589 of 1141	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.7	716 of 1075	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.6	831 of 1090	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	745 of 1062	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	435 of 451	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	579 of 589	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1027 of 1219	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	788 of 824	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	918 of 1219	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	689 of 862	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	859 of 1023	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	454 of 496	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	450 of 486	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	884 of 1170	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	615 of 716	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	802 of 1198	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	539 of 709	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	665 of 911	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	179 of 423	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	539 of 549	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	527 of 556	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	790 of 1116	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	517 of 618	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	502 of 820	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	585 of 626	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	596 of 628	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	881 of 1216	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	730 of 830	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	876 of 1220	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	754 of 850	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	745 of 1032	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	650 of 820	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	585 of 1201	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	6.6	1133 of 1161	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	424 of 552	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	510 of 550	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	615 of 854	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	522 of 605	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	575 of 832	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	528 of 605	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	483 of 711	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	468 of 695	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.4	492 of 677	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	460 of 521	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.7	388 of 690	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	454 of 787	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	400 of 772	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	445 of 685	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.5	426 of 692	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	339 of 663	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.7	113 of 606	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	364 of 395	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	632 of 806	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	443 of 494	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	494 of 820	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.6	434 of 466	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	476 of 624	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	246 of 345	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	294 of 329	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	504 of 760	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	316 of 392	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	504 of 802	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	335 of 387	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	364 of 543	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.7	98 of 257	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	248 of 344	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	289 of 320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	420 of 717	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	290 of 369	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	298 of 503	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	284 of 379	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	562 of 810	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	630 of 818	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	394 of 435	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	403 of 617	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.8	384 of 789	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	724 of 780	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2021)58th percentile+31 vs school

Foster Care (2021)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-20 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)81st percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2021)62nd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2021)51st percentile+20 vs school

Foster Care (2021)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

White (2021)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics18%-16 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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	917	42	21.9		4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	907 (98.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	823^rd of 909 public elementary schools	9.5%		11.8	843^rd of 912 public elementary schools	7.6%	20	21.0	20.0	24.0	27.0	29.0	32.0	19.0		25.0	16.0	11.0	20.0	24.0	$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562
Robert Bracker Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Camino Diez Mandamientos	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 397-7213	272	16	17.0		1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	269 (98.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.4	340^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.6%		52.2	390^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.2%	50	50.0	64.0	40.0				56.0	49.0	40.0			29.0		$7,928	$560	$80	$1,200	$6,714	$574	$7,288
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 N Al Harrison Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2885	508	26	19.5		4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	502 (98.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	348^th of 909 public elementary schools	61.7%		59.7	334^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.4%	14	43.0	61.0	43.0				53.0	52.0	45.0			26.0		$6,391	$505	$39	$1,049	$5,367	$480	$5,847
Mexicayotl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2059 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Mexicayotl Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-4018	168	14	12.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	87	96^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.4%		93.8	47^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.8%	49	55.0			72.0	80.0		70.0							$14,147	$1,081	$2,342	$4,505	$7,465	$3,259	$10,724
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8401	406	21	19.0		6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	396 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	673^rd of 909 public elementary schools	26.0%		21.7	673^rd of 912 public elementary schools	26.2%		26.0	43.0	22.0				33.0	26.0	28.0			24.0		$7,991	$796	$291	$1,883	$5,985	$919	$6,904
Challenger Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 E Calle Mayer	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-0544	380	24	15.8		1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	379 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.8	769^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.4%		22.3	661^st of 912 public elementary schools	27.5%	108	29.0	31.0	23.0				25.0	24.0	17.0					$8,420	$612	$61	$1,285	$7,252	$495	$7,747
San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	395	19	20.4		11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16	766^th of 909 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.7	703^rd of 912 public elementary schools	22.9%	63	21.0	28.0	27.0				23.0	23.0	34.0			16.0		$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575
A J Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	855 N Bautista St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0840	301	18	16.7		1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	299 (99.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		29.0												$7,130	$450	$142	$1,043	$5,948	$589	$6,537
Mary L Welty Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 W Cimarron St	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0880	381	19	20.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	736^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.0%		13.9	805^th of 912 public elementary schools	11.7%	69	22.0	38.0	23.0				36.0	22.0	18.0			20.0		$6,707	$383	$71	$838	$5,772	$481	$6,253
Little Red Schoolhouse	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Duquesne Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0737	131	9	14.2		3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						50.0									$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Calabasas School

What is the racial makeup of Calabasas School?

Students at Calabasas School are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Calabasas School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 917 students attended Calabasas School.

What district is Calabasas School in?

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

What schools do graduates of Calabasas School attend?

Students who attend Calabasas School usually go on to attend:

High : Rio Rico High School

Is Calabasas School a good school?

Calabasas School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Arizona elementary schools.

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