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Rio Rico High School

Public Grades 9-12

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 17% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Rio Rico High School is a public high school serving 1,403 students in grades 9-12 in Rio Rico, Arizona. 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.

Rio Rico High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic proficiency rates in core subjects like Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 9% to 29% compared to the state's 19% to 40%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.5% and 88.7% in recent years, which is below the state average. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.92% to 71.95%, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Patagonia Union High School, Pierson High School, EdOptions Preparatory Academy, and Nogales High School, also struggle with low performance and rankings compared to the state average. However, Nogales High School, the largest nearby school with 1,795 students, performs slightly better than Rio Rico High School in terms of academic proficiency and graduation rates.

1,397

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,911

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

590 N. Camino Galindo
Rio Rico, AZ 85648

(520) 375-8700

District: Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

Feeder schools for Rio Rico High School:

Elementary:	Calabasas School
	Mountain View School
	San Cayetano Elementary School
Middle:	Coatimundi Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

White:

2.1%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (17% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Arizona avg30%

224^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	224 of 271	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	236 of 270	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	292 of 469	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	246 of 464	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	258 of 509	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	212 of 285	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	255 of 420	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	275 of 416	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	235 of 406	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.8	211 of 261	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	62.1	170 of 394	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	190 of 491	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	150 of 471	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	177 of 397	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.2	229 of 403	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.1	180 of 395	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.2	25 of 201	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	123 of 238	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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	16.5	182 of 207	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	185 of 200	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	305 of 406	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	248 of 456	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	255 of 492	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	197 of 247	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	234 of 354	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	142 of 176	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	138 of 170	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	230 of 379	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	222 of 441	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	234 of 479	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	103 of 183	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	158 of 311	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	86.9	7 of 150	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	66.0	32 of 168	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	150 of 180	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	144 of 172	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	196 of 347	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	99 of 168	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	126 of 253	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	195 of 223	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	195 of 219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	260 of 429	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	259 of 455	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	264 of 492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	186 of 238	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	228 of 370	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

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

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	145 of 380	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	115 of 422	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	26.4	124 of 155	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	187 of 371	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	144 of 409	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	77 of 448	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	36.8	165 of 291	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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+50 vs school

Homeless (2022)95th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2023)88th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2022)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)50th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2022)48th percentile~ school

Native American (2022)41st percentile-6 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-11 vs state

Mathematics13%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rio Rico High School

What district is Rio Rico High School in?

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

What schools feed into Rio Rico High School?

Rio Rico High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Calabasas School
Elementary : Mountain View School
Elementary : San Cayetano Elementary School
Middle : Coatimundi Middle School

Is Rio Rico High School a good school?

Rio Rico High School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Arizona high schools.

How many students attend Rio Rico High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,397 students attended Rio Rico High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rio Rico High School?

Students at Rio Rico High School are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025

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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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