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Sierra Linda High School

Public Grades 9-12

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 13% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Sierra Linda High School serves 1,911 students in grades 9–12 in Tolleson, Arizona, as part of the Tolleson Union High School District. Its graduation rate is above the state average, but its test results are low: in 2025–26, 18% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 12% in math, while 4% were proficient in 11th-grade science in 2024–25. The most important finding is that proficiency is below both district and state levels in every reported subject.

ELA is a relative bright spot compared with nearby comprehensive high schools, while math and science are weaker. ELA proficiency was 18% at Sierra Linda, between La Joya Community High School at 22% and Tolleson Union High School at 14%; math was 12%, versus 18% and 16%, and science was 4%, versus 9% and 7%. Compared with the district and state, ELA was 5 and 23 points lower, math was 9 and 21 points lower, and science was 6 and 15 points lower. Graduation is stronger: the 2024–25 rate was 87%, above the state’s 80% but below the district’s 90% and the rates at La Joya (88%) and Tolleson Union (91%).

Science proficiency has declined from 9% in 2022–23 to 6% in 2023–24 and 4% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s overall rating has improved from the 4th percentile in 2023–24 to the 13th in 2025–26, but Sierra Linda still ranks below La Joya (23rd percentile), Tolleson Union (15th) and University High School (98th); Sierra Linda, La Joya and Tolleson Union have 1 star, compared with University’s 5. SchoolDigger’s measure for English Language Learner students swung from the 91st percentile in 2020–21 to the 4th in 2022–23, while its measure for Special Education students fell from the 78th to the 17th percentile over those years. The student-teacher ratio is 23.0, near the high end of nearby schools’ 20.8–23.1 range, and the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 58% in 2022–23. ELA and math figures are identical for all grades and 11th grade, but do not establish patterns across individual grades.

1,911

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,862

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

9801 W Van Buren St
Tolleson, AZ 85353-2833

(623) 474-7000

District: Tolleson Union High School District

Feeder schools for Sierra Linda High School:

Elementary:	Fowler Elementary School
	Sun Canyon School
	Sunridge Elementary School
	Tuscano Elementary School
	More...
	Western Valley Elementary School
Middle:	Santa Maria Middle School
	Western Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

African American:

10.5%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (15% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

Arizona avg37%

222^nd of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the Tolleson Union High School District

207^th of 267Tolleson Union High 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
2026	12.1	222 of 256	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	252 of 271	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	260 of 270	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	350 of 469	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	367 of 464	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	308 of 509	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.0	283 of 285	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	284 of 420	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.2	259 of 416	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	16.3	343 of 406	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	261 of 261	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	47.1	222 of 394	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	262 of 491	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	248 of 471	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.4	247 of 397	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	251 of 403	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	183 of 201	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	210 of 301	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	164 of 306	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	85 of 122	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	13.6	205 of 238	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	163 of 231	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	42 of 258	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	168 of 198	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	194 of 207	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	334 of 406	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	359 of 456	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	311 of 492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.2	245 of 247	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	245 of 354	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	34 of 116	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	142 of 170	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	165 of 176	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	164 of 170	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	293 of 379	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	339 of 441	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	274 of 479	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.3	180 of 183	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	181 of 311	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	163 of 176	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	148 of 180	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	162 of 172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	262 of 347	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	160 of 168	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	140 of 253	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	187 of 215	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	217 of 223	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	206 of 219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	328 of 429	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	372 of 455	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	312 of 492	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.9	236 of 238	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	258 of 370	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	158 of 199	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	212 of 282	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	236 of 374	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	24 of 255	90.6%	★★★★★

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
2023	24.2	142 of 172	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	162 of 380	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	91 of 422	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	260 of 371	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	300 of 409	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	234 of 448	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	236 of 291	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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+70 vs school

Foster Care (2022)71st percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+31 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile+17 vs school

White (2023)30th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)14th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

African American (2023)9th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

This school is so poor, they won't even buy paper. Students are encouraged to donate paper to the teachers and administration tells teachers they aren't going to purchase anymore. What are students supposed to work on without paper? They also refuse to buy toner for the printers, making it nearly impossible for teachers who buy paper themselves to print regardless. This happens and they have brand new big screen HD LED TV's in the front office and pay for DirecTV! They are still installing more security cameras and can't afford to buy paper? GET REAL! QUIT WASTING YOUR MONEY ON USELESS CRAP! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)		AASA Mathematics (2026)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85305	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-7000	1			—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7000	1,911	83	23.0	52.3%	68 (3.6%)	201 (10.5%)	1,553 (81.3%)	30 (1.6%)	30 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.3%)	12.1	222^nd of 256 public high schools	13.3%		14	252^nd of 271 public high schools	7.0%	30	18.0	18.0	12.0	12.0	$9,862	$1,315	$705	$3,336	$6,721	$1,120	$7,841
Hope High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7620 W Lower Buckeye Rd Ste 10	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Blueprint Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-8013	155	7	21.4	—	9 (5.8%)	40 (25.8%)	101 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
South Ridge High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1122 S 67th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South R	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-0106	359	18	19.9	58.2%	9 (2.5%)	27 (7.5%)	316 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)	17.0	17.0			$10,321	$1,047	$1,460	$3,555	$4,158	$3,655	$7,813
Maricopa Institute of Technology	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Estrella Educational Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-2780	421	30	14.1	—	30 (7.1%)	41 (9.7%)	322 (76.5%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	63.6	82^nd of 256 public high schools	68.0%		64.6	80^th of 271 public high schools	70.5%	2	58.0	58.0	35.0	35.0		$00			$00
MIT STEM2 Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Estrella Educational Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(480) 206-9357	4			—	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Betty Fairfax High School	Public	9-12	8225 S 59th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-9000	2,014	90	22.3	43.9%	106 (5.3%)	434 (21.5%)	1,206 (59.9%)	52 (2.6%)	138 (6.9%)	9 (0.4%)	69 (3.4%)	17.9	197^th of 256 public high schools	23.0%		18.3	221^st of 271 public high schools	18.5%	24	22.0	22.0	18.0	18.0	$9,473	$854	$167	$1,875	$7,551	$901	$8,452
Lighthouse Academy	Public	9-12	94 N 94th Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(623) 478-4377	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
University High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4380	416	18	23.1	—	30 (7.2%)	63 (15.1%)	255 (61.3%)	51 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	99.4	4^th of 256 public high schools	98.4%		99.1	5^th of 271 public high schools	98.2%	1	91.0	91.0	89.0	89.0	$8,747	$1,175	$688	$3,039	$5,972	$912	$6,884
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85305	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 478-4200	2			—	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Linda High School

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Linda High School?

Students at Sierra Linda High School are 81% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Sierra Linda High School in?

Tolleson Union High School District

How many students attend Sierra Linda High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,911 students attended Sierra Linda High School.

Is Sierra Linda High School a good school?

Sierra Linda High School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Arizona high schools.

What schools feed into Sierra Linda High School?

Sierra Linda High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fowler Elementary School
Elementary : Sun Canyon School
Elementary : Sunridge Elementary School
Elementary : Tuscano Elementary School
Elementary : Western Valley Elementary School
Middle : Santa Maria Middle School
Middle : Western Valley Middle School

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