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Sierra Linda High School

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 7% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Sierra Linda High School is a public high school in Tolleson, Arizona, serving 1,860 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Tolleson Union High School District, which is ranked 229 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sierra Linda High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 10% for the district and 19% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 12% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 20% for the district and 30% for the state. Sierra Linda High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.5% and 87.0% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 2.9% to 6.1% in recent years.

While the nearby high schools in the Tolleson Union High School District, such as La Joya Community High School, West Point High School, and Tolleson Union High School, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Sierra Linda High School, University High School, also part of the district, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5% of Arizona high schools and significantly outperforming the other schools in the district.

1,911

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,862

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2021 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2021) to 7th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg18%

Arizona avg30%

252^nd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

229^th of 289Tolleson 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
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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

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

Asian (2022)14th percentile-7 vs school

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

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-18 vs state

Science4%-15 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 (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
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	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		68 (3.6%)	201 (10.5%)	1,553 (81.3%)	30 (1.6%)	30 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.3%)	14	252^nd of 271 public high schools	7.0%		10.8	260^th of 270 public high schools	3.7%	8	25.0	12.0	4.0	$9,862	$1,315	$705	$3,336	$6,721	$1,120	$7,841
Tolleson Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 478-4022	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	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
Tolleson Union 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) 478-4200	2,648	127	20.8		92 (3.5%)	277 (10.5%)	2,140 (80.8%)	29 (1.1%)	46 (1.7%)	13 (0.5%)	51 (1.9%)	15.2	240^th of 271 public high schools	11.4%		15	242^nd of 270 public high schools	10.4%	2	20.0	17.0	7.0	$10,168	$1,201	$697	$3,098	$7,113	$1,158	$8,271
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%)	99.1	5^th of 271 public high schools	98.2%		97.9	10^th of 270 public high schools	96.3%	5	96.0	87.0	71.0	$8,747	$1,175	$688	$3,039	$5,972	$912	$6,884
West-MEC - La Joya High School	Public	9-12	11650 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 478-4400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
La Joya Community High School	Public	9-12	11650 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4400	2,306	110	20.9		110 (4.8%)	269 (11.7%)	1,812 (78.6%)	29 (1.3%)	23 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	57 (2.5%)	20.3	218^th of 271 public high schools	19.6%		18	222^nd of 270 public high schools	17.8%	4	24.0	23.0	9.0	$9,633	$1,202	$685	$3,089	$6,669	$1,076	$7,746
West-MEC West Point High School	Public	9-12	11620 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 738-0058	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
West Point High School	Public	9-12	11620 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-8700	2,782	132	21.1		196 (7.0%)	347 (12.5%)	2,040 (73.3%)	63 (2.3%)	39 (1.4%)	15 (0.5%)	82 (2.9%)	23.4	201^st of 271 public high schools	25.8%		32.1	171^st of 270 public high schools	36.7%	30	28.0	23.0	12.0	$8,799	$1,068	$690	$2,825	$6,003	$1,039	$7,041

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 7.0% 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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