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Tombstone High School

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Tombstone High School ranks 114 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 58% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Tombstone High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Tombstone, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 453 students. The school is part of the Tombstone Unified District and has been consistently ranked in the middle range of Arizona high schools over the past decade.

Academically, Tombstone High School performs on par with or slightly above the state average in subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Native American students, who have ranked in the top quartile of Arizona high schools in recent years. However, the school's performance lags behind the state average for White and multi-racial students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 76.6% and 86.7%, which is generally in line with the state average, and its dropout rate has been slightly higher than the state average.

Despite having a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 38.8% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Tombstone High School has been able to maintain strong performance for this subgroup, ranking in the top quartile of Arizona high schools in recent years. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Buena High School and St. David High School, Tombstone High School's performance is generally on par or slightly above in terms of academic proficiency and graduation rates.

461

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,243

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1211 N. Yellowjacket Way
Tombstone, AZ 85638

(520) 457-2215

District: Tombstone Unified District

Feeder schools for Tombstone High School:

Elementary:	Huachuca City School
	Walter J Meyer School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (36% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (78%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Arizona avg30%

114^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	49.4	114 of 271	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	99 of 270	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	158 of 469	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	206 of 464	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	277 of 509	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	182 of 285	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	197 of 420	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.7	203 of 416	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	29.9	239 of 406	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	196 of 261	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.0	162 of 394	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.5	157 of 491	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.2	124 of 471	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	60.6	170 of 397	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.4	222 of 403	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	204 of 395	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	16 of 201	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	40 of 301	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	32 of 306	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	128 of 238	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	77 of 207	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	68 of 200	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	178 of 406	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	186 of 456	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	252 of 492	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	161 of 247	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	206 of 354	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	32 of 170	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	164 of 379	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	167 of 441	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	253 of 479	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	81 of 183	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	147 of 311	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	50 of 180	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	44 of 172	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	32.5	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	121 of 253	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	110 of 219	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	148 of 429	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	186 of 455	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	280 of 492	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	150 of 238	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	181 of 370	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	96.7	1 of 74	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	29.9	95 of 125	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	62 of 102	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.2	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	181 of 282	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	268 of 374	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	88.5	14 of 128	89.1%	★★★★☆
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	57.6	34 of 129	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	196 of 422	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	88 of 155	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	129 of 178	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	112 of 184	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	234 of 371	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	285 of 409	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	306 of 448	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	185 of 217	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	222 of 291	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)99th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2023)92nd percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2023)89th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2024)81st percentile+18 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)74th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)50th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2022)46th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)46th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

Mathematics34%+4 vs state

Science27%+8 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
CTD - Tombstone High School	Public	9-12	1211 N Yellow Jacket Way	Tombstone	85638	Cochise County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 457-2215	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Tombstone High School	Public	9-12	1211 N. Yellowjacket Way	Tombstone	85638	Cochise County	Tombstone Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 457-2215	461	27	16.9		252 (54.7%)	9 (2.0%)	165 (35.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	49.4	114^th of 271 public high schools	57.9%		56.6	99^th of 270 public high schools	63.3%	15	46.0	34.0	27.0	$11,243	$7,803	$1,849	$17,455	$831	$760	$1,591
CTD - Buena High School	Public	9-12	5225 E Buena School Blvd	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 515-2800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Buena High School	Public	7-12	5225 E Buena School Blvd	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 515-2800	1,715	78	21.8		731 (42.6%)	103 (6.0%)	685 (39.9%)	31 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	16 (0.9%)	139 (8.1%)	39.8	147^th of 271 public high schools	45.8%		55.7	102^nd of 270 public high schools	62.2%	45	45.0	27.0	20.0		$00			$00
CTD - St. David High School	Public	9-12	70 E Patton St	Saint David	85630	Cochise County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-4781	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
St David High School	Public	9-12	70 E Patton St	Saint David	85630	Cochise County	St David Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-4781	137	6	23.4		112 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)	42.0			$6,844	$293	$83	$669	$5,572	$896	$6,468
CTD - Cochise College	Public	9-12	901 Colombo Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(800) 966-7943	5				2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$1,551	$00			$00	$1,551	$1,551
Sierra Vista Online	Public, Virtual	9-12	3555 E Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 515-2928	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	4116 Avenida Cochise Suites F	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 458-8205	75	8	8.9		35 (46.7%)	4 (5.3%)	21 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Center for Academic Success #1 - Sierra Vista 9-12	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Carmelita Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 439-3500	130	9	15.2		67 (51.5%)	10 (7.7%)	43 (33.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	6 (4.6%)								(n/a)	39.0			$11,612	$1,460	$1,035	$3,956	$8,054	$1,063	$9,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Tombstone High School

What is the racial makeup of Tombstone High School?

Students at Tombstone High School are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Tombstone High School in?

Tombstone Unified District

What schools feed into Tombstone High School?

Tombstone High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Huachuca City School
Elementary : Walter J Meyer School

How many students attend Tombstone High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Tombstone High School.

Is Tombstone High School a good school?

Tombstone High School ranks 114^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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