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Sabino High School

Q: Is Sabino High School a good school?

Sabino High School ranks 117 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 57% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Sabino High School is a public high school located in Tucson, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 863 students. It is part of the Tucson Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, but Sabino High School has consistently maintained a 3-star rating, indicating it is performing at an average level compared to other high schools in Arizona.

Sabino High School consistently outperforms the Tucson Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 47% of Sabino High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 35% for the district and 40% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science is more mixed, with 11th-grade proficiency rates ranging from 10% to 22% in recent years, which is generally lower than the district and state averages. Sabino High School has also maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 77.5% to 94.7% in recent years, which is comparable to or slightly higher than the nearby Sahuaro High School and the state average.

While Sabino High School generally outperforms the nearby Sahuaro High School, the high-performing charter school BASIS Tucson North, located about 5 miles away, significantly outperforms Sabino High School across a wide range of academic measures, including test scores and student subgroup performance. Additionally, Sabino High School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 12.15% to 24.94% in recent years, which is lower than the Tucson Unified District average, suggesting the school may serve a more affluent student population.

816

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 N Bowes Rd
Tucson, AZ 85749-8589

(520) 584-7700

District: Tucson Unified District

Feeder schools for Sabino High School:

Elementary:	Collier Elementary School
	Fruchthendler Elementary School
Middle:	Magee Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Hispanic:

34.7%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

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

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tucson Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg24%

Arizona avg30%

117^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 43%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9High Schools in the Tucson Unified District

208^th of 289Tucson 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	49.3	117 of 271	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	125 of 270	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	214 of 469	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	158 of 464	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	148 of 509	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	96 of 285	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	91 of 420	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	50.0	142 of 416	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	114 of 406	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	46.2	112 of 261	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	87.5	41 of 394	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	56 of 491	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	87.7	49 of 471	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	90.6	37 of 397	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	46 of 403	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	88.9	45 of 395	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	168 of 201	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	220 of 301	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.5	63 of 306	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	3 of 122	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.1	132 of 146	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	216 of 238	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.3	131 of 231	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	82 of 207	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	123 of 200	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	212 of 406	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	145 of 456	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	148 of 492	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	87 of 247	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	82 of 354	76.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	58 of 176	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	81 of 170	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	202 of 379	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	153 of 441	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	97 of 479	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	47 of 183	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	75 of 311	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	72 of 180	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	88 of 172	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	106 of 223	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	94 of 219	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	207 of 429	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	166 of 455	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	139 of 492	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	114 of 238	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	122 of 370	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	49 of 125	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	23 of 102	77.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.9	105 of 199	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	146 of 282	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	228 of 374	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	25 of 76	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	85 of 380	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	125 of 422	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	12 of 155	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	118 of 178	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	100 of 184	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	248 of 371	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	215 of 409	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	193 of 448	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	146 of 217	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	102 of 291	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2022)78th percentile+12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2022)61st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2023)10th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+7 vs state

Mathematics42%+12 vs state

Science18%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The counseling department does not support students at all. They chronically make mistakes that put students at risk of not graduating. They take no personal responsibility for how poorly they are run and are beyond rude.
The student council is mismanaged and sets a very bad tone for the rest of the school because there is no leadership or guidance from a qualified teacher. The sports coordinator is rude and unable to communicate. Most teachers and have a ton of implicit bias and most students have so much unchecked privilege it’s a racist and hostile school environment. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, December 27, 2015

The teachers are ineffective. One teacher leaves the classroom three times a week with no explanation. Some teachers take days off and leave no work for the students to do. A teacher is racist against students. The staff does not take notice in the needs of the students. Teachers lose tests frequently.I disagree that the school develops honesty, integrity and fairness. The teachers are not fair and the administration is not fair. The administration hears some comments of what is really going on with their school but they "brush it under the rug" so it doesn't affect their image. The school does not enforce compassion, caring or empathy towards the students. I have tried to change my classes because my teachers where not doing their job and the administration did not care. My parents have called several of times and the principle and administration would not call back students when it comes to education. 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
PCJTED - Sabino High School	Public	9-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Sabino High School	Public	7-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	816	41	20.1		399 (48.9%)	48 (5.9%)	283 (34.7%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	62 (7.6%)	49.3	117^th of 271 public high schools	56.8%		47.5	125^th of 270 public high schools	53.7%	8					47.0					42.0			18.0		$00			$00
PCJTED - Tanque Verde High School	Public	9-12	4201 N Melpomene Way	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 760-0801	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Tanque Verde High School	Public	9-12	4201 N Melpomene Way	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 760-0801	761	43	17.5		529 (69.5%)	4 (0.5%)	179 (23.5%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	79.5	50^th of 271 public high schools	81.5%		76.5	54^th of 270 public high schools	80.0%	4					79.0					60.0			30.0	$9,903	$727	$1,060	$2,513	$6,568	$1,549	$8,117
Canyon Rose Academy-East	Public, Charter	9-12	8981 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste 281	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Canyon Rose Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 797-4884	80	7	11.4		29 (36.3%)	4 (5.0%)	41 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.0%)								(n/a)														$15,220	$414	$374	$1,202	$8,617	$5,815	$14,432
PCJTED - Sahuaro High School	Public	9-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Pima County JTED	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Sahuaro High School	Public	8-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	1,250	65	19.2		384 (30.7%)	116 (9.3%)	592 (47.4%)	43 (3.4%)	12 (1.0%)	11 (0.9%)	92 (7.4%)	21	211^th of 271 public high schools	22.1%		20.5	210^th of 270 public high schools	22.2%	1					30.0					17.0			11.0		$00			$00
BASIS Tucson North	Public, Charter	5-12	5740 E River Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 207-0076	753	49	15.2		227 (30.1%)	48 (6.4%)	233 (30.9%)	194 (25.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)								(n/a)	59.0	69.0	84.0	86.0		50.0	64.0	81.0	95.0		58.0	91.0	95.0	$9,097	$272	$43	$586	$6,070	$2,712	$8,782
Eastpointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8495 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Eastpointe High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-8180	605				142 (23.5%)	82 (13.6%)	321 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
Online School of Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	7320 E Broadway Blvd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Online School of Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 688-3276	45	4	12.8		10 (22.2%)	8 (17.8%)	24 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)								(n/a)															$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Sabino High School

What is the racial makeup of Sabino High School?

Students at Sabino High School are 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Sabino High School?

Sabino High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Collier Elementary School
Elementary : Fruchthendler Elementary School
Middle : Magee Middle School

Is Sabino High School a good school?

Sabino High School ranks 117^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sabino High School in?

Tucson Unified District

How many students attend Sabino High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Sabino High School.

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