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Best High Schools in Zip Code 85749


At a glance
2
Schools
1,577
Students
2
Districts
Top rankedTanque Verde High School50th of 271 Arizona high schools
Biggest riser
Sabino High School up 8 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The 85749 zip code area in Arizona is home to three high schools: Sabino High School, Tanque Verde High School, and Canyon Rose Academy-East. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the Tucson Unified District, Tanque Verde Unified District, and Canyon Rose Academy Inc., respectively.

Based on the available data, Tanque Verde High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top 50-60 high schools in Arizona and earning a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Sabino High School has a lower ranking (117-214) and a 3-star rating, while Canyon Rose Academy-East is ranked much lower (175-348) with a 1-3 star rating. Tanque Verde High School significantly outperforms the state and district averages in 11th grade proficiency rates for ELA, Math, and Science, while Sabino High School also performs better than the district average but lags behind the state averages in these subject areas.

The data also reveals that Tanque Verde High School has a more favorable resource allocation, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.1 and a higher per-student spending of $9,903, compared to Sabino High School's 20 student-teacher ratio and $5,523 per-student spending. However, all three schools have similar 4-year graduation rates around 78.4% and dropout rates around 5.2% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that these metrics may not be the primary drivers of the observed performance differences.

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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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