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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, drawn from 19 qualifying public schools. Mexicayotl Charter School leads the list at 62.0%, against a median of 30.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Top % Proficient (Reading)

62.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

30.0%

BEST IN READING · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mexicayotl Charter School	NOGALES, AZ	Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463)	Elementary	168	62.0%
2	Little Red Schoolhouse	NOGALES, AZ	Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459)	Elementary	131	52.0%
3	Robert Bracker Elementary	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	272	51.0%
4	Elgin Elementary School	ELGIN, AZ	Sonoita Elementary District (4461)	Elementary	118	49.0%
5	Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	508	48.0%
6	Desert Shadows Middle School	Nogales, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Middle	784	47.0%
7	Nogales High School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	High	1,774	38.0%
8	Patagonia Elementary School	Patagonia, AZ	Patagonia Elementary District (4460)	Elementary	124	36.0%
9	Coatimundi Middle School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Middle	497	34.0%
10	Mountain View School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Elementary	406	30.0%
11	Rio Rico High School	Rio Rico, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	High	1,397	29.0%
12	Mary L Welty Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	381	28.0%
13	Challenger Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	380	28.0%
14	Calabasas School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Elementary	917	26.0%
15	Wade Carpenter Middle School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Middle	547	25.0%
16	San Cayetano Elementary School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Elementary	395	25.0%
17	Lincoln Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	421	24.0%
18	A J Mitchell Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	301	16.0%
19	Colegio Petite Arizona	NOGALES, AZ	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989)	Elementary	258	2.0%

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