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.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexicayotl Charter School | NOGALES, AZ | 62.0% | no change |
| 2 | Little Red Schoolhouse | NOGALES, AZ | 52.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Robert Bracker Elementary | NOGALES, AZ | 51.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Elgin Elementary School | ELGIN, AZ | 49.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 48.0% | no change |
| 6 | Desert Shadows Middle School | Nogales, AZ | 47.0% | no change |
| 7 | Nogales High School | NOGALES, AZ | 38.0% | no change |
| 8 | Patagonia Elementary School | Patagonia, AZ | 36.0% | no change |
| 9 | Coatimundi Middle School | RIO RICO, AZ | 34.0% | no change |
| 10 | Mountain View School | RIO RICO, AZ | 30.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Rio Rico High School | Rio Rico, AZ | 29.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 12 | Mary L Welty Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 28.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 13 | Challenger Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 28.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 14 | Calabasas School | RIO RICO, AZ | 26.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 15 | Wade Carpenter Middle School | NOGALES, AZ | 25.0% | no change |
| 16 | San Cayetano Elementary School | RIO RICO, AZ | 25.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 24.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 18 | A J Mitchell Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 16.0% | no change |
| 19 | Colegio Petite Arizona | NOGALES, AZ | 2.0% | no change |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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