The highest-performing public schools in science in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
19 public schools in Santa Cruz County, Arizona appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Little Red Schoolhouse leads the list at 50.0%, against a median of 19.0% 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 (Science) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Red Schoolhouse | NOGALES, AZ | 50.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Elgin Elementary School | ELGIN, AZ | 47.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 39.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 4 | Patagonia Elementary School | Patagonia, AZ | 33.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Robert Bracker Elementary | NOGALES, AZ | 32.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | San Cayetano Elementary School | RIO RICO, AZ | 32.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | Lincoln Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 28.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 8 | Mountain View School | RIO RICO, AZ | 26.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Coatimundi Middle School | RIO RICO, AZ | 20.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 10 | Nogales High School | NOGALES, AZ | 19.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 11 | Desert Shadows Middle School | Nogales, AZ | 19.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Calabasas School | RIO RICO, AZ | 17.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 13 | A J Mitchell Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 14.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Colegio Petite Arizona | NOGALES, AZ | 10.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Mexicayotl Charter School | NOGALES, AZ | 2.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 16 | Mary L Welty Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 2.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Wade Carpenter Middle School | NOGALES, AZ | 2.0% | no change |
| 18 | Challenger Elementary School | NOGALES, AZ | 2.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 19 | Rio Rico High School | Rio Rico, 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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