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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.

Schools ranked

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Top % Proficient (Science)

50.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

19.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Little Red Schoolhouse	NOGALES, AZ	Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459)	Elementary	131	50.0%
2	Elgin Elementary School	ELGIN, AZ	Sonoita Elementary District (4461)	Elementary	118	47.0%
3	Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	508	39.0%
4	Patagonia Elementary School	Patagonia, AZ	Patagonia Elementary District (4460)	Elementary	124	33.0%
5	Robert Bracker Elementary	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	272	32.0%
6	San Cayetano Elementary School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Elementary	395	32.0%
7	Lincoln Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	421	28.0%
8	Mountain View School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Elementary	406	26.0%
9	Coatimundi Middle School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Middle	497	20.0%
10	Nogales High School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	High	1,774	19.0%
11	Desert Shadows Middle School	Nogales, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Middle	784	19.0%
12	Calabasas School	RIO RICO, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	Elementary	917	17.0%
13	A J Mitchell Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	301	14.0%
14	Colegio Petite Arizona	NOGALES, AZ	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989)	Elementary	258	10.0%
15	Mexicayotl Charter School	NOGALES, AZ	Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463)	Elementary	168	2.0%
16	Mary L Welty Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	381	2.0%
17	Wade Carpenter Middle School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Middle	547	2.0%
18	Challenger Elementary School	NOGALES, AZ	Nogales Unified District (4457)	Elementary	380	2.0%
19	Rio Rico High School	Rio Rico, AZ	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)	High	1,397	2.0%

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