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Enrollment
996
High
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT (4406)·NCES 040068000032
Amphitheater High School
125 W YAVAPAI RD, TUCSON, AZ 85705 · (520) 696-5340 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL996 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Arizona public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 245 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 234 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 258 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| 2018-19 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Amphitheater High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #238 of 268 ▼ 7 | #27 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #238 of 267 ▼ 8 | #29 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 996 | #134 of 510 | #19 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #56 of 279 | #6 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #148 of 284 | #25 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #41 of 132 | #7 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
996
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 2,514
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 996 | 63.8 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,110 | 70.1 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,163 | 73.4 | 15.8:1 | 80% (929) |
| 2020-21 | 975 | 77 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,206 | 70.6 | 17.1:1 | 80% (964) |
| 2015-16 | 1,247 | 69 | 18.1:1 | 72% (903) |
| 2010-11 | 1,292 | 74 | 17.5:1 | 20% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 2,000 | 92 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,514 | 116 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amphitheater High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,206 to 996); teachers down 10% (70.6 to 63.8).
About Amphitheater High School
Amphitheater High School is a high school located in TUCSON, Arizona, in Pima County. Federal data show 996 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Arizona enroll around 631, and this school is 58% bigger than that mark.
Amphitheater Unified District (4406) is responsible for 22 schools, Amphitheater High School included, with 11,277 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Amphitheater High School is Hispanic: 66%. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 36% share among Pima County residents. The diversity index for Amphitheater High School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 63.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.6:1. The gap from the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona is 4.6 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Amphitheater High School lands at F, ahead of 1% of Arizona public high schools.
The school is in Pima County, where median household income comes to about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Amphitheater High School.
PCJTED - Amphitheater High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Amphitheater High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (975) to 2024-25 (996). The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Amphitheater High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,539 students
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Coronado K-8 SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Amphitheater Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- PCJTED - Amphitheater High School0.0 mi · 1
- Envision High School0.2 mi · 89
- Desert Rose Academy Charter School0.2 mi · 150
- Tucson Preparatory School0.3 mi · 80
- L M Prince School0.4 mi · 379
- Amphitheater Middle School0.5 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Amphitheater High SchoolHow many students attend Amphitheater High School?
Amphitheater High School enrolls approximately 996 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Amphitheater High School serve?
Amphitheater High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Amphitheater High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Amphitheater High School.
How diverse is Amphitheater High School?
Amphitheater High School reports a student body of 13% White, 66% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Amphitheater High School?
Amphitheater High School is overseen by Amphitheater Unified District (4406) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.