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What's one thing Nogales High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,774
High
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOGALES UNIFIED DISTRICT (4457)·NCES 040553000455
Nogales High School
1905 N APACHE BLVD, NOGALES, AZ 85621 · (520) 377-2021 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,774 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Arizona public high schools
- B-Test 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.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
23.6:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · 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 | 456 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 459 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 426 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 433 | 24% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +11.0pp since 2017
Math
22.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Nogales High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #159 of 268 ▼ 22 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #142 of 267 ▼ 20 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #74 of 220 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,774 | #78 of 510 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #254 of 279 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #279 of 284 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #117 of 132 | N/A |
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
1,774
-8 (0%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,892
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,774 | 75 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,795 | 71.7 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,796 | 76.7 | 23.4:1 | 70% (1,256) |
| 2020-21 | 1,782 | 78 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,814 | 76 | 23.9:1 | 70% (1,269) |
| 2015-16 | 1,705 | 74 | 23.0:1 | 100% (1,702) |
| 2010-11 | 1,694 | 85 | 19.9:1 | 74% (1,247) |
| 2000-01 | 1,658 | 79 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,892 | 86 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nogales High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,814 to 1,774); teachers down 1% (76 to 75).
About Nogales High School
Students in NOGALES, Arizona, attend Nogales High School, a high-enrollment high school. Its enrollment is 1,774 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 631 students for high schools in Arizona.
Nogales Unified District (4457) enrolls 5,696 students in 11 schools, including Nogales High School.
Roughly 99% of students at Nogales High School are Hispanic. Among people living in Santa Cruz County, the Hispanic share is about 83%. The diversity index for Nogales High School is 2%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 75 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.6:1. Across high schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 20.2:1.
Nogales High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Arizona public high schools.
In the wider Santa Cruz County area, the median household earns about $55,217 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Nogales High School shares Santa Cruz County with 30 other public schools.
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Nogales High School as Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,782 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,774.
On allk12, people connected to Nogales High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,926
Census ACS
Median income
$55,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nogales Unified District (4457)
- Desert Shadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Wade Carpenter Middle SchoolMiddle · 547 students
- Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Mary L Welty Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other schools in NOGALES
- Desert Shadows Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Wade Carpenter Middle SchoolMiddle · 547 students
- Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Mary L Welty Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other Nogales High schools
One other US public school is named Nogales High. Nogales High School is the largest of the 2.
- Nogales HighLa Puente, CA · 1,535 students
Nearby schools
- Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School0.9 mi · 508
- Mexicayotl Charter School1.0 mi · 168
- Pinnacle Charter High School1.0 mi · 52
- Wade Carpenter Middle School1.2 mi · 547
- A J Mitchell Elementary School1.5 mi · 301
- Mary L Welty Elementary School1.6 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Nogales High SchoolHow many students attend Nogales High School?
Nogales High School enrolls approximately 1,774 students in grades 09-12.
Is Nogales High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nogales High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nogales High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nogales High School is approximately 23.6:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nogales High School?
At Nogales High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Nogales High School in?
Nogales High School is part of Nogales Unified District (4457).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.