Palo Verde High Magnet School

Palo Verde High Magnet School, an average-sized secondary school in TUCSON, Arizona, run under Tucson Unified District (4403), instructs 767 students, covering grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 631 students each, so Palo Verde High Magnet School sits 22% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 88 schools in Tucson Unified District (4403) (40,316 students total), Palo Verde High Magnet School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Palo Verde High Magnet School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 21% White, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Palo Verde High Magnet School records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Palo Verde High Magnet School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pima County) logs that median household income runs about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palo Verde High Magnet School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Academy of Tucson Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Palo Verde High Magnet School.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 30%: 1,090 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.