Enrollment
330
High
DISTRICT 968 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880001448
Santa Rita High School
3951 S PANTANO RD, TUCSON, AZ 85730 · (520) 731-7500 · Pima County
GRADES 08–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Arizona public high schools
- DTest 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
14.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
15.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +13.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 15 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 up about 13 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Santa Rita High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #265 of 268 ▲ 1 | #33 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #230 of 267 ▲ 34 | #27 of 33 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #238 of 510 | #34 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #45 of 279 | #4 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #38 of 284 | #7 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #80 of 128 | #10 of 19 |
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
330
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-80% since 1990-91, when it was 1,662
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 330 | 22.2 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 26.6 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 27.2 | 14.4:1 | 63% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 25.6 | 11.7:1 | 61% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,098 | 55 | 20.0:1 | 42% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 1,575 | 70 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,662 | 74 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Rita High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (299 to 330); teachers down 13% (25.6 to 22.2).
About Santa Rita High School
Santa Rita High School is a small high school in TUCSON, Arizona, under Tucson Unified District (4403). There are 330 students enrolled, covering grades 8 through 12. Across high schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 631.
Santa Rita High School is one of 88 schools in Tucson Unified District (4403), which enrolls 40,316 students in total.
About 48% of students at Santa Rita High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Pima County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Santa Rita High School are from different groups.
There are 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. Compared with the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.
Among Arizona public high schools, Santa Rita High School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Pima County area, median household income comes to about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pima County counts 398 public schools with about 140,692 students.
Ford Elementary is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Santa Rita High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 365 to 330. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
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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
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- Ford Elementary0.6 mi · 182
- Sonoran Science Academy East0.9 mi · 467
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- Irene Erickson Elementary School1.6 mi · 344
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Frequently asked questions
About Santa Rita High SchoolHow many students attend Santa Rita High School?
Santa Rita High School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Santa Rita High School serve?
Santa Rita High School serves grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at Santa Rita High School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Santa Rita High School.
How diverse is Santa Rita High School?
Santa Rita High School reports a student body of 30% White, 48% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Rita High School?
Santa Rita High School is overseen by Tucson Unified District (4403) in Pima County.
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