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Which teacher or staff member at Sunnyside High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,258
High
DISTRICT 1,542 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817000743
Sunnyside High School
1725 E BILBY RD, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-5300 · Pima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,258 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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
23.6:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · 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 | 599 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 580 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 535 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 544 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 . % PassingMath
11.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Arizona average is about 38 of 100. Math scores are up about 9 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| 2017-18 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sunnyside High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #226 of 268 ▲ 31 | #24 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #261 of 267 ▼ 6 | #31 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,258 | #33 of 510 | #3 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #253 of 279 | #34 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #263 of 284 | #37 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #86 of 128 | #13 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
2,258
+67 (+3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,805
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 2,258 | 95.5 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,221 | 98.5 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,204 | 103.7 | 21.3:1 | 71% (1,564) |
| 2020-21 | 2,191 | 98 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,067 | 95.9 | 21.6:1 | 73% (1,508) |
| 2015-16 | 1,795 | 100 | 17.9:1 | 2% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 2,296 | 99 | 23.2:1 | 70% (1,611) |
| 2000-01 | 1,711 | 87 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,805 | 75 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyside High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (2,067 to 2,258); teachers unchanged (95.9 to 95.5).
About Sunnyside High School
At 1725 E BILBY RD in TUCSON, Arizona, Sunnyside High School operates as a large high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,258 students. For comparison, high schools in Arizona average about 631 students.
Sunnyside High School is among 21 schools run by Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which serves 13,979 students.
About 93% of the student body at Sunnyside High School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 2% Native American. That compares with about 36% Hispanic among all Pima County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 23.6:1 comes from the school's 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona.
Sunnyside High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of Arizona public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Pima County, the median household income is $70,315, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Pima County is home to 398 public schools and about 140,692 public school students.
Sierra K-8 School is located about 0.3 miles from Sunnyside High School. The five-mile area around Sunnyside High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,258, a 3% rise from 2,191 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 22.4:1 to 23.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Sierra K-8 SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Elvira Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Los Amigos Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Challenger Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 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
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
Other Sunnyside High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunnyside High. Sunnyside High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sunnyside HighFresno, CA · 2,858 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolSunnyside, WA · 2,122 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra K-8 School0.3 mi · 801
- Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School0.4 mi · 284
- Los Amigos Elementary School0.6 mi · 613
- Drexel Elementary School0.9 mi · 515
- Esperanza Elementary School1.1 mi · 437
- Rivera Elementary1.1 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyside High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunnyside High School?
Sunnyside High School enrolls approximately 2,258 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sunnyside High School serve?
Sunnyside High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunnyside High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunnyside High School is approximately 23.6:1 (96 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sunnyside High School?
Sunnyside High School reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sunnyside High School public or private?
Sunnyside High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sunnyside Unified District (4407).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.