AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
Of the 9,935 students attending Santa Cruz County schools, 96.5% were Latino. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.6% of Santa Cruz County students.
In the previous school year, Latino students still were the most common group in Santa Cruz County, representing 90.1% of the student body.
Wade Carpenter Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 59.3% of White students and 31.7% of Latino students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.8% when compared to the previous year.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Mitchell Elementary School | Latino | 99.3% | 293 |
| Calabasas School | Latino | 98.4% | 1,064 |
| Challenger Elementary School | Latino | 99.2% | 365 |
| Coatimundi Middle School | Latino | 95.1% | 467 |
| Desert Shadows Middle School | Latino | 97.9% | 722 |
| Elgin Elementary School | White | 59.3% | 123 |
| Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School | Latino | 98.2% | 501 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Latino | 99.5% | 403 |
| Little Red Schoolhouse | Latino | 97.8% | 180 |
| Mary L. Welty Elementary School | Latino | 100% | 343 |
| Mountain View School | Latino | 96.8% | 379 |
| Nogales High School | Latino | 99.2% | 1,800 |
| Patagonia Elementary School | Latino | 73.8% | 107 |
| Patagonia Union High School | Latino | 66.2% | 74 |
| Pierson High School | Latino | 100% | 141 |
| Rio Rico High School | Latino | 96.7% | 1,318 |
| Robert Bracker Elementary | Latino | 99.3% | 267 |
| San Cayetano Elementary School | Latino | 96.8% | 401 |
| Wade Carpenter Middle School | Latino | 99.8% | 539 |
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