Amphitheater High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tucson, Arizona
Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 996 students in 2024-25 with 63.8 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 67% (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
1,163 students in 2022-23, 1,110 students in 2023-24, 996 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.4 to 63.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,163 | 73.4 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,110 | 70.1 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 996 | 63.8 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Arizona high schools
Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
15 AP courses and one counselor per 291 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Amphitheater High School enrolled 1,164 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 134 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses15
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 291 of the 1,164 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions134
- Chronically absent84.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.7% of students were Hispanic, 13.0% White, 9.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.7%
- White13.0%
- Black9.9%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Asian3.6%
- American Indian3.3%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Amphitheater High School scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 21% | 44% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% | 39% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
67% of the 252 students in Amphitheater High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 67% | 83% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 252 | 1,062 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Tucson
66 public high schools in Tucson report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Magnet High School | 2,938 | 17.8 | 43.0% |
| Marana High School | 2,437 | 19.8 | 28.0% |
| Sunnyside High School | 2,258 | 23.6 | 62.0% |
| Desert View High School | 2,102 | 20.8 | 59.0% |
| Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma Program | 2,058 | not reported | not reported |
| Catalina Foothills High School | 1,865 | 20.2 | 7.9% |
| Mountain View High School | 1,827 | 19.9 | 25.0% |
| Pueblo High School | 1,821 | 18.5 | 59.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Amphitheater High School
- Envision High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 89 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Desert Rose Academy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 150 students, 25.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Compare Amphitheater High School with Envision High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Amphitheater Public Schools spends per student$12,104 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,104
- The largest public schools in ArizonaAmphitheater High School is the number 135 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#135 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Amphitheater High School
How many students attend Amphitheater High School?
996 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,163 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tucson, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Amphitheater High School?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Amphitheater High School a Title I school?
Amphitheater High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Amphitheater High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Amphitheater High School scored proficient or above: 21% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Amphitheater High School?
67% of the 252 students in Amphitheater High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Amphitheater High School in?
Amphitheater Public Schools, NCES district ID 0400680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040068000032 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.