Tanque Verde High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tucson, Arizona
Tanque Verde High School in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 761 students in 2024-25 with 43.4 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
712 students in 2022-23, 730 students in 2023-24, 761 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.2 to 43.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 712 | 38.2 | 18.6 |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 42.6 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 761 | 43.4 | 17.5 |
17.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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).
13 AP courses and one counselor per 333 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tanque Verde High School enrolled 665 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses13
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 333 of the 665 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent27.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.5% of students were White, 23.5% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White69.5%
- Hispanic23.5%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Asian1.6%
- Black0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Tanque Verde High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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 | 60‑64% | 64% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 65‑69% | 57% (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
95% or more of the 146 students in Tanque Verde 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 | 95% or more | 95% or more | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 146 | 146 | 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 Tanque Verde High School
- Sabino High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 816 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Canyon Rose Academy-EastThe next nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 80 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Tanque Verde High School with Sabino High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) spends per student$10,237 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,237
- The largest public schools in ArizonaTanque Verde High School is the number 156 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#156 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.17.5:1
- 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 Tanque Verde High School
How many students attend Tanque Verde High School?
761 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 712 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tucson, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tanque Verde High School?
17.5 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 Tanque Verde High School a Title I school?
Tanque Verde High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Tanque Verde High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Tanque Verde High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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 Tanque Verde High School?
95% or more of the 146 students in Tanque Verde 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 Tanque Verde High School in?
Tanque Verde Unified District (4408), NCES district ID 0408280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040828002550 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.