Tonopah Valley High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Tonopah, Arizona
Tonopah Valley High School in Tonopah, Arizona enrolled 869 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 21.1 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, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
865 students in 2022-23, 882 students in 2023-24, 869 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 865 | 38.0 | 22.8 |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 38.0 | 23.2 |
| 2024-25 | 869 | 41.3 | 21.1 |
21.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 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).
One counselor per 401 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tonopah Valley High School enrolled 802 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 401 of the 802 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions68
- Chronically absent52.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.0% of students were Hispanic, 23.0% White, 5.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic68.0%
- White23.0%
- Black5.8%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- Asian0.2%
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 Tonopah Valley High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 | 25‑29% | 26% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 25% (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
90-94% of the 173 students in Tonopah Valley 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 | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 173 | 173 | 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 Tonopah
2 public high schools in Tonopah report 2024-25 enrollment; Tonopah Valley High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonopah Valley High School | 869 | 21.1 | 42.9% |
| West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High School | 10 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tonopah Valley High School
- West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 10 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Skyview High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 148 students, 29.6 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Tonopah Valley High School with West-MEC - Tonopah Valley High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) spends per student$10,380 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,380
- The largest public schools in ArizonaTonopah Valley High School is the number 145 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#145 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.21.1:1
- 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 Tonopah Valley High School
How many students attend Tonopah Valley High School?
869 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 865 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tonopah, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tonopah Valley High School?
21.1 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 Tonopah Valley High School a Title I school?
Tonopah Valley High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Tonopah Valley High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Tonopah Valley High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 Tonopah Valley High School?
90-94% of the 173 students in Tonopah Valley 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 Tonopah Valley High School in?
Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254), NCES district ID 0407170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040717002483 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.