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Schools in Amado

Amado’s public schools

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amado. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.2K
▼ 17% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
22.6
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
3,612 students on the public path
In brief

Amado’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Amado’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Coatimundi Middle School places highest (better than 42%); Mountain View School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Amado, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Rio Rico High School. See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Amado; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Amado, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–12Rio Rico High Schoolin Rio RicoC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santa Cruz Valley Unified District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santa Cruz Valley Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,612 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 22.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,243AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 40.4% · 1803 students tested
Math20%
State average 34.8% · 1808 students tested

Amado vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Amado’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Amado—Santa Cruz Valley Unified District

Every school in Amado

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Amadoin other towns
Calabasas School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rio Rico
C
917 students22:1Rate it →
Mountain View School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rio Rico
C−
406 students19:1Rate it →
San Cayetano Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rio Rico
C
395 students20:1Rate it →
Coatimundi Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rio Rico
C+
497 students23:1Rate it →
Rio Rico High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rio Rico
C
1,397 students25:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Montessori De Santa Cruz Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
Charter
81 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Amado’s schools

Are Amado’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Amado. Santa Cruz Valley Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Amado. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Amado in?

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District.

Where do Amado kids go to high school?

Rio Rico High School.

Parents talk

What Amado families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.