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Main Street Arivaca Arizona 2015Photo: The Old Pueblo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Arivaca

Arivaca’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.4K
▼ 24% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.5
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,407 students on the public path
In brief

Arivaca’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Arivaca’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Copper View Elementary School places highest (better than 84%); Sopori Elementary School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Arivaca, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School. See the path ↓

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 Arivaca, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–85 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sahuarita 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.

Sahuarita Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 6,335 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$9,423AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 40.4% · 3105 students tested
Math42%
State average 34.8% · 3156 students tested

Arivaca vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arivaca—Sahuarita Unified District

Every school in Arivaca

7 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 Arivacain other towns
Copper View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sahuarita
A−
557 students20:1Rate it →
Sahuarita Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sahuarita
305 students15:1Rate it →
Sopori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Amado
C−
105 students10:1Rate it →
Anza Trail
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sahuarita
A−
1,210 students18:1Rate it →
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Sahuarita
B
864 students17:1Rate it →
Sahuarita High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sahuarita
C+
1,215 students22:1Rate it →
Walden Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sahuarita
B
1,151 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Arivaca’s schools

Are Arivaca’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arivaca. Sahuarita Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arivaca. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arivaca in?

Sahuarita Unified District.

Where do Arivaca kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School.

Parents talk

What Arivaca 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.