Cactus Forest’s public schools
Florence Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cactus Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
Cactus Forest’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Cactus Forest’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy places highest (better than 53%); Florence High School lowest (7%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Cactus Forest, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Poston Butte High School, Florence High School and San Tan Foothills 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 Cactus Forest, with each school’s own grade.
10th grade in Cactus Forest · depends on your address
Poston Butte High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,310 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in San Tan Valley
Florence High School
Grades 7–12 · 857 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Florence
San Tan Foothills High School
Grades 7–12 · 793 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Queen Creek
11th grade in Cactus Forest · depends on your address
Poston Butte High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,310 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in San Tan Valley
Florence High School
Grades 7–12 · 857 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Florence
San Tan Foothills High School
Grades 7–12 · 793 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Queen Creek
12th grade in Cactus Forest · depends on your address
Poston Butte High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,310 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in San Tan Valley
Florence High School
Grades 7–12 · 857 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Florence
San Tan Foothills High School
Grades 7–12 · 793 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Queen Creek
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Florence Unified School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Cactus Forest vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Cactus Forest’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cactus Forest | — | Florence Unified |
Every school in Cactus Forest
11 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).
Questions about Cactus Forest’s schools
Are Cactus Forest’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Cactus Forest. Florence Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cactus Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Cactus Forest in?
Florence Unified School District.
Where do Cactus Forest kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Poston Butte High School, Florence High School and San Tan Foothills High School.
Parents talk
What Cactus Forest families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cactus Forest → They have their own page.
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.