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Pierson High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

451 N. Arroyo Blvd, Nogales, AZ 85621 · (520) 287-0915 · Part of Nogales Unified District

Nogales’ School Grade B better than 56% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
119
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Pierson High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 21.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

451 N. Arroyo Blvd, Nogales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 934
Grade 1028
Grade 1130
Grade 1227
Enrollment over time
98’20
142’21
142’22
155’23
119’24

Up 21.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 100%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pierson High School from Nogales families.

Other schools in Nogales Unified District

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nogales
C
421 students18:1
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Nogales
B
508 students20:1
Mary L Welty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Nogales
C
381 students20:1
Challenger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Nogales
C
380 students16:1
A J Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Nogales
D−
301 students17:1
Robert Bracker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Nogales
C+
272 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Nogales’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.