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Schools in Patagonia

Patagonia’s public schools

Patagonia Elementary District and Patagonia Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Patagonia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 27% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Patagonia Elementary District
Students per teacher
9.8
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
195 students on the public path
In brief

Patagonia’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Patagonia’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Patagonia Elementary School places highest (better than 49%); Patagonia Union High School lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Patagonia; 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 Patagonia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Patagonia Elementary SchoolPatagonia Elementary DistrictB−
9–12Patagonia Union High SchoolPatagonia Union High School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Patagonia Elementary District.

Two districts serve Patagonia

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

Patagonia Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 124 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$15,667AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Patagonia Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 71 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$29,625AZ $12,318 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Patagonia Elementary District42%
State average 40.4% · 63 students tested
Math · PK–8, Patagonia Elementary District32%
State average 34.8% · 63 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Patagonia Union High School District25%
State average 40.4% · 15 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math · 9–12, Patagonia Union High School District25%
State average 34.8% · 15 students tested · the state reports 0–50%

Patagonia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Patagonia—Patagonia Elementary District PK–8 · Patagonia Union High 9–12

Every school in Patagonia

3 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).

District schools in Patagoniaby address
Patagonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
124 students12:1Rate it →
Patagonia Union High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
71 students7:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Patagonia Montessori School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
Charter
33 studentsRate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (CTD - Patagonia High School).

Questions about Patagonia’s schools

Are Patagonia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Patagonia. Patagonia Elementary District and Patagonia Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Patagonia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Patagonia in?

Patagonia Elementary District and Patagonia Union High School District.

Where do Patagonia kids go to high school?

Patagonia Union High 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.