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Schools in Picacho

Picacho’s public schools

Picacho Elementary District and Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Picacho. 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
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.4K
▲ 0% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Santa Cruz Valley Union High
Students per teacher
22.2
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
580 students on the public path
In brief

Picacho’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Picacho’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Santa Cruz Valley Union High School places highest (better than 34%); Picacho School lowest (1%). 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 Picacho, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Picacho SchoolPicacho Elementary DistrictD−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

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

Two districts serve Picacho

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

Picacho Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 155 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 19.4 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$14,236AZ $12,318 · FY2024
D
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 425 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 23.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$12,366AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Picacho Elementary District17%
State average 40.4% · 115 students tested
Math · PK–8, Picacho Elementary District2%
State average 34.8% · 115 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District32%
State average 40.4% · 67 students tested
Math · 9–12, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District22%
State average 34.8% · 67 students tested

Picacho vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Picacho—Picacho Elementary District PK–8 · Santa Cruz Valley Union High 9–12
EloyCEloy Elementary District PK–8 · Toltec Elementary District PK–12 · Santa Cruz Valley Union High 9–12

Every school in Picacho

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 Picachoby address
Picacho School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
155 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving Picachoin other towns
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eloy
C
399 students23:1Rate it →
Santa Cruz Center for Success
High · Grades 9–12 · Eloy
26 studentsRate it →

Questions about Picacho’s schools

Are Picacho’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Picacho. Picacho Elementary District and Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Picacho. 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 Picacho in?

Picacho Elementary District and Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District.

Where do Picacho kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Santa Cruz Valley Union High School and Santa Cruz Center for Success.

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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.