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Schools in Sahuarita · Sahuarita Unified District, Continental Elementary District

Sahuarita’s public schools outscore 72% of Arizona districts

42% of students in Sahuarita’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Arizona average (35%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sahuarita, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

#27of 139 Arizona townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 6 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 7 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 11 pts vs AZ 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.4K
▼ 24% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Sahuarita Unified District
Students per teacher
18.3
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
9
6,124 students on the public path
In brief

Sahuarita’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 67 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sahuarita’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 35% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Sahuarita Unified District spends $9,423 per student and Continental Elementary District $13,256, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Great Expectations Academy is in town. Sahuarita Digital Pathways Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sahuarita’s grade

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Arizona school districts, #27 of 139 Arizona towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arizona average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (67)Better than 81%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,530 test results and a graduating class of 548 could put Sahuarita anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sahuarita’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,555 in math, 3,505 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sahuarita, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Sahuarita runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sahuarita Unified District). From grade PK, students attend the Continental Elementary District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sahuarita

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+
Continental Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 643 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,256AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sahuarita Unified District47%
State average 40.4% · 3105 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sahuarita Unified District42%
State average 34.8% · 3156 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Continental Elementary District44%
State average 40.4% · 400 students tested
Math · PK–8, Continental Elementary District44%
State average 34.8% · 399 students tested

Sahuarita vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SahuaritaB+Sahuarita Unified District PK–12 · Continental Elementary District PK–8

Every school in Sahuarita

10 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 Sahuaritaby address
Copper View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
557 students20:1Rate it →
Sahuarita Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
305 students15:1Rate it →
Anza Trail
Elementary · Grades K–8
A−
1,210 students18:1Rate it →
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
864 students17:1Rate it →
Sahuarita Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B+
324 students17:1Rate it →
Sahuarita Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
498 students17:1Rate it →
Sahuarita High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
1,215 students22:1Rate it →
Walden Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,151 students21:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Great Expectations Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
B
Charter
176 students15:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Sahuaritanot counted as local schools
Sahuarita Digital Pathways Academy
Grades K–12
Online
106 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (PCJTED - Sahuarita High School, PCJTED - Walden Grove High School and Pima County at Walden Grove).

Questions about Sahuarita’s schools

Are Sahuarita’s schools good?

By Arizona’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sahuarita children attend outscore 72% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #27 of 139 Arizona towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sahuarita in?

Two districts: Sahuarita Unified District runs grades PK–12, and Continental Elementary District runs grades PK–8.

Where do Sahuarita kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School.

What is Sahuarita’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Sahuarita Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.

How much does Sahuarita spend per student?

$9,423 in Sahuarita Unified District and $13,256 in Continental Elementary District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.