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Schools in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz’s public schools

Casa Grande Union High School District and Sacaton Elementary District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Santa Cruz. 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
73%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▲ 1% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Casa Grande Union High
Students per teacher
20.4
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,433 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Cruz’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Santa Cruz’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Casa Grande Union High School places highest (better than 37%); Vista Grande High School lowest (18%). 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 Santa Cruz, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sacaton Elementaryin SacatonNo scores
6–8Sacaton Middle Schoolin SacatonNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Casa Grande Union High School District.

Two districts serve Santa Cruz

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

Casa Grande Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 3 schools · 3,938 students · 22.1 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$12,440AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Sacaton Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 495 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$23,388AZ $12,318 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Casa Grande Union High School District35%
State average 40.4% · 781 students tested
Math · 9–12, Casa Grande Union High School District32%
State average 34.8% · 795 students tested

Santa Cruz vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa Cruz—Sacaton Elementary District PK–8 · Casa Grande Union High 9–12

Every school in Santa Cruz

5 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).

Also serving Santa Cruzin other towns
Sacaton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sacaton
259 students10:1Rate it →
Sacaton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sacaton
236 students18:1Rate it →
Vista Grande High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Casa Grande
C−
1,943 students22:1Rate it →
Casa Grande Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Casa Grande
C+
1,912 students22:1Rate it →
Pace
High · Grades 9–12 · Casa Grande
83 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Cruz’s schools

Are Santa Cruz’s schools good?

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

Casa Grande Union High School District and Sacaton Elementary District.

Where do Santa Cruz kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Vista Grande High School, Casa Grande Union High School and Pace.

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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.