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Schools in Tonopah

Tonopah’s public schools

Saddle Mountain Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tonopah. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.0K
▼ 11% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.4
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,265 students on the public path
In brief

Tonopah’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Tonopah’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Tartesso Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Winters Well Elementary School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Tonopah, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Tonopah Valley High School, Ruth Fisher Middle School and Tartesso Elementary School. 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 Tonopah, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Saddle Mountain Unified School District.

The district

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

Saddle Mountain Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,265 students, up 14% since 2021–22 · 21.4 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,996AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 40.4% · 1542 students tested
Math25%
State average 34.8% · 1549 students tested

Tonopah vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tonopah—Saddle Mountain Unified

Every school in Tonopah

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 Tonopahin other towns
Ruth Fisher Middle School
Grades PK–12
B−
745 students19:1Rate it →
Winters Well Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
663 students26:1Rate it →
Desert Sunset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buckeye
648 students23:1Rate it →
Tartesso Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
B
340 students18:1Rate it →
Tonopah Valley High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
869 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Tonopah’s schools

Are Tonopah’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tonopah. Saddle Mountain Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tonopah. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tonopah in?

Saddle Mountain Unified School District.

Where do Tonopah kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Tonopah Valley High School, Ruth Fisher Middle School and Tartesso Elementary School.

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What Tonopah families are saying about 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.