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Palo Verde High Magnet School

PublicHighGrades 8–12

1302 S Avenida Vega, Tucson, AZ 85710 · (520) 584-7400 · Part of Tucson Unified District

Tucson’s School Grade B better than 64% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
767
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Palo Verde High Magnet School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 24.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Tucson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–829 middle schoolsDepends on your address
8–12Palo Verde High Magnet SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1302 S Avenida Vega, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9187
Grade 10255
Grade 11170
Grade 12155
Enrollment over time
614’20
650’21
691’22
676’23
767’24

Up 24.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 21%Black 17%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palo Verde High Magnet School from Tucson families.

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Vesey Elementary School
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Roberts Naylor
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612 students14:1
John E White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tucson
C
607 students17:1
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tucson
C
563 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Tucson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.