Palo Verde High Magnet School

Palo Verde High Magnet School is a high school in Tucson, AZ with 691 students enrolled in grades 8-12. It is part of the Tucson Unified District (4403). That headcount is above the 472-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 53% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 9 points above the 44% average for the Tucson Unified District (4403). Against the 48% Arizona statewide average, the school sits 5 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 14 points. As a high school, it reports a 72% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 13.3 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a majority-low-income enrollment. It is a magnet school, a district-run campus with a specialized theme that draws students from across attendance boundaries.