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Santa Cruz County Public Schools

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Total Schools

31

public schools

Total Enrollment

10,542

students

School Districts

12

districts

Directory guide

How to use the Santa Cruz County public school directory

Start with the county-level shape, then use the school table for exact records. This directory is built from NCES public school data for Arizona; it is best for narrowing research, checking district context, and finding school records to verify with local sources.

District shape

Santa Cruz County has 12 district entries. Nogales Unified District (4457) is the largest listed district in this county slice, with 11 schools.

Community spread

School records are spread across 11 listed communities. NOGALES has the most listed schools, with 11 records.

Grade-level mix

Primary schools are the largest listed grade-level group, with 16 schools. Filter the table by level before comparing enrollment or district context.

Choice-program flags

NCES flags 8 schools as charter, magnet, or virtual in this county file: 6 charter, 2 virtual. Confirm eligibility and enrollment rules with the relevant district.

Filter before comparing

Search by school or district name, then narrow by grade level or program flag so the table matches the student stage you are researching.

Open profiles where available

3 schools in this county currently have generated profile pages. Listed-only schools still remain in the NCES directory table.

Verify assignment locally

County directories do not determine attendance zones, transfer eligibility, magnet admission, charter lotteries, or program placement.

School Overview

Total Schools

31

in Santa Cruz County

Reported Enrollment

10,542

31 schools reporting

School Districts

12

districts

Charter Schools

6

19% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary16
Middle3
High10
Other2

12 School Districts in Santa Cruz County

Nogales Unified District (4457)

Guide
11 schools
5,687 students
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Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

Guide
6 schools
3,673 students
Open district guide

Educational Options Foundation (90201)

2 schools
624 students

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989)

1 school
275 students

Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463)

2 schools
204 students

Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459)

1 school
183 students

Sonoita Elementary District (4461)

1 school
149 students

Patagonia Elementary District (4460)

1 school
101 students

Patagonia Union High School District (4462)

1 school
79 students

Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education Inc. (79066)

1 school
69 students

31 Public Schools in Santa Cruz County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 3 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Level

Showing 20 of 31 matching schools

Nogales High School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

Profile9–12High1,796 students

Rio Rico High School

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

Rio Rico, 85648 / Town: Remote

Profile9–12High1,414 students

Calabasas School

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

RIO RICO, 85648 / Town: Remote

ProfilePK–8Primary1,006 students

Desert Shadows Middle School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

Nogales, 85621 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle760 students

Wade Carpenter Middle School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle576 students

Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary515 students

Coatimundi Middle School

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

RIO RICO, 85648 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle473 students

Lincoln Elementary School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary438 students

San Cayetano Elementary School

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

RIO RICO, 85648 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–5Primary393 students

Mountain View School

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

RIO RICO, 85648 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary387 students

Challenger Elementary School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary374 students

Mary L Welty Elementary School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary364 students

A J Mitchell Elementary School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Primary314 students

Colegio Petite Arizona

Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989)

Phoenix, 85020 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–5Charter275 students

Robert Bracker Elementary

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–5Primary266 students

Little Red Schoolhouse

Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459)

NOGALES, 85621 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–8Primary183 students

Mexicayotl Charter School

Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–8Charter166 students

Elgin Elementary School

Sonoita Elementary District (4461)

ELGIN, 85611 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary149 students

NUSD Online

Nogales Unified District (4457)

Nogales, 85621 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–12Virtual142 students

Pierson High School

Nogales Unified District (4457)

NOGALES, 85621 / Town: Remote

Record9–12Alternative142 students
Citeable records

Every public school record in Santa Cruz County

Each school below has a stable directory anchor, so listed-only schools can still be referenced from this county page. Profile links open deeper generated pages when available; directory anchors keep every NCES school record findable without creating thin standalone pages.

Directory records

31

Showing here

31

Profile pages

3

Primary schools

16

  • Colegio Petite Arizona

    Kaizen Education Foundation dba Colegio Petite Pho (92989)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    Phoenix, 85020
    Enrollment
    275 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Mexicayotl Charter School

    Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–8
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    166 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • A J Mitchell Elementary School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    314 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Challenger Elementary School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    374 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    515 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Lincoln Elementary School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    PK–5
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    438 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Mary L Welty Elementary School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    364 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Robert Bracker Elementary

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    266 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Patagonia Elementary School

    Patagonia Elementary District (4460)

    Record
    Grades
    PK–8
    Location
    PATAGONIA, 85624
    Enrollment
    101 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Patagonia Montessori School

    Patagonia Montessori Elementary School (79069)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–8
    Location
    PATAGONIA, 85624
    Enrollment
    22 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Little Red Schoolhouse

    Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459)

    Record
    Grades
    PK–8
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    183 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Montessori De Santa Cruz - St. Ann's Hall

    Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education Inc. (79066)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–8
    Location
    TUBAC, 85646
    Enrollment
    69 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Calabasas School

    Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

    Record
    Grades
    PK–8
    Location
    RIO RICO, 85648
    Enrollment
    1,006 students

  • Mountain View School

    Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    RIO RICO, 85648
    Enrollment
    387 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • San Cayetano Elementary School

    Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–5
    Location
    RIO RICO, 85648
    Enrollment
    393 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Elgin Elementary School

    Sonoita Elementary District (4461)

    Record
    Grades
    PK–8
    Location
    ELGIN, 85611
    Enrollment
    149 students

    Listed on this county directory

Middle schools

3

  • Desert Shadows Middle School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    6–8
    Location
    Nogales, 85621
    Enrollment
    760 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Wade Carpenter Middle School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    6–8
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    576 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Coatimundi Middle School

    Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

    Record
    Grades
    6–8
    Location
    RIO RICO, 85648
    Enrollment
    473 students

    Listed on this county directory

High schools

10

  • CTD - Patagonia High School

    Cochise Technology District (79403)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    WILLCOX, 85643
    Enrollment
    0 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • EdOptions Preparatory Academy

    Educational Options Foundation (90201)

    Record
    Grades
    7–12
    Location
    TEMPE, 85282
    Enrollment
    93 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Nogales High School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    1,796 students

  • Pierson High School

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    NOGALES, 85621
    Enrollment
    142 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Patagonia Union High School

    Patagonia Union High School District (4462)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    PATAGONIA, 85624
    Enrollment
    79 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • PCJTED - Rio Rico High School

    Pima County JTED (89380)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    TUCSON, 85741
    Enrollment
    0 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • PCJTED- Nogales High School

    Pima County JTED (89380)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    TUCSON, 85741
    Enrollment
    0 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • PCJTED- Pierson High School

    Pima County JTED (89380)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    TUCSON, 85741
    Enrollment
    0 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Pinnacle Charter High School

    Pinnacle Education-Kino Inc. (81009)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    TEMPE, 85282
    Enrollment
    45 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Rio Rico High School

    Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

    Record
    Grades
    9–12
    Location
    Rio Rico, 85648
    Enrollment
    1,414 students

Other schools

2

  • NUSD Online

    Nogales Unified District (4457)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–12
    Location
    Nogales, 85621
    Enrollment
    142 students

    Listed on this county directory

  • Santa Cruz Valley Digital Learning Program

    Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)

    Record
    Grades
    KG–12
    Location
    RIO RICO, 85648
    Enrollment
    0 students

    Listed on this county directory

Santa Cruz County school directory FAQ

Does this list show which Santa Cruz County school serves my address?

No. This is a county-level NCES directory for public school records in Arizona. Attendance zones, transfer policies, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, and program placement must be verified with the local district or school.

What is included in the Santa Cruz County public school directory?

The directory lists 31 public schools from NCES records, including school name, district, grade range, type flags, and enrollment where reported.

Does this page rank the best schools in Santa Cruz County?

No. This page is a public school directory, not a ranking or recommendation. Use it to find records, compare similar school types, and identify district sources to verify locally.

Are private schools included in this Santa Cruz County list?

No. SchoolsByCounty uses NCES public school records for this directory. Private schools, homeschool programs, and some local program options are outside this public-school listing.

Why do some Santa Cruz County schools have profiles while others are listed only?

SchoolsByCounty generates profile pages for a high-enrollment subset of school records. 3 schools in this county currently have profile links, while every listed school remains available in the directory table.

How should I compare school districts in Santa Cruz County?

Start with the 12 district entries, then compare schools with similar grade ranges. County-level lists can include district slices, so use district websites to confirm boundaries and program rules.

What do charter or virtual flags mean in this Santa Cruz County directory?

Charter and virtual flags come from NCES school records. They identify school record types, not admission eligibility, transfer availability, or program quality. Confirm application rules and current program status with the district or school.

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Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.