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Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District, Arizona

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Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,621 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Santa Cruz County). During the 2024 school year, 3,621 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brad Beach2028
Ben Guerrero20242028
Lourdes Vasquez20222026
René Ramírez20182026
Susan Faubion20092026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,863,000 $3,338 21%
Local: $16,609,000 $4,673 29%
State: $29,084,000 $8,183 50%
Total: $57,556,000 $16,195
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $57,039,000 $15,687
Total Current Expenditures: $33,848,000 $9,309
Instructional Expenditures: $17,960,000 $4,939 31%
Student and Staff Support: $5,410,000 $1,487 9%
Administration: $3,443,000 $946 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,035,000 $1,934 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $22,304,000 $6,134
Construction: $19,290,000 $5,305
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $856,000 $235


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 12 >=50 PS 11 PS PS 30-39
2018-2019 31 >=50 PS 31 PS PS 50-59
2017-2018 36 >=50 PS 35 PS 60-69
2016-2017 32 60-79 PS 31 40-49
2015-2016 31 >=50 PS 30 40-49
2014-2015 33 >=50 PS 32 40-49
2013-2014 60 >=50 PS 60 75-79
2012-2013 63 >=50 PS 63 70-74
2011-2012 63 >=50 PS 63 PS 80-84
2010-2011 58 PS PS 57 PS 60-64

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 >=50 PS 25 PS PS 50-59
2018-2019 35 >=50 PS 34 PS PS 50-59
2017-2018 36 >=50 PS 35 PS 60-69
2016-2017 33 60-79 PS 32 50-59
2015-2016 30 60-79 PS 29 60-64
2014-2015 29 <50 PS 28 50-59
2013-2014 79 >=50 PS 79 85-89
2012-2013 79 >=50 PS 79 85-89
2011-2012 79 >=50 PS 78 PS 90-94
2010-2011 75 PS PS 76 PS 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 91 >=50
2018-2019 94 PS 94 >=50
2017-2018 95 PS PS 95 PS >=50
2016-2017 92 PS 92 >=50
2015-2016 93 90-94 >=50
2014-2015 89 PS PS 85-89 >=50
2013-2014 87 PS PS 85-89 >=50
2012-2013 80 PS 80-84 >=80
2011-2012 80 PS 75-79 >=80
2010-2011 81 PS PS 80-84 >=50


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,621 -1.4
2022-2023 3,673 1.0
2021-2022 3,636 3.7
2020-2021 3,502 -1.4
2019-2020 3,550 0.0
2018-2019 0 0.0
2017-2018 3,238 -4.8
2016-2017 3,392 -1.9
2015-2016 3,458 4.3
2014-2015 3,310 0.4
2013-2014 3,296 -1.6
2012-2013 3,350 -0.5
2011-2012 3,367 -4.0
2010-2011 3,501 -2.8
2009-2010 3,598 -4.4
2008-2009 3,756 -2.4
2007-2008 3,846 3.6
2006-2007 3,707 3.7
2005-2006 3,568 2.8
2004-2005 3,469 11.0
2003-2004 3,087 7.3
2002-2003 2,862 7.6
2001-2002 2,645 8.9
2000-2001 2,410 1.3
1999-2000 2,378 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 3.2
Black 0.2 5.8
Hispanic 97.2 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 0.2 4.3
White 2.1 33.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District had 168.55 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.48.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 102.69
Secondary: 54.86
Total: 168.55

Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 10.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 26.25
School Administrators: 10.00
School Administrative Support: 14.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 92.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.67
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.33
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 27.13
Other Support Services: 44.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Calabasas School982PK-8
Coatimundi Middle School4466-8
Mountain View School386KG-5
Rio Rico High School1,4039-12
San Cayetano Elementary School404KG-5
Santa Cruz Valley Digital Learning Program0KG-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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