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Tucson High is the oldest operating public high school in Arizona. On April 10, 1906, the Arizona Board of Regents resolved that as of September 1, 1906, students from all Arizona cities, having a population of more than 5,000, must have completed the 9th grade before enrolling in the University of Arizona Preparatory Department.
William J. Pistor Middle School Manzanita Manor 1970 [37] Panthers Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet School (Elementary and middle schools became one school in 2010.) West University 1914 Pumas/Cougars Turquoise, Black, Purple, Gold Delbert L. Secrist Middle School South Harrison 1973 [38] Scorpions Maroon and Yellow Madge Utterback Middle Magnet ...
Salpointe Catholic High School. San Miguel High School, College and Career preparatory high school located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson. Saint Augustine Catholic High School. [21] Catholic High School for grades 9-12. St.Cyril School of Alexandria, for grades K–8. The Gregory School.
History. The first BASIS Curriculum School, BASIS Tucson, was founded in Tucson in 1998 by Michael Block and Olga Block, intending to educate students at an internationally competitive level. In 2003, BASIS Scottsdale was opened. In 2010, BASIS Oro Valley was founded. A year later, BASIS opened three schools at once in Chandler, Peoria, and ...
The Catalina Foothills School District opened its doors in 1931 with nine students and a teacher, who met in a garage. In 1939, developer John Murphey sold 2.2 acres on River Road to CFSD for the sum of ten dollars, with the stipulation that the land be used for a public school. That summer, a two-room country schoolhouse was designed by Joseph ...
The Academic Performance Index ( API) was a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. The API was one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California State Legislature in 1999. It was last updated for the 2012–2013 school year, and on March 15 ...
Results from the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), taken by 10th graders in the 2001-02 school year, are part of high school APIs. English/language arts scores count for 10% and math for 5%. The Golden State Exams provide an opportunity for graduating students to earn a distinction of merit on their high school diploma.
In 2016, California's K–12 public school per-pupil spending was ranked 22nd in the nation ($11,500/student vs. $11,800 for the US average). [11] For 2012, California's public schools ranked 48th in the number of employees per student, at 0.102 (the US average was 0.137), while paying the 7th most per employee, $49,000 (the US average was ...