Tombstone High School

Summary:

Tombstone High School is a public high school serving 451 students in grades 9-12 in Tombstone, Arizona, which is part of the Tombstone Unified District. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with 11th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (50%) and Mathematics (30%) on par with the district but higher than the state averages. However, the school's proficiency rates have been lower than the state and district in previous years.

Tombstone High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.8% to 92.2% over the past five years, which is generally higher than the state average. The school's dropout rates have also fluctuated between 0.7% and 4.6% over the same period, which is lower than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Tombstone High School generally outperforms the local charter schools in academic proficiency and graduation rates, but the nearby Buena High School has higher academic proficiency and graduation rates than Tombstone High School.

Tombstone High School's spending per student has increased from $9,670 in 2019-2020 to $11,243 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, suggesting it is providing a solid educational experience for its students. However, the school may benefit from further investigation and targeted interventions to address the performance gaps observed for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with special needs.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1211 N. Yellowjacket Way
       Tombstone, AZ  85638


(520) 457-2215

District: Tombstone Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
99th of 270 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,243 Help


Feeder schools for Tombstone High School:

Elementary:    Huachuca City School
    Walter J Meyer School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.0%
Hispanic:
34.9%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Tombstone High School ranks better than 63.3% of high schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.57. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Tombstone High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55%), Hispanic (34.9%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tombstone High School is 16. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tombstone High School is $11,243.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tombstone High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tombstone High School 99th of 270 Arizona public high schools. (See Tombstone High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tombstone High School

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Rank History for all students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 51.25 204th 395 48.4%
2010 47.38 222nd 403 44.9%
2011 60.56 170th 397 57.2%
2012 73.17 124th 471 73.7%
2013 69.45 157th 491 68.0%
2014 64.04 162nd 394 58.9%
2015 25.58 196th 261 24.9%
2016 29.90 239th 406 41.1%
2017 37.70 203rd 416 51.2%
2018 39.17 197th 420 53.1%
2019 30.08 182nd 285 36.1%
2021 36.87 277th 509 45.6%
2022 40.35 206th 464 55.6%
2023 59.91 158th 469 66.3%
2024 56.57 99th 270 63.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.17 268th 374 28.3%
2022 31.81 181st 282 35.8%
2023 46.16 108th 199 45.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.22 88th 155 43.2%
2021 39.15 196th 422 53.6%
2022 32.37 192nd 380 49.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.16 121st 253 52.2%
2023 32.50 223rd 347 35.7%
2024 67.36 44th 172 74.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.62 206th 354 41.8%
2019 29.84 161st 247 34.8%
2021 39.51 252nd 492 48.8%
2022 46.75 186th 456 59.2%
2023 48.63 178th 406 56.2%
2024 60.36 68th 200 66.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.40 62nd 102 39.2%
2022 29.85 95th 125 24.0%
2023 96.67 1st 74 98.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.82 181st 370 51.1%
2019 30.81 150th 238 37.0%
2021 34.61 280th 492 43.1%
2022 43.41 186th 455 59.1%
2023 61.29 148th 429 65.5%
2024 45.25 110th 219 49.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.33 137th 231 40.7%
2022 46.95 128th 238 46.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.55 32nd 306 89.5%
2022 73.00 40th 301 86.7%
2023 89.67 16th 201 92.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.85 147th 311 52.7%
2019 42.85 81st 183 55.7%
2021 38.77 253rd 479 47.2%
2022 47.02 167th 441 62.1%
2023 49.12 164th 379 56.7%
2024 78.68 32nd 170 81.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.29 115th 256 55.1%
2022 25.05 150th 255 41.2%
2023 88.54 14th 128 89.1%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.62 34th 129 73.6%
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Rank History for White students at Tombstone High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.31 222nd 291 23.7%
2019 18.55 185th 217 14.7%
2021 29.67 306th 448 31.7%
2022 26.44 285th 409 30.3%
2023 37.98 234th 371 36.9%
2024 36.27 112th 184 39.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Tombstone High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 261 22 18 47 2 n/a n/a -19 331
1989 264 25 13 51 6 n/a n/a -48 311
1990 253 18 6 63 n/a n/a n/a -50 290
1991 225 20 3 66 1 n/a n/a -28 287
1992 205 17 8 50 1 n/a n/a 0 281
1993 222 22 4 51 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1994 218 26 4 56 3 n/a n/a 0 307
1995 248 27 4 68 2 n/a n/a 0 349
1996 248 27 4 68 2 n/a n/a 0 349
1997 218 27 5 72 2 n/a n/a 0 324
1998 226 24 9 69 2 n/a n/a 0 330
1999 208 30 9 74 4 n/a n/a 0 325
2000 208 30 9 74 4 n/a n/a 0 325
2001 239 15 3 75 2 n/a n/a 0 334
2002 241 19 4 66 2 n/a n/a 0 332
2003 241 19 4 66 2 n/a n/a 0 332
2004 260 18 6 66 3 n/a n/a 0 353
2005 259 19 7 64 3 n/a n/a 0 352
2006 238 13 9 73 4 n/a n/a 0 337
2007 238 22 9 81 6 n/a n/a 0 356
2008 204 15 7 81 2 n/a n/a 0 309
2009 237 23 11 67 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2010 250 27 12 70 1 n/a n/a 0 360
2011 267 25 2 80 1 1 3 0 379
2012 251 21 2 92 5 1 8 0 380
2013 251 28 1 95 7 1 8 0 391
2014 224 26 1 121 5 3 11 0 391
2015 202 23 1 116 7 3 11 0 363
2016 166 21 2 102 4 2 13 0 310
2017 183 22 2 94 4 5 15 0 325
2018 222 16 5 97 1 6 25 0 372
2019 239 13 7 107 4 9 23 0 402
2020 251 15 6 116 2 7 30 0 427
2021 252 11 6 130 6 5 25 0 435
2022 241 18 5 149 6 4 29 0 452
2023 242 17 4 150 9 4 25 0 451
2024 249 8 5 158 4 1 28 0 453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tombstone High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 331 17.3 19.1 n/a
1989 311 17.5 17.7 n/a
1990 290 17.5 16.5 n/a
1991 287 17.8 16.1 n/a
1992 281 18.3 15.3 n/a
1993 299 17.8 16.8 n/a
1994 307 18.6 16.5 n/a
1995 349 19.9 17.5 n/a
1996 349 19.9 17.5 n/a
1997 324 20.7 15.7 n/a
1998 330 21.2 15.6 n/a
1999 325 19.2 16.9 n/a
2000 325 18.3 17.8 n/a
2001 334 20.3 16.5 n/a
2002 332 22.0 15.1 n/a
2003 332 22.0 15.1 n/a
2004 353 21.2 16.7 42.2
2005 352 21.7 16.2 51.4
2006 337 19.0 17.7 48.1
2007 356 18.8 18.9 39.9
2008 309 20.8 14.9 26.5
2009 338 20.3 16.7 39.1
2010 360 19.5 18.4 46.1
2011 379 20.0 18.9 33.5
2012 380 21.0 18.0 42.4
2013 391 23.0 17.0 41.2
2014 391 25.0 15.6 43
2015 363 23.0 15.7 54
2016 310 24.0 12.9 49
2017 325 19.0 17.1 55.4
2018 372 21.2 17.5 46.8
2019 402 24.2 16.5 41.8
2020 427 23.7 18.0 42.9
2021 435 26.5 16.4 n/a
2022 452 28.2 16.0 23
2023 451 27.2 16.5 38.8
2024 453 28.2 16.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tombstone High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 331 17.3 19.1 n/a
1989 311 17.5 17.7 n/a
1990 290 17.5 16.5 n/a
1991 287 17.8 16.1 n/a
1992 281 18.3 15.3 n/a
1993 299 17.8 16.8 n/a
1994 307 18.6 16.5 n/a
1995 349 19.9 17.5 n/a
1996 349 19.9 17.5 n/a
1997 324 20.7 15.7 n/a
1998 330 21.2 15.6 n/a
1999 325 19.2 16.9 n/a
2000 325 18.3 17.8 n/a
2001 334 20.3 16.5 n/a
2002 332 22.0 15.1 n/a
2003 332 22.0 15.1 n/a
2004 353 21.2 16.7 42.2
2005 352 21.7 16.2 51.4
2006 337 19.0 17.7 48.1
2007 356 18.8 18.9 39.9
2008 309 20.8 14.9 26.5
2009 338 20.3 16.7 39.1
2010 360 19.5 18.4 46.1
2011 379 20.0 18.9 33.5
2012 380 21.0 18.0 42.4
2013 391 23.0 17.0 41.2
2014 391 25.0 15.6 43
2015 363 23.0 15.7 54
2016 310 24.0 12.9 49
2017 325 19.0 17.1 55.4
2018 372 21.2 17.5 46.8
2019 402 24.2 16.5 41.8
2020 427 23.7 18.0 42.9
2021 435 26.5 16.4 n/a
2022 452 28.2 16.0 23
2023 451 27.2 16.5 38.8
2024 453 28.2 16.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tombstone High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $641 (6.2%) $123 (1.2%) $1,405 (13.7%) $7,095 (69.2%) $2,398 (23.4%) $9,494 (92.6%) $10,258
2020 $649 (6.7%) $240 (2.5%) $1,537 (15.9%) $6,524 (67.5%) $2,258 (23.4%) $8,782 (90.8%) $9,670
2021 $781 (7.7%) $331 (3.3%) $1,894 (18.8%) $6,659 (66.0%) $2,311 (22.9%) $8,970 (89.0%) $10,082
2022 $7,803 (69.4%) $1,849 (16.4%) $17,455 (155.3%) $831 (7.4%) $760 (6.8%) $1,591 (14.2%) $11,243

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tombstone High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 182nd of 285 High schoolsRanks 158th of 469 High schools
 30.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students402451
 12.2%
African American1317
 30.8%
American Indian49
 125%
Asian74
 42.9%
Hispanic107150
 40.2%
Pacific Islander94
 55.6%
White239242
 1.3%
Two or More Races2325
 8.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.8%38.8%
 3%


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Tombstone High School ranks 99th of 270 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Tombstone High School are 55% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 453 students attended Tombstone High School.

Tombstone High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Huachuca City School
Elementary : Walter J Meyer School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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