Tanque Verde High School
4201 North Melpomene Tucson AZ, 85749, Pima County Phone: 520-760-0801 Ranking:  (58 out of 409, top 14%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Tanque Verde Unified District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 498 | 452 | 375 | 349 | 329 | 243 | 196 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 152 | 30.5% | 133 | 29.4% | 105 | 28.0% | 76 | 21.8% | 117 | 35.6% | 75 | 30.9% | 76 | 38.8% |
| Grade 10: | 141 | 28.3% | 111 | 24.6% | 85 | 22.7% | 110 | 31.5% | 86 | 26.1% | 73 | 30.0% | 49 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 111 | 22.3% | 93 | 20.6% | 106 | 28.3% | 85 | 24.4% | 78 | 23.7% | 49 | 20.2% | 49 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 94 | 18.9% | 115 | 25.4% | 79 | 21.1% | 78 | 22.3% | 48 | 14.6% | 46 | 18.9% | 22 | 11.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 52.6% | 239 | 52.9% | 206 | 54.9% | 201 | 57.6% | 192 | 58.4% | 139 | 57.2% | 118 | 60.2% |
| Female: | 236 | 47.4% | 213 | 47.1% | 169 | 45.1% | 148 | 42.4% | 129 | 39.2% | 96 | 39.5% | 74 | 37.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 2.1% | 7 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 88 | 17.7% | 79 | 17.5% | 68 | 18.1% | 66 | 18.9% | 53 | 16.1% | 27 | 11.1% | 24 | 12.2% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.9% | 3 | 1.5% |
| White: | 378 | 75.9% | 339 | 75.0% | 283 | 75.5% | 261 | 74.8% | 258 | 78.4% | 202 | 83.1% | 161 | 82.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 11.0% | 50 | 11.1% | 35 | 9.3% | 35 | 10.0% | 29 | 8.8% | 17 | 7.0% | 14 | 7.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.20 | 20.09 | 18.75 | 20.71 | 20.12 | 15.80 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 719 | 719 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511.41 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 726 | 726 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 735 | 735 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 730 | 730 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 743 | 743 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 736 | 736 | 707 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 476 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 504.68 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 537 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 527 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 714 | 714 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 713 | 713 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507.43 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 504 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 417 | 365 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 498 | 460 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.9% | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.1% | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years | NA |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 57.1% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 42.9% | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,510.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,092.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,400.0 | NA |
* Tanque Verde High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.