Tanque Verde High School

Tucson, AZ 85749

Phone: (520) 760-0801
District: Tanque Verde Unified District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 760 students

Tanque Verde High School, a public school located in Tucson, AZ, serves grades 9-12 in the Tanque Verde Unified District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Tanque Verde High School is a public school located in Tucson, AZ. 760 students attend Tanque Verde High School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
College Readiness 8/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Arizona Department of Education, using 2025 ACT percent college ready data from Arizona Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from Arizona Department of Education.
Student Growth 10/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Arizona Department of Education.

Posted: July 11, 2017

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Posted: July 11, 2017

The sheriff's were called to the school in within weeks of graduation. A student had a gun in his car on campus. Said student graduated weeks later. According to the student handbook, that should not have happened. My son in terrified of this campus now.
Their handbook states: A student who violates this policy by carrying or possessing a firearm shall either be placed in an alternative education program for a period of not less than one year, suspended for a period of not less than one year, or expelled and not be readmitted within a one-year period, if ever. The Governing Board, in its sole discretion, may modify the one-year duration of such disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis.
A student who violates this policy by any means other than carrying or possessing a firearm shall be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to expulsion. Disciplinary action against a student with one or more disabilities shall be applied on a case-by-case basis in accordance with District policies and state and federal special education laws.
Why didn't they deal with this situation accordingly.

Posted: November 23, 2016

Students, staff, and parents are all very nice and supportive. Minus one star because the educational standard could be higher.

Posted: November 14, 2016

Small class sizes, diversity in teaching practices, A1 quality staff that goes that extra mile, a supportive board, this district has it all!

Posted: October 23, 2013

Good Teachers. Excelling preforming High School in a very good area of Tucson. Open Enrollment allowed.

Posted: September 1, 2013

I graduated from TVHS last year and I can honestly say those were the best four years of my life. I made so many great friends and I had the time of my life. The teachers were generally pretty good. Dr. Zreda is absolutely fantastic, I learned so much from her and I truly admire her passion for what she does. The overall atmosphere in the school was amazing and I'm sad to have to move on. GO HAWKS

Posted: August 17, 2013

I am a student at Tanque Verde High School. I've been here for a while (unfortunately,) and there is absolutely no diversity at this school. Everyone likes horses and if you don't like horses as much as they do, it's hard to find people to talk to. Lots of cliques. Lots of religious preeching. Teachers are decent, some are really good, some suck. Administration is unfair and rude. Getting really sick of this school in general. Counting down the days until I leave.

Posted: June 3, 2013

The high school is pretty good. It is small so that can be good or poor depending on the classes you want. Very limited selection of classes as the low enrollment limits the number of teachers and times/periods that classes are offered. Spanish is the only foreign language available. If you don't have internet or able to get to the public library most days you miss out on a lot because there are no school or class newsletters except on the internet and some assignments must be turned in on-line. There are no report cards sent home. You have to go on the internet to print it out - you can go in to the office and make a special request that your students report card be mailed to you, but that is an exception. Some of the classes are overcrowded, but I think all schools are probably like that now. There is one day a week when the school has a late start day so the kids have about a half hour to get in to see a teacher and or make up a test, but the teachers are busy too and sometimes have meetings or appointments so they are not always there at that time. It is as good or better than most schools. The office staff is very friendly and helpful which helps a lot.

Posted: June 3, 2013

Tanque Verde High School net and exceeded our families expectations. Our child made life long friends not only amongst the students but with the teachers as well. Dr. Zreda, Debbie Mackinney and Dr. Sharon Akridge touched our daughters heart each day in many ways. The small school numbers provided smaller classes with more attention by the staff to allow students more indepth discussions on their subject materials. This young school rocked!

Posted: January 8, 2012

The Administration is terrible, pretty decent teachers though. Dr. Zreda is a great science teacher

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