Nogales Unified School District

Nogales Unified School District
Address
310 West Plum Street
Nogales
, Arizona, 85621
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID0405530[1]
Students and staff
Students5,520[1]
Teachers272.0[1]
Staff249.8[1]
Student–teacher ratio20.29[1]
Other information
Websitewww.nusd.k12.az.us

The Nogales Unified School District is the school district for the town of Nogales, Arizona. It serves some 6,200 students in ten schools (six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools: Nogales High School and Pierson Vocational High School). Its superintendent is Fernando Parra.

In March 2015 David Safier of the Tucson Weekly wrote that Nogales USD "cited as a model for what schools serving kids from poor families can accomplish" since the schools received high Arizona state test scores despite having students from low income backgrounds.[2] In March 2015 the Arizona Department of Education accused Wade Carpenter Middle School staff of modifying answers on students' standardized tests.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Nogales Unified District (4457)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ Safier, David. "What Will We Tell the Children? Nogales Unified School District Edition" (Archived 2015-08-22 at the Wayback Machine). Tucson Weekly. Friday March 20, 2015. Retrieved on August 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Stuart, Elizabeth. "Are Arizona Middle School Teachers Fudging Test Scores?" (Archived 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine). Phoenix New Times. Wednesday March 18, 2015. Retrieved on August 14, 2015.