Santa Rita High School

Santa Rita High School
Address
Map
3951 S Pantano Rd

,
Arizona

United States
Coordinates32°10′34″N 110°49′21″W / 32.176128°N 110.822543°W / 32.176128; -110.822543
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedSeptember 2, 1969[1]
School districtTucson Unified School District
CEEB code030513
PrincipalTamara Ray
Staff28.60 (FTE)[2]
Number of students387 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.53[2]
Color(s)Green and gold
  
Team nameEagles
Websitesantaritahs.tusd1.org

Santa Rita High School is located in Groves Lincoln Park, Tucson, Arizona. The school was established in 1969. It was named after the Santa Rita Mountains, one of the mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley. Contemporary establishments Sahuaro High School and Sabino High School have similar facilities. The campus has three main two-story classroom buildings where most classes are held. The school educates about 950 students from grades 9 to 12. Graduating classes usually consist of 300 students.

In the 1984–85 school year, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[3]

  1. ^ Roland, Karen. "It's Back To School For 70,000 Tucson Area Children", Arizona Daily Star, September 3, 1969, page 11.
  2. ^ a b c "Santa Rita High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf [bare URL PDF]