Patagonia Union High School
| Patagonia Union High School | |
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| Location | |
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Patagonia, Arizona United States |
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| Coordinates | 31°32′47″N 110°44′47″W / 31.546300°N 110.746300°WCoordinates: 31°32′47″N 110°44′47″W / 31.546300°N 110.746300°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1926 |
| School district | Patagonia Public Schools |
| Faculty | 6.5 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 88 (2005-06) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.5 |
| Color(s) | Black and Orange |
| Mascot | Lobo |
| Website | PUHS website |
Patagonia Union High School (PUHS), is a public high school located in Patagonia, Arizona, which serves rural eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona, including the communities of Patagonia, Sonoita, and Elgin. PUHS is a 1A school, with an enrollment of about 90 students in grades 9-12. Its mascot is the Lobo, the Spanish word for "wolf."
The student population is 54% low income (i.e., eligible for free & reduced-price lunches by the federal definition). Ethnically, the student population is 52% Anglo and 48% Latino.
National and state authorities have lauded the school for its academic excellence. PUHS has met the federal standard of "adequate yearly progress" every year since the passage of No Child Left Behind. The Arizona Department of Education has given the school its highest rating (Excelling) for the past three years. PUHS is the only "Excelling" high school in Arizona south of the Tucson metro area.
U.S. News & World Report recently recognized PUHS as a bronze medal school, a designation that indicates unusually good test scores for the school's demographics. Patagonia is the only bronze medal school in southern Arizona outside the Tucson metro area.
Great Schools rated PUHS at 7 out of 10.
Arizona Department of Education Report Cards
No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress
U.S. News & World Report America's Best Schools
Arizona Regional Brain Bee
Arizona Academic Decathlon
Willow Canyon Scholastic Bowl Invitational
Baseball
Basketball (Boys)
Basketball (Girls)
Football
Volleyball (Girls)
Arizona Educational Foundation Arizona Teacher of the Year finalist and Ambassador for Excellence, 2009
Patagonia Union High School Teacher of the Year, 2008
Veterans of Foreign Wars Arizona High School Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year, 2008
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