Patagonia Union High School

Patagonia Union High School
Location
Patagonia, Arizona
United States
Coordinates 31°32′47″N 110°44′47″W / 31.546300°N 110.746300°W / 31.546300; -110.746300Coordinates: 31°32′47″N 110°44′47″W / 31.546300°N 110.746300°W / 31.546300; -110.746300
Information
Type Public
Established 1926[1]
School district Patagonia Public Schools
Faculty 6.5 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 88[2] (2005-06)
Student to teacher ratio 13.5[2]
Color(s) Black and Orange[1]         
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."

General information

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Great Schools rated PUHS at 7 out of 10.[6]

Academic awards

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

Athletic achievements

Baseball

Basketball (Boys)

Basketball (Girls)

Football

Volleyball (Girls)

Faculty and staff recognition

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

Arizona 1A South Baseball Coach of the Year, 2003

National Rural Teacher of the Year, 2001–2002

Arizona Rural Schools Association Teacher of the Year, 2000-2001[7]

Superintendent of the Year for Small & Rural Schools, 2004

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1999 Senior Class Achievers". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  2. 1 2 3 "Patagonia Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  3. ↑ Patagonia Union High School in Patagonia, Arizona/AZ - School Tree
  4. ↑ http://www.ade.az.gov/srcs/ReportCards/59712007.pdf
  5. ↑ Patagonia Union High School: Best High Schools - USNews.com
  6. ↑ http://www.greatschools.org/arizona/patagonia/1980-Patagonia-Union-High-School/
  7. ↑ ARSA: Teacher of the Year
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