Patagonia Union High School

Patagonia Union High School
Location
200 Naugle Ave Patagonia, Arizona 85264 United States
Coordinates	31°32′47″N110°44′47″W / 31.5463°N 110.7463°W / 31.5463; -110.7463
Information
Type	Public
Established	1926(99 years ago) (1926) [1]
School district	Patagonia Public Schools
CEEB code	030250
Staff	8.42 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	80 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	9.50 [2]
Colors	Black and orange [1]
Mascot	Lobo
Website	patagonia.ss5.sharpschool.com

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."

History

In 1989 the Arizona Daily Star ran an article about recreational drug use being a rampant issue among the student body. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

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

Academic awards

Arizona Department of Education Report Cards

• 2002–2003: Excelling
• 2003–2004: Highly Performing
• 2004–2005: Performing
• 2005–2006: Excelling
• 2006–2007: Excelling
• 2007–2008: Excelling
• 2008–2009: Excelling

No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress

• 2002–2003: Met
• 2003–2004: Met
• 2004–2005: Met
• 2005–2006: Met
• 2006–2007: Met
• 2007–2008: Met

U.S. News & World Report America's Best Schools

• Bronze Medal, 2007, 2008

Arizona Regional Brain Bee

• 1st place: 2008
• 2nd place: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009

Arizona Academic Decathlon

• 2nd place among 1A schools in regional & state competition, 2008

Willow Canyon Scholastic Bowl Invitational

• 3rd Place, 2008

Athletic achievements

Football

• Co-State Champion, Class C division, 1991
• State Champion, Class C division, 1988
• State Champion, Class C division, 1987

Notable alumni

• Dinesh D'Souza, author, conservative activist, Reagan Administration policy analyst ^[1]
• Jim Kolbe, Republican U.S. Congressman for southern Arizona, 1985–2007

References

1. "1999 Senior Class Achievers". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 3, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Patagonia Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
3. Kreutz, Doug (May 14, 1989). "High in school". Arizona Daily Star . Tucson, Arizona. pp. 1B, 4B. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
4. Patagonia Union High School in Patagonia, Arizona/AZ – School Tree
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
6. Patagonia Union High School: Best High Schools – USNews.com Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
7. "Explore Patagonia Union High School in Patagonia, AZ".