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Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) Schools
Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) is a public school district in Arizona, based in Maricopa County (Tonopah). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
4 of 4 schools in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 1
Best schools in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Tartesso Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Ruth Fisher Middle School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C- Tonopah Valley High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D- Winters Well Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
High schools (1)
- C- Tonopah Valley High School, Tonopah
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Ruth Fisher Middle School, Tonopah
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- C+ Tartesso Elementary School, Buckeye
- D- Winters Well Elementary School, Tonopah
Where Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Arizona
- County: Maricopa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,245 students with 145 full-time-equivalent teachers and 349 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0407170
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Buckeye Union High School District (4284) (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Wickenburg Unified District (4236) (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Buckeye Elementary District (4269) (8 schools, 25 mi)
- Litchfield Elementary District (4281) (16 schools, 26 mi)
- Dysart Unified District (4243) (25 schools, 26 mi)
- Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) (5 schools, 27 mi)
- Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) (4 schools, 27 mi)
- Avondale Elementary District (4272) (9 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)
How many schools are in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254), across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tonopah, Buckeye.
How good are the schools in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 26.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.5%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)?
3,245 students were enrolled in Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)?
Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) is in Arizona, based in Maricopa County, with its district office in Tonopah. Its boundary covers about 549 sq mi.