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Catalina Foothills

The Premier Community In Tucson, AZ

Catalina Foothills, Situated in the southern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, the Foothills had a population of 50,796 at the 2010 census. The Foothills is one of the most affluent communities in Arizona and in the U.S., with the 6th highest per capita income in Arizona, and the 14th highest per capita income in the U.S. of communities with a population of at least 50,000. The Foothills community includes some of Arizona’s most expensive homes and land and has the highest median property value. It boasts some of the nation’s most prestigious resorts, golf courses, and spas.

Catalina Foothills is served by three public school districts:

• Amphitheater Public Schools serves neighborhoods in the western Foothills, namely Pima Canyon Estates, Cobblestone Estates, and the Via Entrada neighborhood. Amphi schools serving the Foothills perform among the top in the state academically and include Canyon del Oro High School. In 2007 and again in 2010, Newsweek Magazine rated Canyon del Oro in the top 5% of public schools in the U.S., one of a handful of schools in Arizona included on the list.^[7]
• Catalina Foothills School District serves the upper Foothills, with schools that score among the highest in the state on standardized tests, including Catalina Foothills High School. Catalina Foothills High School is the only high school located in the Foothills proper and was established in 1992. In 2006, the Foothills had Arizona’s second highest percentage of students exceeding math, the third highest percentage of students exceeding reading standards, and the ninth highest percentage of student exceeding writing standards on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Success (AIMS) mandatory exam.
• Tucson Unified School District serves the lower and northeastern neighborhoods of the Catalina Foothills. TUSD schools that serve the Foothills are Jacob C. Fruchtendler Elementary School, Joseph W. Magee Middle School, Doolen Middle School, W. V. Whitmore Elementary School, Davidson Elementary School, Catalina High School, and Sabino High School.