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San Luis High School

San Luis High School, nominated by KnowledgeWorks, is a high school in San Luis, Arizona, that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily rural area.

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Location San Luis, Arizona

Governance Public District School

Grades High

Students 2665

Locale Rural

Principal Leticia I. Anaya

Demographics

Percentage of students*

31%

English Learners

98%

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black —

American Indian/Alaska Native —

Asian —

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander —

Hispanic or Latino 99%

White —

2+ Races —

Why San Luis High School was nominated

San Luis High School, one of six high schools in the Yuma Union High School District, serves 2551 students in the southwestern corner of Arizona, bordering Mexico. The school’s mission states: “Challenging students to think and learn for themselves.” The staff has implemented learner-centered practices and systems to make this mission a reality. The academic program provides multiple learning pathways that enable every learner to be college, career, and community ready on a personal path. Learners track their data and regularly set goals during time designated across the campus. All teachers offer choice through Universal Design for Learning, allowing students options in how to access, engage, and demonstrate learning. Choice boards, multiple assessment opportunities, and collaboration in small groups based on data provide a just-right learning environment. The early shifts to standards-based grading are providing an equitable system of assessment and reporting. Agency is a natural outcome of the options at San Luis. Besides the conventional structures such as Student Council and National Honor Society, student voice is intentionally amplified through the principal’s Student Advisory group, where students are leading a positive campus culture. Students co-created school-wide standard operating procedures for campus issues like cell phone usage, hallways, etc., to ensure a safe, productive environment. The robust Career Technical Student Organizations provide a platform for leadership growth and demonstration of personal achievement through national competitions. Four of these clubs received the 2022 Gold Chapter of Distinction award based on student performance. Both inside and outside the classroom, every learner can choose to excel at San Luis High School.

Student experience design

The learning environment at San Luis High School has created a learning experience where they are provided multiple learning pathways that enable every learner to be college, career, and community ready on a personal path. Through course requests students can select courses that align with their interests. Our master schedule is then built around student course request interest. Multiple pathways are available such as dual credit in Math, English and CTE courses, industry certifications available through CTE courses, and rigorous courses through advanced placement. Students track their data and regularly set goals during time designated across the campus. Teachers offer choice through Universal Design for Learning, allowing students options in how to access, engage, and demonstrate learning. Choice boards, multiple assessment opportunities, and collaboration in small groups based on data provide a just-right learning environment. School wide standards-based grading are providing an equitable system of assessment and reporting. Proficiency scales are used and further developed to show the progression from basic to advanced. Student Agency has been a natural outcome based on the learning pathways at San Luis.

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

Student Advisories
5+ years

Co-leadership
5+ years

Competency/mastery-based Education
5+ years

Performance Based Assessment
5+ years

Reallocation Of Resources For Students Most In Need
5+ years

All Practices

AI Literacy

AI For Learning Materials

AI For Teacher Productivity

AI-assisted Tutoring

Assessments For Career Readiness

Blended Learning

Career Advising & Support

Career Exploration

College Advising & Support

Community And Workforce Partnerships

Family And Community Support Services

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Higher Education Partnerships

Industry-recognized Credentials

Educators Have Industry Experience

Individual Learner Profiles

Individual Learning Paths

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multi-age Classrooms

Industry Networking

No Tracked Classes

Project-based Learning

Restorative Practices

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Students Develop Projects

Trauma-informed Practices

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning

Career Prep

key reasons for innovating

Address systemic inequities

Better support a specific population of students

Better support economically disadvantaged students

Better support multilingual students

Better support newcomer students

Better support students classified as English learners

Better support students experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness

Better support students of color

Better support students with disabilities

Improve academic achievement

Date Updated: 4/1/2026

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.