San Luis High School

Demographics

Percentage of students*

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. - 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. - School wide standards-based grading are providing an equitable system of assessment and reporting. Proficiency scales are being 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
Blended Learning	5+ years
Co-leadership	3-4 years
Grading Policies Focus On Mastery	5+ years
Reallocation Of Resources For Those Most In Need	5+ years
Student-led Goal Setting	5+ years

All Practices

Student Advisories

Assessments For Career Readiness

Career Prep And Work-based Learning

Community And Business Partnerships

Family And Community Support Services

Competency/mastery-based Education

Competency Framework

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Early College High School

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Students Earn Industry Credentials

Individual Learning Paths

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

Multi-age Classrooms

No Tracked Classes

Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery

Project-based Learning

Performance Based Assessment

Students Access Their Own Data

Students Develop Projects

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning

key reasons for innovating

Artifacts

Data collected as part of the ASU Impact Corp by ASU, Helios, Decision Center for Educational Excellence: FAFSA Completion and Percent Attending College Graph Data collected as part of the ASU Impact Corp by ASU, Helios, Decision Center for Educational Excellence: Percent on Free and Reduced Lunch and Percent Attending College Graph Data collected as part of the ASU Impact Corp by ASU, Helios, Decision Center for Educational Excellence: Charts showing number of students attending College or University and GPA