Welcome to the Vail School District

Save the Date - Job Fair Join us for an in-person job fair! For what positions? Teachers, Substitute Teacher, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Patho...

Vail Pride Day (VPD) is a culmination of celebrating our students, our community, and our culture! We hope you can join us this year to be a part of Vail Pride Day and make this...

It is well known that students who are connected through athletics, fine arts, clubs, or other extracurricular activities are more likely to feel a strong sense of belonging and c...

As we are wrapping up this year’s fall season of competition, I am so excited to share Cienega’s exciting news! The Copper Thunder Marching Band earned 2nd over all in the 4A AZMB...

Earlier this month, Empire High School earned a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award! The Blue Ribbon School program, now managed at the state level, is a tremendous achievement...

Vail’s children are achieving at incredible levels! The State Board of Education released letter grades for schools and districts. While letter grades represent just one measure o...

Great news! Three of the ten winners for the University of Arizona Athletics High School Amazing Teachers of the Year are Vail teachers! A huge congratulations goes out to Andr...

Congratulations to Andrada’s Chemistry Teacher, Tiffany Newton on being announced this year’s ACS (American Chemical Society) High School Teacher of the Year! This award is given ...

Vail Early College students started their semester last week after wrapping up College Success Boot Camp. The Vail Early College is an extension of the Vail School District’s high...

Vail Family Connections Day Vail Family Connections Day is happening September 13 at Mica Mountain High School. It's a day for the whole family with breakout sessions and activ...

It is always exciting to see where our graduates end up and see how they are changing the world! We have so many impressive and thriving former students who we watched grow to adu...

Vail’s Special Education Department recently launched a new program called THRIVE (Transition from High school to Real world Independence through Vocational Education). This new p...

Mica Mountain High School launched an exciting new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Aviation Program this year! Students will dive into projects like building windmills, using...

We recently received news from the Arizona Educational Foundation that TWO Vail teachers made it to the Top 10 for Arizona Teacher of the Year earning the right to be candidates f...

Kindergartners across the district dream of one day being a celebrity back at their own schools… twelve years later… at one of Vail’s most treasured traditions - senior parades. V...

In mid April we held an appreciation breakfast for the many volunteers across the district who help mentor, coach, and read to our students. Nearly 200 students are served by thes...

When our sports teams win state championships, we celebrate big. The All State Music Festival is like a sports state championship for our talented musicians. This year, Vail had F...

Congratulations to Amy De La O, Mica Mountain Culinary Teacher, for being selected as the 2025 ACTEAZ (Association for Career and Technical Education Arizona) CTE Teacher of the Y...

The Vail School District invites public review of the proposed Tier Two High School Drug Prevention Program, which aligns with our commitment to supporting student health and well...

We are proud to announce that two of our schools applied for the Arizona Educational Foundation A+ School of Excellence Award and have earned the distinction! Vail celebrates a t...