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Best Public Schools in Gila County, AZ

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Schools

7,722

Students

Districts

Top rankedDestiny School283^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Payson High School up 48 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Canyon Day Junior High School 13.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Globe High School and 1 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)							AASA Mathematics (2025)							AzSCI Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Liberty High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1300 E Cedar St	Globe	85501	Gila County	Liberty High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 402-8024	76	11	7.0		20 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
NAVIT - Payson High School	Public	9-12	301 S McLane Rd	Payson	85937	Gila County	Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-6232	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$468	$00			$161	$307	$468
NAVIT - Gila Community College	Public	9-12	201 N Mud Springs Rd	Payson	85541	Gila County	Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$3,660	$00			$00	$3,660	$3,660
CVIT - Miami High School	Public	9-12	4635 E. Ragus Rd.	Miami	85539	Gila County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 425-3085	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$74	$00			$00	$74	$74
CVIT - Hayden High School	Public	9-12	824 Thorne Ave	Winkelman	85292	Gila County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 356-7876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$37	$00			$00	$37	$37
CVIT - San Carlos High School	Public	9-12	27010 E Highway 70	Peridot	85542	Gila County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 475-2315	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$16	$00			$00	$16	$16
CVIT - Globe High School	Public	9-12	437 S High St	Globe	85501	Gila County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 402-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$33	$00			$00	$33	$33
CVIT - Central Campus EAC Gila Pueblo	Public	9-12	1500 Panther Dr Bldg 3 Room	Superior	85173	Gila County	Cobre Valley Institute of Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 542-9640	2				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$2,540	$00			$00	$2,540	$2,540
Destiny School	Public, Charter	K-8	798 E Prickly Pear Dr	Globe	85501	Gila County	Destiny School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-0925	376	21	17.9		76 (20.2%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (18.9%)	8 (2.1%)	209 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	65.7	283^rd of 909 public elementary schools	68.9%		61.2	320^th of 912 public elementary schools	64.9%	37	45.0	61.0	38.0	64.0	62.0	59.0		60.0	52.0	36.0	60.0		50.0						$00			$00
Biyaagozhoo Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	Indian Rte. 6 MP 10.5	San Carlos	85550	Gila County	Gila County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 475-4060	10				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Globe High School	Public	9-12	437 S High Street	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-6100	532	23	23.1		142 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (38.7%)	10 (1.9%)	161 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	16.3	232^nd of 271 public high schools	14.4%					(n/a)							21.0										10.0	$6,392	$329	$341	$1,000	$4,828	$893	$5,721
Copper Rim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Mesquite	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5800	694	38	18.2		228 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	302 (43.5%)	6 (0.9%)	138 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	6.5	902^nd of 909 public elementary schools	0.8%		8.1	891^st of 912 public elementary schools	2.3%	11	15.0	19.0	14.0							13.0					14.0			$7,011	$558	$172	$1,288	$5,882	$399	$6,281
High Desert Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 High Desert	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5900	390	20	19.9		125 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	136 (34.9%)	5 (1.3%)	107 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.8	516^th of 552 public middle schools	6.5%		8.5	538^th of 550 public middle schools	2.2%	22				15.0	27.0	23.0					11.0		10.0			15.0		$6,032	$474	$225	$1,173	$5,077	$256	$5,333
Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	460 N Willow St	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 402-6000	28				13 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Hayden High School	Public	9-12	824 N. Thorne Ave	Winkelman	85292	Gila County	Hayden-Winkelman Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 356-7876	93	8	11.6		11 (11.8%)	5 (5.4%)	77 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$24,594	$948	$418	$2,315	$16,530	$6,698	$23,228
Leonor Hambly K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	824 Thorne Ave.	Winkelman	85292	Gila County	Hayden-Winkelman Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 356-7876	213	13	16.3		38 (17.8%)	5 (2.3%)	167 (78.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$12,771	$1,029	$181	$2,240	$8,146	$3,415	$11,561
Miami Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	4639 E. Ragus Road	Miami	85539	Gila County	Miami Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-3271	428	21	20.3		142 (33.2%)	2 (0.5%)	225 (52.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)								(n/a)																		$7,645	$445	$118	$1,009	$5,182	$1,899	$7,081
Lee Kornegay Intermediate School	Public	3-6	4635 E. Ragus Rd.	Miami	85539	Gila County	Miami Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-3271	282	17	16.5		104 (36.9%)	5 (1.8%)	150 (53.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	6.3	905^th of 909 public elementary schools	0.4%					(n/a)	14.0	20.0						15.0										$7,992	$1,177	$325	$2,679	$5,153	$1,337	$6,490
Dr. Charles A. Bejarano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4635 B Ragus Road	Miami	85539	Gila County	Miami Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-3271	219	14	16.2		78 (35.6%)	4 (1.8%)	119 (54.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)								(n/a)																		$10,680	$1,069	$330	$2,469	$7,657	$1,623	$9,280
Miami Virtual Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4739 E Ragus Rd	Miami	85539	Gila County	Miami Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 425-3271	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$5,521	$00			$00	$5,521	$5,521
Tonto Basin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	445 S. Old Hwy 188	Tonto Basin	85553	Gila County	Tonto Basin Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 479-2277	79	3	22.7		67 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)								(n/a)																		$17,317	$1,596	$1,743	$4,936	$10,587	$3,390	$13,978
Payson High School	Public	9-12	301 S McLane Rd	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-5788	733	42	17.3		476 (64.9%)	3 (0.4%)	199 (27.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	37.4	155^th of 271 public high schools	42.8%		21.4	203^rd of 270 public high schools	24.8%	48							40.0							26.0			22.0	$8,085	$155	$62	$371	$6,458	$1,410	$7,868
Rim Country Middle School	Public	6-8	304 S Meadow St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-3062	478	29	16.3		290 (60.7%)	7 (1.5%)	143 (29.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	20.3	412^th of 552 public middle schools	25.4%		26	367^th of 550 public middle schools	33.3%	45				28.0	30.0	32.0					16.0	15.0	19.0			22.0		$6,229	$301	$06	$607	$5,181	$741	$5,922
Julia Randall Elementary School	Public	2-5	902 W Main St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 468-2600	503	31	15.9		302 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	155 (30.8%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	26.4	603^rd of 909 public elementary schools	33.7%		28	597^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.5%	6	33.0	43.0	30.0					31.0	30.0	29.0					25.0			$6,722	$511	$179	$1,202	$5,643	$388	$6,031
Payson Elementary School	Public	K-2	500 East Rancho Road	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 472-5801	430	30	14.5		294 (68.4%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (24.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		$8,928	$1,572	$27	$3,170	$6,960	$370	$7,330
Payson Center for Success - Online	Public, Virtual	7-12	902 W Main St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 472-5891	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pine Strawberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3868 N Pine Creek Dr	Pine	85544	Gila County	Pine Strawberry Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 476-3283	97	19	5.1		78 (80.4%)	2 (2.1%)	14 (14.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
San Carlos High School	Public	6-12	27010 E Highway 70	Peridot	85542	Gila County	San Carlos Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 475-2378	433	28	15.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	431 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																		$7,386	$745	$750	$2,240	$5,848	$43	$5,891
Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	San Carlos Avenue	San Carlos	85550	Gila County	San Carlos Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 475-4837	673	50	13.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	663 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	13.0							15.0										$13,701	$2,716	$727	$6,160	$9,983	$275	$10,258
San Carlos Alternative High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	27010 E Highway 70	San Carlos	85536	Gila County	San Carlos Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 475-2315	37				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$739	$00	$110	$110	$32	$598	$629
San Carlos Middle School	Public	6-8	100 San Carlos Ave	San Carlos	85550	Gila County	San Carlos Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 475-2315	295	20	14.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	290 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Shil Gozhoo Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	100 San Carlos Ave	San Carlos	85550	Gila County	San Carlos Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 475-2315	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Canyon Day Junior High School	Public	6-8	4621 S. 9th Street	Whiteriver	85941	Gila County	Whiteriver Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 358-5680	387	29	13.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	379 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)						11.0													$00			$00
Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Hwy 288 Baker Ranch Rd	Young	85554	Gila County	Young Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 462-3244	40	4	10.2		31 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Young High School	Public	9-12	Hwy 288 Baker Ranch Rd	Young	85554	Gila County	Young Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 462-3244	6	3	1.9		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
John F. Kennedy Day School	Public	K-8	110 E Dish Chin Rd	Whiteriver	85941	Gila County	John F. Kennedy Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 338-4593	188	10	18.8	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.