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Best Public Schools in Graham County, AZ

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Schools

6,927

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedDiscovery Plus Academy80^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lafe Nelson School up 128 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Triumphant Learning Center 8.4 students per teacher

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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
Triumphant Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	201 E Main St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Triumphant Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-8422	101	12	8.4		62 (61.4%)	2 (2.0%)	36 (35.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Discovery Plus Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	852 W 250 N	Pima	85543	Graham County	Discovery Plus Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 485-2498	119	8	14.8		102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	88.5	80^th of 909 public elementary schools	91.2%		86.9	102^nd of 912 public elementary schools	88.8%	22	85.0	84.0	65.0					55.0		65.0									$00			$00
GIFT - Gila Institute for Technology	Public	9-12	615 N Stadium Ave	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 428-2950	24	3	8.0		15 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
GIFT - Safford High School	Public	9-12	1400 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
GIFT - Pima High School	Public	9-12	38 E 200 South	Pima	85543	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
GIFT - Ft. Thomas High School	Public	9-12	15502 W. Highway 70	Fort Thomas	85536	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
GIFT - Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 N 3rd Ave	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
GIFT - Mt. Graham High School	Public	9-12	3200 West Discovery Park Blvd.	Safford	85546	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			$00			$00
GIFT-Mt. Turnbull Academy	Public	9-12	297 E Us Highway 70	Bylas	85530	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 475-3050	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bonita Elementary School	Public	K-8	18008 S Fort Grant Rd	Willcox	85643	Graham County	Bonita Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 828-3363	94	11	8.5		36 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Dan Hinton Accommodation School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	146 E 4th Street	Pima	85543	Graham County	Graham County Special Services	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 485-2759	64				38 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Fort Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15560 West Elementary School R	Fort Thomas	85536	Graham County	Fort Thomas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 485-2433	207	21	9.8		9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)								34.0	35.0										$00			$00
Fort Thomas High School	Public	7-12	Highway 70	Fort Thomas	85536	Graham County	Fort Thomas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 965-2879	284	24	11.8		15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Mt. Turnbull Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	297 E Us Highway 70	Bylas	85530	Graham County	Fort Thomas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 475-3050	32				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Mt. Turnbull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Education Lane	Bylas	85530	Graham County	Fort Thomas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 475-2020	115	10	11.5		2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00
Pima Elementary School	Public	K-6	131 S. Main Street	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 387-8051	500	30	16.4		307 (61.4%)	4 (0.8%)	177 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22.8	659^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.5%		29.9	577^th of 912 public elementary schools	36.7%	82	22.0	43.0	24.0	33.0				31.0	39.0	18.0	17.0				28.0			$5,875	$388	$93	$869	$5,308	$86	$5,393
Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	335	22	15.4		167 (49.9%)	1 (0.3%)	162 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	41.1	143^rd of 271 public high schools	47.2%		53.2	110^th of 270 public high schools	59.3%	33							47.0							30.0			17.0	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799
Pima Junior High School	Public	7-8	192 E. 200 S.	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8101	180	9	20.0		123 (68.3%)	2 (1.1%)	47 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31.8	318^th of 552 public middle schools	42.4%		25.3	371^st of 550 public middle schools	32.5%	53					36.0	35.0						27.0	21.0			28.0		$6,107	$24		$49	$5,927	$156	$6,083
Gila Valley Learning Center	Public	9-12	170 S. Main Street	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8015	18				7 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$6,775	$00			$4,197	$2,578	$6,775
Mt Graham High School	Public	9-12	300 W Discovery Park Blvd	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7060	86	5	17.2		37 (43.0%)	1 (1.2%)	45 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																		$13,934	$178		$356	$12,359	$1,397	$13,756
Dorothy Stinson School	Public	PK, KG-6	2013 S 8th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7010	539	28	19.2		186 (34.5%)	7 (1.3%)	324 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	33.7	530^th of 909 public elementary schools	41.7%		38.2	491^st of 912 public elementary schools	46.2%	39	32.0	48.0	24.0	41.0				52.0	35.0	16.0	34.0				25.0			$4,418	$211	$06	$428	$4,021	$180	$4,201
Safford High School	Public	9-12	1400 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7050	828	43	19.0		325 (39.3%)	8 (1.0%)	472 (57.0%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	26.1	191^st of 271 public high schools	29.5%		33.9	167^th of 270 public high schools	38.1%	24							29.0							22.0			17.0	$6,124	$106	$34	$245	$5,193	$792	$5,985
Safford Middle School	Public	7-8	698 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7040	375	18	20.4		152 (40.5%)	4 (1.1%)	203 (54.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	34	307^th of 552 public middle schools	44.4%		28.3	350^th of 550 public middle schools	36.4%	43					42.0	37.0						24.0	24.0			26.0		$4,927	$132		$264	$4,457	$338	$4,795
Lafe Nelson School	Public	K-6	1100 S 10th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7020	471	21	22.4		175 (37.2%)	5 (1.1%)	273 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	37.4	487^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.4%		26.6	615^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.6%	128	35.0	41.0	32.0	46.0				42.0	38.0	31.0	36.0				31.0			$4,681	$236	$13	$486	$4,138	$294	$4,431
Ruth Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1041 S 14th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7030	575	28	20.5		231 (40.2%)	5 (0.9%)	319 (55.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	43.2	449^th of 909 public elementary schools	50.6%		36.4	510^th of 912 public elementary schools	44.1%	61	46.0	55.0	40.0	50.0				44.0	35.0	27.0	28.0				30.0			$4,803	$321	$08	$650	$4,301	$173	$4,474
Solomon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 South Stevens Ave.	Solomon	85551	Graham County	Solomon Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 428-0477	179	12	14.9		74 (41.3%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	55.0							54.0											$00			$00
Jack Daley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3615 Second St.	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7240	418	25	16.8		281 (67.2%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)																		$6,954	$569	$13	$1,152	$5,841	$530	$6,371
Thatcher Elementary School	Public	3-6	1350 4th Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7250	549	22	25.5		363 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (29.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	51.3	378^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.4%		54.7	370^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.4%	8	44.0	66.0	33.0	53.0				46.0	60.0	39.0	27.0				28.0			$4,637	$178	$02	$358	$3,771	$687	$4,457
Thatcher Middle School	Public	7-8	1300 North 4th Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7260	273	19	14.1		185 (67.8%)	4 (1.5%)	76 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	53.7	212^th of 552 public middle schools	61.6%		52.7	226^th of 550 public middle schools	58.9%	14					53.0	47.0						34.0	25.0			43.0		$5,907	$00			$4,807	$1,100	$5,907
Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 North 3rd Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7270	512	31	16.7		377 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	53.8	107^th of 271 public high schools	60.5%		68.1	69^th of 270 public high schools	74.4%	38							48.0							40.0			26.0	$5,475	$07	$16	$31	$4,465	$986	$5,451
Eagle Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	3490 W Main St	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 348-7200	49				32 (65.3%)	1 (2.0%)	15 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)																			$00			$00

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