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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85012

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At a glance

Schools

3,517

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedArizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella22^nd of 256 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

Phoenix Coding Academy up 59 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

BASIS Phoenix Central Primary 9.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in ZIP code 85012 include nine schools: eight labeled high schools and BASIS Phoenix Central Primary, with reported results for that school covering grades 3–5. Among high schools, average 11th-grade proficiency is above the state in ELA, math, and science: 50% versus 38% in ELA, 41% versus 31% in math, and 28% versus 19% in science. But school results span 12% to 74% in ELA, 11% to 65% in math, and 9% to 43% in science. The most important takeaway is that individual school results vary sharply, so area averages alone can hide big differences.

Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott Valley leads high schools in 11th-grade ELA with 74%, 5 points above Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella and 36 points above the state. Estrella leads in math, with 65% compared with Prescott Valley’s 57% and the state’s 31%; in science, Estrella’s 43% is 6 points above Prescott Valley and 24 above the state. At the other end, Central High School is below the state in all three subjects: 12% in ELA, 11% in math, and 9% in science—26, 20, and 10 points below state results, respectively. BASIS Phoenix Central Primary also stands out: its grade 5 ELA result is 81%, 43 points above the state.

SchoolDigger’s rankings show mixed school-level movement rather than a shared upward or downward pattern: the average percentile for five schools was 59 in 2023–24, 55 in 2024–25, and 59 in 2025–26. Phoenix Coding Academy fell from percentile 81 to 61 over that span, while Estrella rose from 88 to 91 and Prescott Valley ended at 89, unchanged from its starting point. Similar enrollment and student–teacher ratios do not guarantee similar scores: Estrella and Prescott Valley enroll 335 and 327 students, with ratios of 19.7 and 21.8, yet their math results differ by 8 points; AAEC Online has a lower ratio of 7.2 but reports 43% ELA proficiency. PXU City’s test results and AAEC Online’s math result are suppressed, free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable, and ranking histories are not multi-year test-score trends.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)					AASA Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-9890	426	20	21.3	—	16 (3.8%)	22 (5.2%)	379 (89.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39.3	135^th of 256 public high schools	47.3%		48.4	119^th of 271 public high schools	56.1%	16				45.0	45.0				21.0	21.0
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella	Public, Charter	9-12	3400 Dysart Rd	Avondale	85012	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 535-0754	335	17	19.7	—	102 (30.4%)	16 (4.8%)	180 (53.7%)	17 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	91.8	22^nd of 256 public high schools	91.4%		89.3	26^th of 271 public high schools	90.4%	4				69.0	69.0				65.0	65.0
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	7500 E Civic Cir	Prescott Valley	85012	Yavapai County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 775-3200	327	15	21.8	—	234 (71.6%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (25.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	90.2	28^th of 256 public high schools	89.1%		79.6	49^th of 271 public high schools	81.9%	21				74.0	74.0				57.0	57.0
AAEC Show Low	Public, Charter	9-12	1152 School House Ln	Show Low	85012	Navajo County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 297-8500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
BASIS Phoenix Central Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 E Indianola Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 962-7393	239	25	9.5	—	52 (21.8%)	38 (15.9%)	90 (37.7%)	27 (11.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)								(n/a)	55.0	64.0	81.0		66.0	58.0	55.0	54.0		56.0	85.5%	14.5%	$17,870	$223	$243	$466	$11,170	$6,234	$17,404
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	1440 S Longmore	Mesa	85012	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-3999	97	6	16.1	—	58 (59.8%)	2 (2.1%)	28 (28.9%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83.6	42^nd of 256 public high schools	83.6%					(n/a)				61.0	61.0				56.0	56.0			$11,841	$656	$406	$1,063	$7,196	$3,583	$10,779
AAEC Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1440 S Longhorn	Mesa	85012	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 222-3999	51	7	7.2	—	33 (64.7%)	1 (2.0%)	13 (25.5%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)				43.0	43.0								$4,001	$00			$1,505	$2,496	$4,001
Central High School	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-7500	1,733	101	17.1	50.8%	117 (6.8%)	262 (15.1%)	1,167 (67.3%)	40 (2.3%)	96 (5.5%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.7%)	9.2	234^th of 256 public high schools	8.6%		13.6	253^rd of 271 public high schools	6.6%	19				12.0	12.0				11.0	11.0			$16,180	$1,498	$799	$2,297	$10,953	$2,929	$13,882
Phoenix Coding Academy	Public	9-12	4445 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5700	224	16	13.8	34.8%	44 (19.6%)	23 (10.3%)	140 (62.5%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	56.5	100^th of 256 public high schools	60.9%		35.8	159^th of 271 public high schools	41.3%	59				46.0	46.0				38.0	38.0			$18,706	$1,807	$807	$2,614	$13,561	$2,532	$16,092
PXU City	Public	9-12	4502 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 764-1100	85	2	42.5	—	3 (3.5%)	13 (15.3%)	61 (71.8%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)								(n/a)													$14,027	$1,007	$687	$1,695	$10,673	$1,660	$12,333
Phoenix Educator Preparatory	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 764-1051	0	3	1.6	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 85012

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phoenix	0.56 mi	494	52^nd
Glendale	5.1 mi	102	53^rd
Scottsdale	6.87 mi	62	9^th
Paradise Valley	7.11 mi	3	2^nd
Tempe	8.62 mi	57	42^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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.