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Best High Schools in Zip Code 85044

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At a glance

Schools

1,570

Students

Districts

Top rankedMountain Pointe High School132^nd of 271 Arizona high schools

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Mountain Pointe High School up 13 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85044 zip code in Arizona is home to a single high school, Mountain Pointe High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Tempe Union High School District. While the school has a total enrollment of 1,639 students, its academic performance and other key metrics suggest room for improvement compared to district and state averages.

Mountain Pointe High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, from 132 out of 271 high schools in 2024-2025 to 145 out of 270 in 2023-2024. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 78.4%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate was 5.2%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are mixed, with science and mathematics scores lagging behind district and state averages.

Despite these challenges, Mountain Pointe High School's student-teacher ratio of 18.9 is within the typical range, and its per-student spending of $8,024 in the 2021-2022 school year is lower than the state average. Further investigation would be needed to understand the underlying factors contributing to the school's performance and identify potential areas for improvement to better serve the students in the 85044 zip code.

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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 (2023)	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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Mountain Pointe High School	Public	9-12	4201 E Knox Rd	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 759-8449	1,570	78	20.1	30.9%	246 (15.7%)	474 (30.2%)	614 (39.1%)	25 (1.6%)	88 (5.6%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (7.4%)	43.6	132^nd of 271 public high schools	51.3%		39.7	145^th of 270 public high schools	46.3%	13	42.0	33.0	23.0	$8,024	$264	$374	$902	$6,881	$506	$7,386
EVIT - Mountain Pointe High School	Public	9-12	4201 E Knox Rd	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00

Cities Near Zip Code 85044

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phoenix	0.34 mi	494	57^th
Tempe	2.48 mi	57	43^rd
Chandler	3.78 mi	72	24^th
Guadalupe	3.92 mi	1	94^th
Mesa	8.13 mi	164	47^th

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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.

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