Best High Schools in Zip Code 85225

The 10 high schools listed for ZIP code 85225 serve grades 6–12 through 9–12, with enrollments ranging from 39 to 3,179 and a median of 157 students. Among schools with reported results, average ELA proficiency is 40%, just below the state’s 41%; average math proficiency is 24%, 10 percentage points below the state’s 33%. The clearest overall signal is that reported math results lag the state more than reported ELA results do.

Chandler Early College High School stands out in ELA, with 61% proficient overall—20 points above the state and 16 points above the next-highest reported result, Valor Preparatory Academy at 45%. In 11th-grade ELA, Early College’s 61% is 20 points above Chandler High School at 41%. The lowest reported ELA result is 14% at AZ Compass Prep School. Math results are weaker: Valor’s 18% is 11 points below Chandler High’s 29% and 15 points below the state. Completion figures also contrast sharply: Chandler High’s graduation rate is 88%, compared with 46% at Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School; dropout rates are 3% and 12%, respectively.

SchoolDigger rankings moved in different directions, but the four schools with comparable records averaged a lower statewide percentile over time: 30 in 2020–21, 27 in 2021–22, and 24 in 2022–23. Skyline Prep High School fell 19 percentile points, while AZ Compass rose 8; these are ranking changes, not test-score changes. Ratios also do not point to a simple achievement pattern: Early College reports 61% ELA with a 22.8 student-teacher ratio, while Valor reports 45% ELA with a 24.3 ratio and AZ Compass reports 14% ELA with a 14.4 ratio. Many schools’ test results are suppressed, so these reported figures cannot rank all 10 schools.