Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85308

Zip code 85308 has 21 schools—10 elementary, one middle and 10 high schools—mostly district schools, alongside online and alternative high-school options. The latest ELA and math results are from 2025–26, and the elementary-school averages are 51% in ELA and 50% in math, compared with state figures of 41% and 33%. The most important finding is that elementary averages are above state levels, but results vary widely from school to school: by 40 percentage points in ELA and 48 points in math.

Legend Springs Elementary and Sierra Verde STEAM Academy lead all-grades elementary ELA at 69%; Legend Springs leads math at 74%, followed by Traditional Academy at Bellair at 72%. At the lower end, Park Meadows Elementary School has the lowest ELA result at 29%, while Park Meadows and Mirage Elementary School tie in math at 26%. Grade-level results add useful distinctions: Legend Springs reaches 79% in both grade 4 subjects, and Traditional Academy scores 83% in grade 5 math. Among high schools, Deer Valley High School reports 47% ELA and 40% math, above state results; ThrivePoint Online High School reports 13% and 7%, respectively.

SchoolDigger’s average elementary ranking slipped from the 68th to the 65th percentile between 2023–24 and 2025–26, but school histories differ: Mirage rose from the 21st to the 34th percentile, while Park Meadows fell from the 47th to the 27th. School size and student-teacher ratios do not follow a simple pattern with results: Sierra Verde STEAM Academy has 932 students and a 18.8 ratio, while Challenge Charter School has 364 students and a 15.1 ratio; both have strong results. Park Meadows has a lower 13.3 ratio but lower scores. Deer Valley’s graduation rate is 95%, compared with 23% at ThrivePoint Online. SchoolDigger rankings are not test scores, and online or alternative schools are not direct like-for-like comparisons with district schools.