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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 85540

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777

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Top rankedMetcalf Elementary School300^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

Summary:

The 85540 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Metcalf Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 791 students. As the only elementary school in the area, Metcalf is the primary educational option for families in this zip code.

Metcalf Elementary School is part of the Morenci Unified District, which is ranked 160 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from a 4-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 3-star rating in 2024-2025. Academically, Metcalf's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades are generally higher than the state averages, with some exceptions.

Metcalf Elementary School has a student-teacher ratio of 18.1, which is relatively low, and its per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $7,645. However, the school's percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients is not provided, making it difficult to assess the socioeconomic demographics of the student population and how that may impact the school's performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)		AASA Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th 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
Metcalf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	Fairbanks Rd #1	Morenci	85540	Greenlee County	Morenci Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 865-7290	777	43	18.0		199 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	519 (66.8%)	9 (1.2%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	63.5	300^th of 909 public elementary schools	67.0%		67.6	266^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.8%	34	37.0	61.0	54.0	55.0	$7,645	$411	$436	$1,259	$6,583	$215	$6,798

Cities Near Zip Code 85540

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morenci	0.23 mi	4	50^th
Clifton	1.75 mi	1
Solomon	23.99 mi	1
Duncan	24.88 mi	3
Safford	26.53 mi	12	58^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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