Summary:
The 85540 zip code is home to a single high school, Morenci High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively small student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to state averages on key metrics such as academic proficiency, graduation rates, and dropout rates.
Morenci Unified District operates Morenci High School, which has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 162 and 193 out of 271-469 Arizona high schools over the past 3 school years. The school's performance rating by SchoolDigger is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating room for improvement. Its 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 78.4%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 5.2%, which is higher than the state average.
Academically, Morenci High School's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were below the state averages in Science (22% vs. 19%), English Language Arts (37% vs. 40%), and Mathematics (25% vs. 30%). This trend of underperformance has been consistent over the past two school years. While the school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was higher than the state average at $11,776, this does not appear to be directly translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.
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