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Best High Schools in Zip Code 85541

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Top rankedPayson High School155^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Summary:

The 85541 zip code is home to a single high school, Payson High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While Payson High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance and student outcomes present both strengths and areas for improvement.

Payson High School's proficiency rates in 11th-grade assessments for the 2024-2025 school year were at or above the state average in science and English language arts, but below the state average in mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate of 78.4% for the 2023-2024 school year was lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 5.2% was slightly higher. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $8,085 for the 2021-2022 school year was below the state average, which may impact the availability of resources and support for students and teachers.

Overall, while Payson Unified District is the sole high school serving the 85541 zip code, the data suggests that Payson High School faces both strengths and challenges in its academic performance, student outcomes, and resource allocation. Continued efforts to address areas of improvement, such as mathematics proficiency and graduation rates, could help the school better support the educational needs of its students.

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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	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
NAVIT - Gila Community College	Public	9-12	201 N Mud Springs Rd	Payson	85541	Gila County	Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technolog	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$3,660	$00			$00	$3,660	$3,660
Payson High School	Public	9-12	301 S McLane Rd	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-5788	733	42	17.3		476 (64.9%)	3 (0.4%)	199 (27.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	37.4	155^th of 271 public high schools	42.8%		21.4	203^rd of 270 public high schools	24.8%	48	40.0	26.0	22.0	$8,085	$155	$62	$371	$6,458	$1,410	$7,868
Payson Center for Success - Online	Public, Virtual	7-12	902 W Main St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 472-5891	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 85541

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Payson	2.84 mi	9	76^th
Pine	15.86 mi	1
Young	19.89 mi	2
Tonto Basin	23.09 mi	1
Camp Verde	40.64 mi	9	89^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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