Best High Schools in Zip Code 85543

Summary:

The 85543 zip code in Arizona is home to two high schools: Pima High School and Gila Valley Learning Center. Based on the available data, Pima High School appears to be the stronger and more successful of the two, with higher enrollment, better academic performance, and stronger graduation rates.

Pima High School has a much larger student population of 352 students compared to just 11 students at Gila Valley Learning Center. Pima High School also has consistently higher statewide rankings, moving from 228th out of 464 Arizona high schools in 2021-2022 to 108th out of 259 in 2023-2024, and is rated 3-4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Additionally, Pima High School students outperform the district and state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, and have a higher 4-year graduation rate of 89.6% compared to the 20.0% dropout rate at Gila Valley Learning Center.

In contrast, Gila Valley Learning Center appears to face more challenges, with a high 20.0% dropout rate and limited academic performance data reported. The school's 1-star rating and bottom-third statewide ranking suggest it is struggling to provide a quality education to its students. Overall, the data indicates that Pima High School is the stronger and more successful high school in the 85543 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)	AASA Mathematics (2024)	AzSCI Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
GIFT - Pima High School	Public	9-12	38 E 200 South	Pima	85543	Graham County	Gila Institute for Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-3393	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	351	24	14.8		249 (70.9%)	6 (1.7%)	88 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	53.2	110^th of 270 public high schools	59.3%		71.1	115^th of 469 public high schools	75.5%	5	38.0	47.0	28.0	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799
Gila Valley Learning Center	Public	9-12	170 S. Main Street	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8015	19				6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)				$6,775	$00			$4,197	$2,578	$6,775

Cities Near Zip Code 85543

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pima	0.65 mi	7	40^th
Thatcher	4.78 mi	7	24^th
Safford	7.24 mi	12	65^th
Solomon	12.6 mi	1
Fort Thomas	12.92 mi	3

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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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Best High Schools in Zip Code 85543

Pima High School

GIFT - Pima High School

Gila Valley Learning Center

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