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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85547

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At a glance

Schools

2,144

Students

Top rankedPayson High School155^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

Payson High School up 48 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Payson Elementary School 14.5 students per teacher

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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 (2023)	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 English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Payson High School	Public	9-12	301 S McLane Rd	Payson	85547	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-5788	733	42	17.3	39.9%	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
Rim Country Middle School	Public	6-8	304 S Meadow St	Payson	85547	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-3062	478	29	16.3	52.7%	290 (60.7%)	7 (1.5%)	143 (29.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	20.3	412^th of 552 public middle schools	25.4%		26	367^th of 550 public middle schools	33.3%	45				28.0	30.0	32.0					16.0	15.0	19.0			22.0		$6,229	$301	$06	$607	$5,181	$741	$5,922
Julia Randall Elementary School	Public	2-5	902 W Main St	Payson	85547	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 468-2600	503	31	15.9	57.8%	302 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	155 (30.8%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	26.4	603^rd of 909 public elementary schools	33.7%		28	597^th of 912 public elementary schools	34.5%	6	33.0	43.0	30.0					31.0	30.0	29.0					25.0			$6,722	$511	$179	$1,202	$5,643	$388	$6,031
Payson Elementary School	Public	K-2	500 East Rancho Road	Payson	85547	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 472-5801	430	30	14.5	59.7%	294 (68.4%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (24.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)																		$8,928	$1,572	$27	$3,170	$6,960	$370	$7,330
Payson Center for Success - Online	Public, Virtual	7-12	902 W Main St	Payson	85547	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 85547

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Payson	1.85 mi	10	76^th
Pine	13.47 mi	1
Young	21.03 mi	2
Tonto Basin	26.9 mi	1
Cottonwood	38.95 mi	17	68^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.