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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85615

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271

Students

Top rankedPalominas Elementary School374^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Palominas Elementary School up 24 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85615 zip code area in Arizona is home to two elementary schools - Palominas Elementary School and Valley View Elementary School, both part of the Palominas Elementary School District 49. While Palominas Elementary is the larger school with 375 students, Valley View Elementary has historically ranked higher among Arizona elementary schools, though its most recent ranking data is from 2016-2017.

Palominas Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school, with test scores that generally exceed the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.9 compared to 45 at Valley View Elementary. However, Valley View spends significantly more per student at $12,372, compared to $5,510 at Palominas.

Both schools share a 5.2% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area for potential improvement. The lack of free/reduced lunch data makes it difficult to assess the socioeconomic demographics of the student populations, which could be an important factor in understanding the schools' performance and resource allocation.

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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 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Palominas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10385 E Highway 92	Hereford	85615	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	271	21	13.2		149 (55.0%)	7 (2.6%)	95 (35.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	52.1	374^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.9%		51.3	398^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.4%	24	41.0	48.0	37.0	52.0	40.0	$5,510	$609	$556	$1,775	$4,187	$158	$4,344

Cities Near Zip Code 85615

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hereford	1.52 mi	2	34^th
Sierra Vista	5.08 mi	22	42^nd
Fort Huachuca	12.82 mi	3	7^th
Naco	16.06 mi	1
Bisbee	16.63 mi	8

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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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