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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 85616

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Summary:

The 85616 zip code area has only one elementary school, Huachuca City School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. While the school has a diverse student population, its academic performance is consistently below the Tombstone Unified District and Arizona state averages across various grade levels and subjects, with particularly low proficiency rates in 5th and 8th grade science.

Huachuca City School faces several challenges, including a high dropout rate of 4.4% and a significant portion (72.56%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need among the student population. The school's spending per student is $13,887, and it has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 14.7 compared to the state average.

The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 478 out of 1,000 Arizona elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 809 out of 1,245 in 2022-2023, suggesting a decline in performance over time. These findings highlight the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to address the challenges faced by Huachuca City School and its student population.

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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/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 85616

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huachuca City	3.5 mi	1
Sierra Vista	8.21 mi	21	42^nd
Fort Huachuca	8.91 mi	3	7^th
Tombstone	14.9 mi	3	37^th
Saint David	16.62 mi	3	31^st

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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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