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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 85643

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At a glance

Schools

472

Students

Districts

Top rankedWillcox Elementary School616^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Willcox Elementary School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85643 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Willcox Elementary School and Bonita Elementary School. While both serve elementary grades, the schools exhibit significant differences in size, resources, and academic performance.

Willcox Elementary School, the larger of the two with 382 students, has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools in recent years and has proficiency rates below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Bonita Elementary School, with only 82 students, has maintained a higher ranking, placing in the top third of Arizona elementary schools, and has a lower dropout rate than the state average.

The differences in school size and resources may be contributing factors to the contrasting performance and rankings. Bonita Elementary School spends significantly more per student ($17,297) compared to Willcox Elementary School ($7,483), and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.4 compared to 15.9 at Willcox. These factors may contribute to the higher academic performance and ranking of Bonita Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)		AASA Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th 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
Bonita Elementary School	Public	K-8	18008 S Fort Grant Rd	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Bonita Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 828-3363	94	11	8.5	48.5%	36 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$00			$00
Willcox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 W Delos St	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8603	378	26	14.5	49.7%	91 (24.1%)	6 (1.6%)	275 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25.3	616^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.3	619^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.1%	3	23.0	35.0	44.0	24.0	$7,483	$1,429	$10	$2,868	$5,757	$287	$6,044

Cities Near Zip Code 85643

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Willcox	7.67 mi	6	96^th
Cochise	17.35 mi	1
Bowie	23.33 mi	3
Pearce	32.05 mi	2
Safford	32.21 mi	12	58^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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