Summary:
ZIP code 85704 has seven schools—four elementary, two middle and one high—serving students from elementary through high school. Across the schools, All Grades proficiency averages 47% in ELA and 43% in math, compared with state results of 41% and 33%. The most important contrast is between Lawrence W Cross Middle School and La Cima Middle School: Cross leads La Cima in every reported grade and subject, by 28–29 percentage points in ELA and 21–36 points in math.
Winifred Harelson Elementary School stands out among elementary schools, with All Grades results of 57% in ELA and 59% in math—16 and 26 points above state results—and scores above the state in each reported grade and subject. Canyon Del Oro High School reports 56% proficiency in both 11th-grade ELA and math, and a 91% graduation rate, compared with 86% for the district and 80% for the state. At the other end, La Cima’s All Grades results are 27% in ELA and 10% in math, 14 and 23 points below state results; it is below the state in all six reported middle-school grade-and-subject comparisons. SchoolDigger rates Harelson, Cross and Canyon Del Oro four stars, and La Cima one star.
SchoolDigger ranking percentiles show mixed changes over time: Marion Donaldson Elementary School rose 26 points from 35 to 61 between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while La Cima fell from 13 to 11; the seven-school average rose from 56 to 60, then stayed there in the latest year. Grade-level results can help distinguish elementary options: Donaldson leads grade 3 ELA at 53%, while Lulu Walker School leads grade 3 math at 57%; Mesa Verde Elementary School leads grade 4 ELA at 65%, and Harelson leads grade 4 math at 66%. Enrollment and student–teacher ratios do not follow a simple pattern with results: La Cima has a ratio of 11.2 but the lowest middle-school scores, while Canyon Del Oro has 21.8 and reports 56% in both grade 11 subjects. Free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable for these schools.
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