Summary:
ZIP code 86021 has one listed high school, El Capitan Public School, serving grades 6–12 and enrolling 206 students. Its proficiency results are stronger than statewide results in both all-grades ELA and math, but its graduation rate is below the state rate. In 2025–2026, 50% of students were proficient in ELA and 42% in math, each 9 percentage points above the state; the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 68%, compared with 80% statewide, a 12-point gap. The key takeaway is that strong test-score comparisons do not carry over to graduation.
Sixth grade and eighth-grade science are the clearest academic standouts, while math is a relative weak spot against the district. Sixth-grade proficiency was 69% in both ELA and math, respectively 28 and 39 points above state results; eighth-grade science proficiency was also 69%, 39 points above the state. These results matched the district’s figures in those grades and subject areas. Overall, the school was 3 points above the district in ELA (50% versus 47%), but 6 points below it in math (42% versus 48%). Because this is the only listed school, there is no local school-to-school comparison or separate school to identify as a lower performer.
SchoolDigger’s ranking history rose sharply and then declined, with the latest ranking still above its earliest reported standing. Its percentile went from 69 in 2021–2022 to 92 in 2022–2023, then to 76 in 2024–2025; the latest rating was 4 stars, with a rank of 65 out of 271 Arizona schools. The district, Colorado City Unified District, had 3 stars and ranked 86 out of 267. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 20.6, and no free/reduced-lunch rate was supplied. The ranking changes describe SchoolDigger’s relative standing, not a confirmed trend in test scores.
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