Best Public Schools in Zip Code 74059

Four Perkins-Tryon schools serve ZIP code 74059, spanning PK–12: Perkins-Tryon Elementary School (PK–2), Perkins-Tryon Intermediate Elementary School (grades 3–5), Perkins-Tryon Middle School (grades 6–8), and Perkins-Tryon High School (grades 9–12). The clearest test-score standout is the intermediate school, which led in all three reported subjects in 2025–26: 39% in ELA, 48% in math, and 41% in science.

The intermediate school’s lead over the next-highest school was 1 percentage point in ELA, 26 points in math, and 4 points in science. The middle school had the lowest all-grades ELA and math results, at 19% and 22%—19 points below the ELA leader and 26 points below the math leader. The high school’s results were mixed: it was the only school with reported U.S. History results, and its 57% proficiency was 16 points above the state; its ELA was 12 points above state, while math and science were 8 and 12 points below. The PK–2 school has no reported test scores, and the schools’ all-grades results cover different grade spans.

Results changed unevenly from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the middle school gained 7 points in math and 5 in science, while its ELA slipped 1 point; the intermediate school’s scores fell in all three subjects, and the high school’s ELA and science fell while U.S. History rose 7 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rank for the middle school climbed from 21 to 46 over three years, even though its latest ELA and math results remain below state. The middle school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (13, versus 18 at the high school). As context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–25 ranged from 46% at the PK–2 school to 52% at the intermediate school; these are observations, not explanations for results.