Best Public Schools in Black Canyon City, AZ

Summary:

The city of Black Canyon City, Arizona has only one school, Canon School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. With a total enrollment of 131 students, Canon School has a predominantly White student population (78.63%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (14.5%), African American (2.29%), Native American (1.53%), and two or more races (3.05%) students.

Academically, Canon School's performance is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 19% to 53%, compared to the state average of 37% to 45%. In Mathematics, Canon School's proficiency rates ranged from 13% to 36%, while the state average was 27% to 43%. The school's science proficiency rates were also below the state and district averages, with 5th-grade students at 25% proficient and 8th-grade students at 21% proficient, compared to the state averages of 34% and 27%, respectively. Additionally, Canon School had a higher dropout rate of 4.6% for the 2019-2020 school year, which is above the state average.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $19,314 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1, Canon School's academic performance has declined over the past few years, with the school ranking 922 out of 1,245 Arizona elementary schools in 2022-2023, down from a ranking of 293 out of 1,039 in 2018-2019. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in resource allocation and instructional effectiveness, particularly given the high percentage (93.13%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage among the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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	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	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
Canon School	Public	PK, KG-8	34360 So. School Loop Rd.	Black Canyon City	85324	Yavapai County	Canon Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 374-5588	131	12	10.9	93.1%	103 (78.6%)	3 (2.3%)	19 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								(n/a)	$19,314	$2,286	$1,729	$6,301	$8,457	$6,842	$15,299

Cities Near Black Canyon City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phoenix	11.04 mi	496	110^th
Crown King	14.09 mi	1	14^th
Anthem	14.68 mi	8	11^th
Mayer	18.04 mi	4	142^nd
Desert Hills	19.42 mi	1	9^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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