Best Public Schools in Willcox, AZ

Summary:

The city of Willcox, Arizona is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals notable differences in academic performance and other key metrics across these schools.

Bonita Elementary School stands out as the top performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. The school also maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio. In contrast, Willcox Middle School has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, and a relatively high dropout rate of 6.1%.

Willcox High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 294th out of 464 Arizona high schools in 2021-2022 to 125th out of 259 in 2023-2024. The school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.5%, which is above the district and state averages. However, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)						AASA Mathematics (2024)				AzSCI Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
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	382	24	15.9		98 (25.7%)	8 (2.1%)	271 (70.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26.3	619^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.1%		46.2	591^st of 1245 public elementary schools	52.5%	28	31.0	34.0					41.0	27.0					$7,483	$1,429	$10	$2,868	$5,757	$287	$6,044
Willcox High School	Public	9-12	240 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 384-8601	406	24	17.0		123 (30.3%)	6 (1.5%)	272 (67.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46.7	127^th of 270 public high schools	53.0%		50.3	192^nd of 469 public high schools	59.1%	65						45.0				29.0		28.0	$8,062	$200	$32	$432	$7,050	$780	$7,830
Willcox Middle School	Public	4-8	360 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8613	298	21	14.5		80 (26.8%)	8 (2.7%)	206 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18.5	442^nd of 550 public middle schools	19.6%		25.7	610^th of 854 public middle schools	28.6%	168			23.0	29.0	28.0				17.0		16.0		$7,191	$529	$10	$1,068	$6,485	$168	$6,653
CTD - Willcox High School	Public	9-12	240 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 384-8601	1	0	.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$15	$00			$00	$15	$15
CTD - Cochise Technology School	Public	9-12	6506 E Mills Maerker Rd	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Cochise Technology District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 766-1999	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$4,716	$00			$3,814	$903	$4,716
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	82	11	7.4		33 (40.2%)	1 (1.2%)	48 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$00			$00

Cities Near Willcox

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cochise	17.35 mi	1
Bowie	23.33 mi	3
Pearce	32.05 mi	2
Safford	32.21 mi	12	65^th
Thatcher	33.49 mi	7	24^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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Best Public Schools in Willcox, AZ

Willcox High School

Willcox Elementary School

Willcox Middle School

Bonita Elementary School

CTD - Cochise Technology School

CTD - Willcox High School

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