Higley Unified School District

The Higley Unified School District in Arizona consists of 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district is home to several standout schools, such as Bridges Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, and Higley High School and Williams Field High School, which are the top-performing high schools in the district.

The district as a whole outperforms the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with several schools achieving 60-80% proficiency rates. The high schools in the district also have very high graduation rates, with Higley High School and Williams Field High School both exceeding 95%. However, there is a notable difference in the performance of individual schools, with the top-performing schools significantly outpacing the lower-performing schools in the district.

The data also reveals a correlation between the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and academic performance, with the schools with the lowest free/reduced lunch rates tending to have the highest test scores and rankings. Additionally, the district's virtual school, Higley Virtual Academy, has a unique profile, with a higher dropout rate and lower test scores compared to the district's brick-and-mortar schools, but still maintaining a respectable 93.9% graduation rate.