Summary:
The 85543 zip code area is home to 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The standout school in this set appears to be Discovery Plus Academy, a public charter elementary school that ranks 99th out of 904 Arizona elementary schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school boasts significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages, as well as a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and higher spending per student compared to the other elementary school, Pima Elementary.
The data also highlights some challenges at other schools in the area. Pima Junior High School and Gila Valley Learning Center have relatively low test scores and high dropout rates compared to state averages. Additionally, Dan Hinton Accommodation School, an alternative school, has a very low 4-year graduation rate of just 33.3%.
The Pima Unified School District, which most of these schools belong to, is ranked 177th out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole may be underperforming compared to other districts in the state. The small size of Gila Valley Learning Center, with only 11 students, also raises questions about the viability and effectiveness of such a small high school program.
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