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Best ZIP codes for schools in Arizona
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 323 Arizona ZIPs qualify.
Arizona ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 85262Scottsdale
Arizona
- School quality index
- 65.6
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 72°F
- Avg. commute
- 30 min
2ZIP 85263Scottsdale
Arizona
- School quality index
- 65.6
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
3ZIP 85377Carefree
Arizona
- School quality index
- 65.6
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 72°F
- Avg. commute
- 37 min
4ZIP 85266Scottsdale
Arizona
- School quality index
- 64.4
- ZIP population
- ~13k
- Avg. temperature
- 73°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
5ZIP 85331Phoenix
Arizona
- School quality index
- 64.2
- ZIP population
- ~32k
- Avg. temperature
- 72°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
6ZIP 85297Gilbert
Arizona
- School quality index
- 62.3
- ZIP population
- ~37k
- Avg. temperature
- 74°F
- Avg. commute
- 27 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 85008 | Phoenix | Maricopa County | 62.0 |
| #8 | 85250 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 62.0 |
| #9 | 85253 | Paradise Valley | Maricopa County | 62.0 |
| #10 | 85258 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 62.0 |
| #11 | 85641 | Vail | Pima County | 62.0 |
| #12 | 85747 | Tucson | Pima County | 62.0 |
| #13 | 85255 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 61.8 |
| #14 | 85259 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 61.8 |
| #15 | 85295 | Gilbert | Maricopa County | 61.7 |
| #16 | 85924 | Concho | Apache County | 61.7 |
| #17 | 85298 | Gilbert | Maricopa County | 61.6 |
| #18 | 85939 | Taylor | Navajo County | 61.6 |
| #19 | 85257 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 61.5 |
| #20 | 85251 | Scottsdale | Maricopa County | 61.2 |
| #21 | 85053 | Phoenix | Maricopa County | 60.8 |
| #22 | 85083 | Phoenix | Maricopa County | 60.8 |
| #23 | 85085 | Phoenix | Maricopa County | 60.8 |
| #24 | 85086 | Phoenix | Maricopa County | 60.8 |
| #25 | 85087 | Phoenix | Maricopa County | 60.8 |
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