South Beaver Elementary School was an elementary school in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school was a part of Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) up until its closure in 2010.

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About Flagstaff

City in Arizona, United States

1876Established

76,831Population

64.7 sq miArea

6,909 ftElevation

Flagstaff ( FLAG-staf) is a city in and the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 76,831. Flagstaff is the principal city of the Flagstaff metropolitan area, which includes all of Coconino County, and has a population of 145,101. Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau and within the San Francisco volcanic field, along the western side of the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the continental United States. The city sits at around 7,000 feet (2,100 m) and is next to Mount Elden, just south of the San Francisco Peaks, the highest mountain range in the state of Arizona. Humphrey…

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How Flagstaff ranks

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#2Lowest obesity in AZ #3Most trails in AZ #4Most active in AZ All AZ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code86001, 86002, 86003

Area code928

Living in Flagstaff

Housing in Flagstaff

$657K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Flagstaff home is worth about $657,000, about the same as a year ago, 57% above the Arizona typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market25

Sale-to-list98.3%

Sold in May72

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Safety in Flagstaff

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Flagstaff's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Flagstaff 4.6

Arizona 4.3

U.S. 3.6

Property crime per 1,000

Flagstaff 22.3

Arizona 18

U.S. 17.7

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Work & commute in Flagstaff

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62% of Flagstaff’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (8%), Tempe (2%) and Scottsdale (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Phoenix

Tempe

Scottsdale

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62%Work in townlive and work in Flagstaff 4 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 36,712Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Flagstaff

A⁻

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Arizona

15better than AZ·8worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.

Conditions 10▲ 1▼ 1 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 1▲ 3▼ 3 close Mind 2▲ 1▼ 2 close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

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What stands out

3.7%Fewer adults with heart diseaseAZ 6.4% · better 6.6%Fewer adults with diabetesAZ 11.3% · better 12%More adults without reliable transportationAZ 8.7% · worse

Care nearby

Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff · 2.1 mi · ER

Elk Ridge - Flagstaff ClinicFlagstaff · 2.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Flagstaff

DentalShortage · part of Flagstaff

Mental healthShortage · part of Flagstaff

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Natural hazards in Flagstaff

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🔥 Wildfire

56Does Flagstaff flood?paid flood claims since 1979 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Flagstaff MapFlagstaff vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Flagstaff

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Flagstaff has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46° / 16°Winter

62° / 28°Spring

82° / 47°Summer

65° / 31°Fall

How much snow does Flagstaff get?About 90 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Sep 28, with the last in spring around Jun 4.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Flagstaff

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Flagstaff’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#53Best public schoolsof 117 in AZ

DistrictFlagstaff Unified District (4192)Schools39

Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 561 students Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 426 students Charles W Sechrist Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 413 students W F Killip Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 396 students Thomas M Knoles Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 395 students Eva Marshall Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 374 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AZ. Ratings are from neighbors.

Flagstaff is a college town

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28%

of Flagstaff’s residents are enrolled in college. Northern Arizona University has about 23,098 students on campus, and 2 more colleges are in town.

90%How hard to get in?admission rate $14,158What does it cost?net price a year 61%Do students finish?graduation rate

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