Schools in Mead Ranch · Payson Unified District
Mead Ranch’s public schools beat 50% of Arizona districts
The public schools Mead Ranch’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
51%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 7 pts vs AZ 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 31%
2020–21
Graduate on time
71%
▼ 6 pts vs AZ 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 3% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Mead Ranch compares
C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (162)Better than 51%
High confidence. Built on 1,060 tested students and a graduating class of 212; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arizona only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mead Ranch.
The path, start to finish
K–2Payson Elementary Schoolin Payson
3–5Julia Randall Elementary Schoolin Payson
6–8Rim Country Middle Schoolin Payson
9–12Payson High Schoolin Payson
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading32%
State average 38.5%
Math20%
State average 31.2%
Every school in Mead Ranch
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.