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Schools in Dragoon

Dragoon’s public schools

Benson Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dragoon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 6% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
AZ 17.2
Schools in town
0
1,195 students on the public path
In brief

Dragoon’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dragoon’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Benson Primary School places highest (better than 63%); Benson High School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dragoon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Benson Primary Schoolin BensonB
6–8Benson Middle Schoolin BensonB
9–12Benson High Schoolin BensonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Benson Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Benson Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,287 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$11,519AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 40.4% · 666 students tested
Math39%
State average 34.8% · 673 students tested

Dragoon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Dragoon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dragoon—Benson Unified

Every school in Dragoon

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dragoonin other towns
Benson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
507 students19:1Rate it →
Benson Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Benson
B
286 students22:1Rate it →
Benson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Benson
B−
402 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dragoon’s schools

Are Dragoon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dragoon. Benson Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dragoon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dragoon in?

Benson Unified School District.

Where do Dragoon kids go to high school?

Benson High School.

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What Dragoon families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.