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Schools in El Capitan

El Capitan’s public schools

Hayden-Winkelman Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for El Capitan. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 34% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
306 students on the public path
In brief

El Capitan’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of El Capitan’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Leonor Hambly K-8 places highest (better than 22%); Hayden High School lowest (9%). 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 El Capitan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Leonor Hambly K-8in WinkelmanC−
9–12Hayden High Schoolin WinkelmanD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hayden-Winkelman Unified District.

The district

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

Hayden-Winkelman Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 306 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$16,502AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 40.4% · 162 students tested
Math12%
State average 34.8% · 162 students tested

El Capitan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
El Capitan—Hayden-Winkelman Unified District

Every school in El Capitan

2 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 El Capitanin other towns
Leonor Hambly K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winkelman
C−
213 students16:1Rate it →
Hayden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winkelman
D
93 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about El Capitan’s schools

Are El Capitan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for El Capitan. Hayden-Winkelman Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for El Capitan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is El Capitan in?

Hayden-Winkelman Unified District.

Where do El Capitan kids go to high school?

Hayden High School.

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What El Capitan 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.