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Schools in Jerome

Jerome’s public schools

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District and Mingus Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jerome. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 6% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Mingus Union High
Students per teacher
21.0
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,624 students on the public path
In brief

Jerome’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Jerome’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School places highest (better than 66%); Mingus Union High School lowest (43%). 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 Jerome, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary Schoolin ClarkdaleB+
9–12Mingus Union High Schoolin CottonwoodC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District.

Two districts serve Jerome

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

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 459 students, up 4% since 2021–22 · 21.8 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,989AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B+
Mingus Union High School DistrictGrades 8–12 · 2 schools · 1,202 students · 20.7 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$11,543AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District49%
State average 40.4% · 289 students tested
Math · PK–8, Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District35%
State average 34.8% · 292 students tested
Reading · 8–12, Mingus Union High School District27%
State average 40.4% · 256 students tested
Math · 8–12, Mingus Union High School District32%
State average 34.8% · 256 students tested

Jerome vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jerome—Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District PK–8 · Mingus Union High 8–12

Every school in Jerome

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 Jeromein other towns
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clarkdale
B+
459 students22:1Rate it →
Mingus Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cottonwood
C+
1,165 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Jerome’s schools

Are Jerome’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jerome. Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District and Mingus Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jerome. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Jerome in?

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District and Mingus Union High School District.

Where do Jerome kids go to high school?

Mingus Union High 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.