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Houston Mesa General Store in Mesa Del Caballo, Arizona at the intersection of Deadeye Road and Houston Mesa RoadPhoto: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Mesa del Caballo

Mesa del Caballo’s public schools

Payson Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mesa del Caballo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 3% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,144 students on the public path
In brief

Mesa del Caballo’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mesa del Caballo’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Julia Randall Elementary School places highest (better than 51%); Rim Country Middle School lowest (48%). 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 Mesa del Caballo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Payson Elementary Schoolin PaysonNo scores
3–5Julia Randall Elementary Schoolin PaysonB−
6–8Rim Country Middle Schoolin PaysonB−
9–12Payson High Schoolin PaysonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Payson 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.

Payson Unified DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,144 students · 16.2 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$12,001AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 40.4% · 1136 students tested
Math26%
State average 34.8% · 1163 students tested

Mesa del Caballo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Mesa del Caballo’s borders.

Schools next door
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Mesa del Caballo—Payson Unified District

Every school in Mesa del Caballo

4 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 Mesa del Caballoin other towns
Payson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Payson
430 students15:1Rate it →
Julia Randall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Payson
B−
503 students16:1Rate it →
Rim Country Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Payson
B−
478 students16:1Rate it →
Payson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Payson
B−
733 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Mesa del Caballo’s schools

Are Mesa del Caballo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mesa del Caballo. Payson Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mesa del Caballo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Mesa del Caballo in?

Payson Unified District.

Where do Mesa del Caballo kids go to high school?

Payson 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.