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Payson High School
B−

Payson High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

301 S McLane Rd, Payson, AZ 85541 · (928) 472-5788 · Part of Payson Unified District

Payson’s School Grade B better than 61% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Photo: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
733
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Payson High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 30.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Payson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Rim Country Middle School478 students
9–12Payson High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 S McLane Rd, Payson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9201
Grade 10174
Grade 11206
Grade 12152
Enrollment over time
561’20
797’21
790’22
748’23
733’24

Up 30.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Payson High School from Payson families.

Other schools in Payson Unified District

The district →
Payson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Payson
430 students15:1
Julia Randall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Payson
B−
503 students16:1
Rim Country Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Payson
B−
478 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Payson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.