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Blue Ridge Unified District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Pinetop-Lakeside, and parts of Show Low.

Pinetop-Lakeside’s School Grade B better than 59% of Arizona school districts

Students
1,628
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,427
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$11.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Blue Ridge Unified District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.7M, about $7,202 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pinetop-Lakeside. Grade by grade →

PK–6Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Blue Ridge Jr High SchoolThis district
9–12Blue Ridge High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 34.8% · 923 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 40.4% · 916 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 77.8% · 198 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,427 per student · 1% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 25%Federal 22%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,763’20
1,870’21
1,754’22
1,677’23
1,628’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Hispanic 27%American Indian/Alaska Native 18%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.