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Schools in Rainbow City

Rainbow City’s public schools

Whiteriver Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rainbow City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools 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
8%
2021–22
Math proficiency
7%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 10% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,231 students on the public path
In brief

Rainbow City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Rainbow City’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Alchesay High School places highest (better than 1%); Seven Mile School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Rainbow City, graded from D− to D−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Alchesay High School. 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 Rainbow City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD−
6–8Canyon Day Junior High Schoolin WhiteriverD−
9–12Alchesay High Schoolin WhiteriverD−

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

Whiteriver Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,231 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,569AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading8%
State average 40.4% · 1155 students tested
Math7%
State average 34.8% · 1172 students tested

Rainbow City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rainbow City—Whiteriver Unified District

Every school in Rainbow City

5 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 Rainbow Cityin other towns
Seven Mile School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whiteriver
D−
437 students20:1Rate it →
Whiteriver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whiteriver
D−
400 students14:1Rate it →
Cradleboard School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whiteriver
D−
265 students16:1Rate it →
Canyon Day Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Whiteriver
D−
387 students13:1Rate it →
Alchesay High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Whiteriver
D−
742 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Rainbow City’s schools

Are Rainbow City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rainbow City. Whiteriver Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rainbow City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rainbow City in?

Whiteriver Unified District.

Where do Rainbow City kids go to high school?

Alchesay High School.

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What Rainbow City 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.