Best High Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 259)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040633002859	160	Franklin Police and Fire High School	Public	9-12	1645 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-0200	321	19	17.2	88.8%	10 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	301 (93.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,219	$757	$344	$1,857	$10,961	$1,157	$12,119	35.8	50.6	190	30
040141002786	162	Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 269-1300	2,099	85	24.6	48.9%	452 (21.5%)	192 (9.1%)	1,369 (65.2%)	15 (0.7%)	19 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	43 (2.0%)	$5,238	$292	$07	$592	$4,673	$265	$4,938	34.9	51.4	188	26
040304000038	163	Fountain Hills High School	Public	9-12	16100 E Palisades Blvd	Fountain Hills	85268	Maricopa County	Fountain Hills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 664-5510	466			16.7%	299 (64.2%)	8 (1.7%)	57 (12.2%)	11 (2.4%)	60 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$7,608	$729	$159	$1,617	$4,754	$1,965	$6,720	34.8	72.9	106	57
040724000624	164	Safford High School	Public	9-12	1400 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7050	836	29	29.1	32.9%	360 (43.1%)	10 (1.2%)	431 (51.6%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$6,124	$106	$34	$245	$5,193	$792	$5,985	34.1	48.2	197	33
040880003705	165	Innovation Technical High School	Public	9-12	3300 S Park Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6330	286	12	23.4	57.7%	30 (10.5%)	3 (1.0%)	243 (85.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)		$00			$00			32.8	35.7	267	102
040004100718	166	Gateway Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	108 N 40th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Maricopa County Community College District dba Gat	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 392-5237	331			92.7%	5 (1.5%)	54 (16.3%)	263 (79.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)		$00			$00			32.8	39.9	248	82
040041701588	167	AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-9890	486			50.8%	27 (5.6%)	19 (3.9%)	430 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)		$00			$00			32	52.1	185	18
040077002903	168	Imagine Prep Surprise	Public, Charter	9-12	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Imagine Prep Surprise Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1770	290			31.7%	145 (50.0%)	21 (7.2%)	98 (33.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)		$00			$00			31.5	53.8	178	10
040472000372	169	Maricopa High School	Public	6-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-8100	2,188	98	22.4	45.9%	664 (30.3%)	308 (14.1%)	924 (42.2%)	48 (2.2%)	114 (5.2%)	13 (0.6%)	117 (5.3%)	$8,773	$233	$1,029	$1,495	$6,330	$1,181	$7,511	31.4	47.5	203	34
040775001045	170	Deer Valley High School	Public	7-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-6700	1,637	139	11.7	40.0%	868 (53.0%)	103 (6.3%)	527 (32.2%)	34 (2.1%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.3%)	$6,347	$555	$21	$1,132	$5,373	$398	$5,771	31.4	58.1	166	4

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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