Best High Schools in Arizona

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

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 270)	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)
040340002283	121	Desert Ridge High	Public	8-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-8947	2,284	99	23.1	22.9%	1,349 (59.1%)	66 (2.9%)	678 (29.7%)	58 (2.5%)	20 (0.9%)	11 (0.5%)	102 (4.5%)	$6,032	$20	$35	$75	$5,607	$370	$5,977	49.1	58.2	161	40
040004300733	122	New School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1216 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	New School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 252-5414	203				122 (60.1%)	8 (3.9%)	47 (23.2%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.4%)		$00			$00			48.9	74.8	98	24
040011203475	123	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,230			26.0%	1,213 (54.4%)	79 (3.5%)	743 (33.3%)	52 (2.3%)	12 (0.5%)	15 (0.7%)	116 (5.2%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	48.7	67.9	125	2
040340000258	124	Gilbert High School	Public	7-12	1101 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-0177	2,354	111	21.2	28.9%	1,261 (53.6%)	90 (3.8%)	737 (31.3%)	87 (3.7%)	34 (1.4%)	9 (0.4%)	136 (5.8%)	$6,343	$96	$27	$218	$5,775	$446	$6,221	48.2	63.7	139	15
040880000827	125	Sabino High School	Public	7-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	862	41	20.8	24.9%	446 (51.7%)	42 (4.9%)	295 (34.2%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (6.1%)		$00			$00			47.5	45.7	214	89
040187000123	126	Chandler High School	Public	8-12	350 N Arizona Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-7700	3,597	192	18.6	46.0%	804 (22.4%)	371 (10.3%)	2,013 (56.0%)	132 (3.7%)	77 (2.1%)	25 (0.7%)	175 (4.9%)	$6,911	$696	$66	$1,457	$5,643	$506	$6,149	46.7	56.1	171	45
040925000957	127	Willcox High School	Public	9-12	240 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 384-8601	401	25	16	40.9%	128 (31.9%)	3 (0.7%)	262 (65.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,062	$200	$32	$432	$7,050	$780	$7,830	46.7	50.3	192	65
040625001315	128	Ironwood High School	Public	7-12	6051 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6400	1,922	92	20.9	43.9%	756 (39.3%)	131 (6.8%)	825 (42.9%)	84 (4.4%)	14 (0.7%)	9 (0.5%)	103 (5.4%)	$7,559	$152	$332	$637	$5,982	$1,092	$7,074	46.5	62	150	22
040141002137	129	Estrella Foothills High School	Public	9-12	13033 S Estrella Pkwy	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 269-1200	1,398	52	26.8	27.9%	596 (42.6%)	68 (4.9%)	644 (46.1%)	13 (0.9%)	12 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	60 (4.3%)	$5,514	$87	$06	$180	$5,016	$405	$5,420	46.2	65.4	134	5
040061403158	130	Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3310 N 10th Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-7998	243			57.6%	18 (7.4%)	13 (5.3%)	195 (80.2%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)		$00			$00			45.7	76.5	89	41

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AzSCI Science, 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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.