Best High Schools in Arizona

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)
040269002684	131	Valley Vista High School	Public	7-12	15550 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8800	2,464	102	24.1	44.0%	842 (34.2%)	223 (9.1%)	1,185 (48.1%)	32 (1.3%)	23 (0.9%)	8 (0.3%)	151 (6.1%)	$8,069	$243	$877	$1,362	$5,849	$1,100	$6,949	45	55.6	172	41
040463001372	132	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	3901 W Linda Vista Blvd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4400	1,831	94	19.5	31.9%	852 (46.5%)	31 (1.7%)	812 (44.3%)	46 (2.5%)	22 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (3.6%)	$9,135	$581	$136	$1,298	$6,899	$1,518	$8,417	45	57.3	170	38
040100503720	133	Ridgeview College Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1645 W Skyline Drive	San Tan Valley	85142	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation dba Ridgeview	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 360-4518	196			36.2%	87 (44.4%)	23 (11.7%)	68 (34.7%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	$16,468	$2,570	$2,744	$7,884	$5,138	$6,017	$11,154	44.3	32.4	288	155
040387000306	134	Bradshaw Mountain High School	Public	9-12	6000 E Long Look Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 759-4100	1,697	71	23.9	42.9%	882 (52.0%)	17 (1.0%)	693 (40.8%)	11 (0.6%)	16 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.4%)	$8,620	$631	$214	$1,475	$6,260	$1,516	$7,776	44.3	48.2	196	62
040045002592	135	Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	1,854	85	21.9	25.9%	755 (40.7%)	108 (5.8%)	863 (46.5%)	36 (1.9%)	11 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	76 (4.1%)	$7,166	$73	$195	$341	$6,073	$825	$6,898	44	65.4	135
040730003183	136	Walden Grove High School	Public	9-12	15510 S. Sahuarita Park Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,139	69	16.4	24.9%	396 (34.8%)	23 (2.0%)	657 (57.7%)	14 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.4%)	$5,036	$34	$08	$75	$4,302	$693	$4,995	44	44.2	223	87
040011203779	137	American Leadership Academy Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6913 E Rembrandt Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 420-2101	509				362 (71.1%)	11 (2.2%)	100 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$7,197	$3,023	$199	$6,245	$2,155	$1,819	$3,974	44	52.4	182	45
040002601460	138	Mogollon High School	Public	8-12	3450 Mustang Ave.	Heber	85928	Navajo County	Heber-Overgaard Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 535-4622	167	14	12	32.3%	137 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)		$00			$00			43.3	50.4	191	53
040834002583	139	Tapbi	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 839-0292	199	7	26.8		49 (24.6%)	31 (15.6%)	85 (42.7%)	8 (4.0%)	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$7,607	$00			$7,591	$16	$7,607	41.3	61.4	151	12
040625000508	140	Cactus High School	Public	7-12	6330 W Greenway Rd	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5000	1,144	60	19	43.9%	574 (50.2%)	64 (5.6%)	403 (35.2%)	28 (2.4%)	17 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (4.8%)	$8,542	$328	$216	$871	$6,554	$1,444	$7,998	41.2	59.5	159	19

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