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)
040546003690	181	Mountainside High School	Public	9-12	32919 N Center St	Wittmann	85361	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 388-2915	304				138 (45.4%)	10 (3.3%)	142 (46.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,931	$321	$363	$1,005	$6,044	$2,203	$8,247	27.9			(n/a)
040625002426	182	Raymond S. Kellis	Public	7-12	8990 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5425	1,697	83	20.5		389 (22.9%)	141 (8.3%)	1,005 (59.2%)	68 (4.0%)	21 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	67 (3.9%)	$7,235	$166	$318	$651	$5,693	$1,058	$6,751	27.7	46.9	204	22
040253000187	183	Douglas High School	Public	9-12	1500 E 15th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-3462	1,338	73	18.3		12 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1,322 (98.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,440	$1,054	$214	$2,323	$11,411	$761	$12,172	27.5	34	275	92
040044702671	184	South Ridge High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1122 S 67th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South R	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-0106	379				11 (2.9%)	24 (6.3%)	338 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,321	$1,047	$1,460	$3,555	$4,158	$3,655	$7,813	27.2	37.4	259	75
040005200752	185	NFL YET College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	304				6 (2.0%)	9 (3.0%)	286 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			26.6	20.7	370	185
040043202200	186	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,499				1,600 (35.6%)	499 (11.1%)	1,795 (39.9%)	55 (1.2%)	171 (3.8%)	20 (0.4%)	359 (8.0%)		$00			$00			25.9	42.7	231	45
040919000955	187	Wickenburg High School	Public	6-12	1090 S Vulture Mine Rd	Wickenburg	85390	Maricopa County	Wickenburg Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 684-6600	457	29	15.8		242 (53.0%)	10 (2.2%)	188 (41.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$6,736	$347	$610	$1,304	$5,277	$502	$5,779	25.4	38.3	254	67
040625000514	188	Peoria High School	Public	7-12	11200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6300	1,573	71	22.1		354 (22.5%)	154 (9.8%)	921 (58.6%)	46 (2.9%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	58 (3.7%)	$8,227	$231	$355	$816	$6,022	$1,619	$7,641	25.4	40.6	242	54
040633003555	189	Phoenix Union-Wilson College Preparatory	Public	9-12	3005 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-9600	201	14	14.3		4 (2.0%)	11 (5.5%)	183 (91.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,165	$898	$598	$2,395	$10,066	$1,603	$11,669	25.1	29.1	315	126
040963002775	190	Gila Ridge High School	Public	9-12	7150 E 24th St	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-6402	2,325	81	28.5		649 (27.9%)	32 (1.4%)	1,554 (66.8%)	11 (0.5%)	18 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	57 (2.5%)	$9,481	$783	$402	$1,968	$6,538	$1,758	$8,296	24.8	39.7	250	60

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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