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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)
040868000812	240	Tuba City High School	Public	9-12	Warrior Drive	Tuba City	86045	Coconino County	Tuba City Unified School District #15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 283-1050	684	51	13.4	77.9%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	673 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,365	$3,358	$621	$7,337	$4,098	$1,289	$5,387	10.8	16.3	406	166
040633000554	242	Trevor Browne High School	Public	9-12	7402 W Catalina Dr	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8500	2,921	146	20	87.9%	68 (2.3%)	136 (4.7%)	2,653 (90.8%)	16 (0.5%)	26 (0.9%)	6 (0.2%)	16 (0.5%)	$8,560	$696	$179	$1,572	$7,076	$608	$7,684	10.7	22.8	353	111
040880001445	243	Pueblo High School	Public	8-12	3500 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-4300	1,831	103	17.7	64.9%	50 (2.7%)	29 (1.6%)	1,624 (88.7%)	7 (0.4%)	102 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.0%)		$00			$00			10.6	21.6	362	119
040880001261	244	Catalina High School	Public	8-12	3645 E Pima St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8400	600	95	6.3	71.8%	95 (15.8%)	91 (15.2%)	308 (51.3%)	27 (4.5%)	26 (4.3%)	21 (3.5%)	32 (5.3%)		$00			$00			10.6	15.8	413	169
040817001438	244	Desert View High School	Public	9-12	4101 E Valencia Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5100	2,169	101	21.4	68.9%	83 (3.8%)	87 (4.0%)	1,887 (87.0%)	17 (0.8%)	78 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (0.8%)	$6,565	$539	$23	$1,102	$5,275	$727	$6,002	10.6	24	346	102
040852002912	244	Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7000	1,975	81	24.4	58.0%	71 (3.6%)	182 (9.2%)	1,649 (83.5%)	17 (0.9%)	18 (0.9%)	12 (0.6%)	26 (1.3%)	$9,862	$1,315	$705	$3,336	$6,721	$1,120	$7,841	10.6	23.1	350	106
040079000043	247	Apache Junction High School	Public	9-12	2525 S Ironwood Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 982-1110	999	41	24.3	47.8%	520 (52.1%)	12 (1.2%)	417 (41.7%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.3%)	$4,909	$253	$07	$513	$4,604	$45	$4,650	10.2	35.6	268	21
040232000158	248	Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	800 W Northern Ave	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2305	640	26	24.9	67.8%	129 (20.2%)	71 (11.1%)	349 (54.5%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)		$00			$00			10.2	29.3	314	66
040068000032	249	Amphitheater High School	Public	9-12	125 W Yavapai Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-5340	1,163	73	15.8	79.9%	160 (13.8%)	127 (10.9%)	763 (65.6%)	31 (2.7%)	46 (4.0%)	7 (0.6%)	29 (2.5%)		$00			$00			9.8	20.2	372	123
040633000542	249	Central High School	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-7500	1,901	116	16.4	92.0%	116 (6.1%)	290 (15.3%)	1,280 (67.3%)	44 (2.3%)	119 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (2.6%)	$9,506	$972	$176	$2,120	$7,559	$799	$8,358	9.8	26.9	328	79

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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