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)
040340002840	1	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	Public	7-12	55 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4034	596	32	18.7		247 (41.4%)	13 (2.2%)	95 (15.9%)	188 (31.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.2%)	$7,314	$00			$6,852	$462	$7,314	99.7	99.9	10	9
040880001441	2	University High School	Public	8-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 232-5900	1,060	46	22.9		438 (41.3%)	33 (3.1%)	369 (34.8%)	129 (12.2%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.7%)		$00			$00			99.7	99.3	12	10
040082903278	3	BASIS Peoria	Public, Charter	5-12	9902 W Yearling Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 566-9100	974				156 (16.0%)	49 (5.0%)	59 (6.1%)	669 (68.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.4%)	$8,061	$207	$43	$457	$4,698	$3,113	$7,811	99.7	99.9	4	1
040089703376	4	BASIS Ahwatukee	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	692				140 (20.2%)	62 (9.0%)	47 (6.8%)	390 (56.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.6%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	99.7	99.8	11	7
040084303351	5	BASIS Phoenix	Public, Charter	5-12	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-9870	744				169 (22.7%)	21 (2.8%)	59 (7.9%)	469 (63.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,066	$121	$18	$260	$4,729	$3,197	$7,927	99.7	100	1	4
040074702795	6	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	875				596 (68.1%)	5 (0.6%)	94 (10.7%)	136 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)		$00			$00			99.3	99.2	14	8
040852003206	7	University High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4380	379	17	22.2		31 (8.2%)	42 (11.1%)	240 (63.3%)	53 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$8,747	$1,175	$688	$3,039	$5,972	$912	$6,884	98.8	96.7	23	16
040076002911	8	Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	23276 N 83rd Ave Ste 1	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Glendale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 889-0822	610				389 (63.8%)	12 (2.0%)	89 (14.6%)	80 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.2%)		$00			$00			98.6	98.9	15	7
040044002681	9	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	713				347 (48.7%)	44 (6.2%)	116 (16.3%)	130 (18.2%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	64 (9.0%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	97.9	98.1	16	7
040187002822	10	Arizona College Prep High School	Public	7-12	4477 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8700	1,775	80	22.1	6.9%	731 (41.2%)	69 (3.9%)	260 (14.6%)	565 (31.8%)	8 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	135 (7.6%)	$8,901	$1,234	$112	$2,581	$6,646	$909	$7,555	97.5	99.2	13	3

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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