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)
040946000975	221	Winslow High School	Public	9-12	600 E Cherry St	Winslow	86047	Navajo County	Winslow Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 288-8100	675	34	20.1	34.5%	81 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	197 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (49.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.6%)	$11,798	$1,305	$520	$3,130	$7,263	$2,710	$9,973	19.5	26.9	327	106
040852002339	222	La Joya Community High School	Public	9-12	11650 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4400	2,078	88	23.6	52.9%	98 (4.7%)	188 (9.0%)	1,694 (81.5%)	21 (1.0%)	22 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	50 (2.4%)	$9,633	$1,202	$685	$3,089	$6,669	$1,076	$7,746	18	28.8	317	95
040345000278	223	Glendale High School	Public	9-12	6216 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-6200	1,816	83	21.8	75.9%	156 (8.6%)	167 (9.2%)	1,375 (75.7%)	41 (2.3%)	41 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	29 (1.6%)	$10,185	$546	$120	$1,212	$7,941	$1,578	$9,519	17.7	40.9	240	17
040292000228	224	Florence High School	Public	7-12	1001 S Main St	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 866-3560	796	43	18.6	43.8%	330 (41.5%)	52 (6.5%)	355 (44.6%)	10 (1.3%)	16 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	$7,554	$197	$251	$645	$6,044	$1,062	$7,106	17.7	29.3	313	89
040015701728	225	Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 E Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 461-3222	3,083				2,068 (67.1%)	125 (4.1%)	612 (19.9%)	26 (0.8%)	110 (3.6%)	13 (0.4%)	129 (4.2%)	$7,425	$593	$252	$1,437	$1,785	$4,795	$6,580	17.4	58.6	160	65
040757000644	226	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-6800	740	49	15.1	63.9%	130 (17.6%)	44 (5.9%)	482 (65.1%)	8 (1.1%)	61 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$11,764	$729	$214	$1,673	$9,255	$1,566	$10,821	17.4	38.7	252	26
040045000001	227	Agua Fria High School	Public	9-12	530 E Riley Dr	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-7300	1,652	92	17.8	61.9%	201 (12.2%)	177 (10.7%)	1,184 (71.7%)	31 (1.9%)	14 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	39 (2.4%)	$9,000	$430	$48	$907	$7,322	$1,200	$8,522	17.3	36.4	263	36
040174002909	227	Vista Grande High School	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-9400	1,790	81	21.9	54.0%	338 (18.9%)	66 (3.7%)	1,207 (67.4%)	12 (0.7%)	62 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (5.8%)	$11,072	$719	$805	$2,244	$7,150	$2,397	$9,548	17.3	30.3	303	76
040717002483	229	Tonopah Valley High School	Public	7-12	38201 W Indian School Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5201	865	38	22.7	51.8%	278 (32.1%)	47 (5.4%)	503 (58.2%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (2.0%)	$9,150	$444	$298	$1,186	$5,946	$2,463	$8,408	17.3	27.7	324	95
040082703309	230	Astravo Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 S Power Rd Ste 215	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Arizona Education Solutions	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 641-8254	662				279 (42.1%)	74 (11.2%)	256 (38.7%)	6 (0.9%)	43 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,054	$00			$00	$9,054	$9,054	17.3	33.9	276	46

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