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)
040068000033	51	Canyon Del Oro High School	Public	9-12	25 W Calle Concordia	Oro Valley	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5560	1,691	77	21.9	16.9%	940 (55.6%)	37 (2.2%)	572 (33.8%)	57 (3.4%)	23 (1.4%)	8 (0.5%)	54 (3.2%)		$00			$00			80	81.5	71	20
040775000636	52	Mountain Ridge High School	Public	7-12	22800 N 67th Ave	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3000	2,771	111	25	10.0%	1,868 (67.4%)	59 (2.1%)	361 (13.0%)	339 (12.2%)	5 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	128 (4.6%)	$4,989	$2,247	$30	$4,523	$2,325	$387	$2,712	78.9	88	45	7
040011203573	53	American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1070 S Higley Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 344-9892	2,486				1,722 (69.3%)	45 (1.8%)	527 (21.2%)	61 (2.5%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	116 (4.7%)	$5,729	$61	$172	$294	$4,023	$1,472	$5,495	78.2	80.7	73	20
040757000640	54	Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	4703 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6300	1,602	72	22.1	30.0%	841 (52.5%)	76 (4.7%)	581 (36.3%)	36 (2.2%)	31 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.1%)	$6,164	$32	$248	$312	$5,302	$582	$5,884	78	71.3	114	60
040340000246	55	Highland High School	Public	8-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-0051	3,174	130	24.3	15.0%	2,192 (69.1%)	62 (2.0%)	618 (19.5%)	105 (3.3%)	27 (0.9%)	22 (0.7%)	148 (4.7%)	$5,707	$85	$36	$207	$5,097	$489	$5,586	77.4	82.3	67	12
040003100689	56	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33625 N North Valley Pkwy	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 223-1335	1,022			9.9%	740 (72.4%)	31 (3.0%)	168 (16.4%)	21 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (5.5%)		$00			$00			77	63.4	140	84
040096503556	57	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1130 E University Dr STE 230	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(844) 692-3372	3,455				1,612 (46.7%)	210 (6.1%)	1,081 (31.3%)	141 (4.1%)	177 (5.1%)	14 (0.4%)	220 (6.4%)		$00			$00			76.2	86.2	56	1
040095503519	58	Maricopa Institute of Technology	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 S 55th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Estrella Educational Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-2780	373			58.7%	31 (8.3%)	56 (15.0%)	264 (70.8%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)		$00			$00			75.6	67.6	127	69
040625000589	59	Sunrise Mountain High School	Public	7-12	21200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 487-5125	2,018	100	20.2	15.0%	1,401 (69.4%)	60 (3.0%)	392 (19.4%)	62 (3.1%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	91 (4.5%)	$7,193	$72	$160	$304	$5,823	$1,138	$6,961	74.5	76.5	90	31
040090003404	60	Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	502				326 (64.9%)	15 (3.0%)	92 (18.3%)	18 (3.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)		$00			$00			74.5	97.4	18	42

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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.

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