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)
040024102957	71	Paradise Honors High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12775 N 175th Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 455-7400	916			12.9%	590 (64.4%)	46 (5.0%)	192 (21.0%)	31 (3.4%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (5.0%)	$9,204	$305	$639	$1,250	$6,442	$1,818	$8,259	70.5	75.9	91	20
040757000659	72	Saguaro High School	Public	9-12	6250 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7100	1,466	69	21.3	24.9%	861 (58.7%)	101 (6.9%)	339 (23.1%)	46 (3.1%)	64 (4.4%)	7 (0.5%)	48 (3.3%)	$6,274	$02	$25	$30	$5,317	$929	$6,247	69.7	79.2	80	8
040096603572	73	Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	15600 W Hearn Rd	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 300-8385	514			33.9%	239 (46.5%)	40 (7.8%)	191 (37.2%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)		$00			$00			68.5	66.4	132	59
040625002586	74	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	9621 W Speckled Gecko Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6525	2,603	116	22.4	9.0%	1,836 (70.5%)	82 (3.2%)	428 (16.4%)	99 (3.8%)	10 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	138 (5.3%)	$6,370	$63	$78	$204	$5,279	$950	$6,229	68	72.8	108	34
040593001553	74	Paradise Valley High School	Public	7-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	1,874	103	18.2	29.9%	740 (39.5%)	67 (3.6%)	803 (42.8%)	171 (9.1%)	32 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.2%)	$7,360	$318	$179	$815	$6,141	$721	$6,863	68	74.6	100	26
040885002195	76	Cienega High School	Public	9-12	12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2800	1,913	107	17.9	20.0%	909 (47.5%)	73 (3.8%)	788 (41.2%)	29 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	106 (5.5%)	$6,182	$94	$06	$194	$5,673	$408	$6,081	67.8	72.7	109	33
040345000282	77	Thunderbird High School	Public	9-12	1750 W Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8900	1,540	75	20.4	43.0%	594 (38.6%)	117 (7.6%)	676 (43.9%)	35 (2.3%)	45 (2.9%)	8 (0.5%)	65 (4.2%)	$10,597	$639	$207	$1,486	$8,057	$1,694	$9,751	67.1	75.7	93	16
040782000694	78	Snowflake High School	Public	9-12	190 South 2nd West	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-4156	943	39	23.9	29.9%	722 (76.6%)	5 (0.5%)	111 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.4%)	5 (0.5%)	47 (5.0%)	$6,780	$467	$571	$1,504	$4,432	$1,311	$5,743	66.3	79.5	78
040077502916	79	San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	867				526 (60.7%)	29 (3.3%)	231 (26.6%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.5%)		$00			$00			65.4	43.4	228	149
040028002186	80	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	507			73.0%	309 (60.9%)	6 (1.2%)	161 (31.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.2%)		$00			$00			64.5	40.4	246	166

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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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