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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)
040463001372	131	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	3901 W Linda Vista Blvd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4400	1,831	94	19.5	31.9%	852 (46.5%)	31 (1.7%)	812 (44.3%)	46 (2.5%)	22 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (3.6%)	$9,135	$581	$136	$1,298	$6,899	$1,518	$8,417	45.2	57.3	170	39
040834000793	132	Marcos De Niza High School	Public	9-12	6000 S Lakeshore Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 838-3200	1,519	82	18.5	40.0%	262 (17.2%)	145 (9.5%)	827 (54.4%)	35 (2.3%)	177 (11.7%)	10 (0.7%)	63 (4.1%)	$9,852	$640	$532	$1,812	$7,992	$688	$8,680	43.8	43.4	227	95
040002601460	133	Mogollon High School	Public	8-12	3450 Mustang Ave.	Heber	85928	Navajo County	Heber-Overgaard Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 535-4622	167	14	12	32.3%	137 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)		$00			$00			43.3	50.4	191	58
040100503720	134	Ridgeview College Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1645 W Skyline Drive	San Tan Valley	85142	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation dba Ridgeview	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 360-4518	196			36.2%	87 (44.4%)	23 (11.7%)	68 (34.7%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	$16,468	$2,570	$2,744	$7,884	$5,138	$6,017	$11,154	42.8	32.4	288	154
040045002592	135	Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	1,854	85	21.9	25.9%	755 (40.7%)	108 (5.8%)	863 (46.5%)	36 (1.9%)	11 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	76 (4.1%)	$7,166	$73	$195	$341	$6,073	$825	$6,898	42.5	65.4	135
040730003183	136	Walden Grove High School	Public	9-12	15510 S. Sahuarita Park Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,139	69	16.4	24.9%	396 (34.8%)	23 (2.0%)	657 (57.7%)	14 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.4%)	$5,036	$34	$08	$75	$4,302	$693	$4,995	42.5	44.2	223	87
040834002583	137	Tapbi	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 839-0292	199	7	26.8		49 (24.6%)	31 (15.6%)	85 (42.7%)	8 (4.0%)	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (7.0%)	$7,607	$00			$7,591	$16	$7,607	42.1	61.4	151	14
040074600717	138	EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 W Melody Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-9537	1,429				884 (61.9%)	62 (4.3%)	366 (25.6%)	43 (3.0%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (4.3%)	$9,041	$973	$170	$2,116	$5,286	$2,612	$7,898	42	74	103	35
040775001331	139	Barry Goldwater High School	Public	7-12	2820 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3000	1,641	83	19.8	52.0%	622 (37.9%)	130 (7.9%)	703 (42.8%)	51 (3.1%)	43 (2.6%)	15 (0.9%)	77 (4.7%)	$6,430	$745	$89	$1,579	$5,076	$520	$5,596	42	52.8	180	41
040770000673	140	Show Low High School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1201 N. Cougar Lane	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6200	877	35	25	30.9%	628 (71.6%)	7 (0.8%)	173 (19.7%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.4%)	5 (0.6%)	21 (2.4%)	$8,595	$706	$229	$1,641	$6,048	$1,613	$7,660	41.9	57.6	167	27

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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