Best High Schools in Arizona

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)
040022501887	31	Horizon Honors Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3000	698				443 (63.5%)	33 (4.7%)	136 (19.5%)	38 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.9%)		$00			$00			90.3	91.4	35	4
040757000641	32	Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	6935 E Gold Dust Ave	Scottsdale	85253	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6500	2,038	90	22.5	5.9%	1,545 (75.8%)	53 (2.6%)	223 (10.9%)	137 (6.7%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	66 (3.2%)	$5,935	$00	$14	$14	$5,098	$823	$5,922	89.5	79.6	77	45
040085103271	33	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Trivium Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-4730	894				355 (39.7%)	55 (6.2%)	316 (35.3%)	89 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	69 (7.7%)		$00			$00			88.8	87.4	47	14
040083803243	34	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	7500 E Civic Cir	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 775-3200	340				274 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)		$00			$00			88.3	86.5	53	19
040593001995	35	Pinnacle High School	Public	7-12	3535 E Mayo Blvd	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4000	2,479	106	23.4	7.9%	1,796 (72.4%)	47 (1.9%)	372 (15.0%)	121 (4.9%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	128 (5.2%)	$5,381	$176	$125	$478	$4,467	$613	$5,080	88.1	88.6	43	8
040187003483	36	Dr. Camille Casteel High School	Public	7-12	24901 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8100	3,140	151	20.7	12.0%	2,203 (70.2%)	92 (2.9%)	589 (18.8%)	74 (2.4%)	14 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	160 (5.1%)	$6,562	$470	$80	$1,019	$5,654	$359	$6,013	87.1	86.9	52	16
040176000011	37	Catalina Foothills High School	Public	9-12	4300 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8300	1,887	95	19.9	10.9%	1,028 (54.5%)	53 (2.8%)	547 (29.0%)	125 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	129 (6.8%)	$7,773	$195	$648	$1,039	$5,180	$1,749	$6,930	87	90.9	37
040775002357	38	Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Public	7-12	25250 N. 35th Avenue	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7100	2,567	104	24.6	13.0%	1,892 (73.7%)	64 (2.5%)	351 (13.7%)	148 (5.8%)	16 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	92 (3.6%)	$5,287	$1,290	$23	$2,603	$3,558	$416	$3,973	86.6	83.2	64	26
040885003272	39	Andrada Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	12960 S Houghton Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3300	652	39	16.7	24.8%	383 (58.7%)	19 (2.9%)	200 (30.7%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.4%)	$7,186	$02	$01	$05	$6,810	$373	$7,184	85.1	75	96	57
040011203702	40	American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	1,584				1,097 (69.3%)	28 (1.8%)	312 (19.7%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.1%)	112 (7.1%)								84.5	67	129	89

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