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)
040039502536	170	Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College	Public, Charter	7-12	717 W Ray Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-8011	219			24.7%	112 (51.1%)	20 (9.1%)	66 (30.1%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)		$00			$00			31.4	62.7	145	25
040160000087	172	Camp Verde High School	Public	9-12	1326 N Montezuma Castle Hwy	Camp Verde	86322	Yavapai County	Camp Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 567-8036	488	27	18.4	44.9%	265 (54.3%)	2 (0.4%)	176 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	$6,991	$210	$61	$482	$5,938	$781	$6,719	30.7	34.3	273	101
040880001446	173	Rincon High School	Public	8-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-5600	1,273	67	19	45.9%	233 (18.3%)	153 (12.0%)	765 (60.1%)	28 (2.2%)	27 (2.1%)	11 (0.9%)	56 (4.4%)		$00			$00			29.3	31.5	293	120
040000301458	174	Chino Valley High School	Public	9-12	760 E Center St	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-2298	789	29	26.9	43.0%	494 (62.6%)	4 (0.5%)	270 (34.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	$5,481	$339	$58	$736	$4,293	$791	$5,084	28.9	41	239	65
040963002775	175	Gila Ridge High School	Public	9-12	7150 E 24th St	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-6402	2,309	81	28.3	54.9%	681 (29.5%)	35 (1.5%)	1,506 (65.2%)	12 (0.5%)	18 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	52 (2.3%)	$9,481	$783	$402	$1,968	$6,538	$1,758	$8,296	28.8	39.7	250	75
040625000514	176	Peoria High School	Public	7-12	11200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6300	1,566	73	21.3	53.9%	398 (25.4%)	155 (9.9%)	863 (55.1%)	53 (3.4%)	32 (2.0%)	8 (0.5%)	57 (3.6%)	$8,227	$231	$355	$816	$6,022	$1,619	$7,641	28.3	40.6	242	66
040253000187	177	Douglas High School	Public	9-12	1500 E 15th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-3462	1,405	73	19.2	82.9%	17 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1,380 (98.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,440	$1,054	$214	$2,323	$11,411	$761	$12,172	28.1	34	275	98
040044702671	178	South Ridge High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1122 S 67th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South R	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 247-0106	408			69.6%	15 (3.7%)	19 (4.7%)	365 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,321	$1,047	$1,460	$3,555	$4,158	$3,655	$7,813	27.7	37.4	259	81
040919000955	179	Wickenburg High School	Public	6-12	1090 S Vulture Mine Rd	Wickenburg	85390	Maricopa County	Wickenburg Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 684-6600	460	26	17.5	39.8%	240 (52.2%)	10 (2.2%)	196 (42.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$6,736	$347	$610	$1,304	$5,277	$502	$5,779	27.5	38.3	254	75
040286000212	180	Coconino High School	Public	9-12	2801 N Izabel St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-8200	1,528	76	20.2	32.9%	486 (31.8%)	20 (1.3%)	540 (35.3%)	10 (0.7%)	409 (26.8%)	11 (0.7%)	52 (3.4%)	$6,698	$628	$04	$1,261	$5,334	$732	$6,066	26.7	44.4	222	42

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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.
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