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)
040382000298	201	Holbrook High School	Public	9-12	455 N 8th Ave	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-2815	660	39	16.8	62.0%	71 (10.8%)	4 (0.6%)	113 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	433 (65.6%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.3%)	$9,160	$951	$525	$2,428	$6,988	$695	$7,683	20.7	35.2	270	69
040607000500	202	Payson High School	Public	9-12	301 S McLane Rd	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-5788	790	45	17.6	39.9%	527 (66.7%)	6 (0.8%)	208 (26.3%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	$8,085	$155	$62	$371	$6,458	$1,410	$7,868	20.7	62.7	144	58
040292002972	202	Poston Butte High School	Public	7-12	32375 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6100	1,393	72	19.4	44.9%	585 (42.0%)	139 (10.0%)	570 (40.9%)	16 (1.1%)	30 (2.2%)	13 (0.9%)	40 (2.9%)	$6,884	$376	$309	$1,060	$5,283	$915	$6,199	20.7	38.3	255	53
040497001132	204	Dobson High School	Public	9-12	1501 W Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3000	2,370	118	20.1	54.0%	622 (26.2%)	190 (8.0%)	1,251 (52.8%)	55 (2.3%)	145 (6.1%)	34 (1.4%)	73 (3.1%)	$7,071	$273	$26	$572	$6,261	$510	$6,771	20.7	41.5	235	31
040141003320	205	BUHSD Institute of Online Learning	Public, Virtual	9-12	751 N 215th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 269-2002	134				41 (30.6%)	12 (9.0%)	76 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)		$00			$00			20.3	28	321	116
040757000644	206	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-6800	740	49	15.1	63.9%	130 (17.6%)	44 (5.9%)	482 (65.1%)	8 (1.1%)	61 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$11,764	$729	$214	$1,673	$9,255	$1,566	$10,821	20	38.7	252	46
040852001478	207	Westview High School	Public	9-12	10850 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4602	1,864	88	21.2	49.9%	173 (9.3%)	220 (11.8%)	1,316 (70.6%)	43 (2.3%)	25 (1.3%)	10 (0.5%)	77 (4.1%)	$11,225	$1,404	$688	$3,496	$7,970	$1,163	$9,132	20	33.3	278	71
040085803286	208	ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	9-12	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	357			43.7%	24 (6.7%)	28 (7.8%)	283 (79.3%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)		$00			$00			19.9	51.2	189	19
040880001263	209	Palo Verde High Magnet School	Public	8-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7400	691	53	13.1	64.8%	183 (26.5%)	95 (13.7%)	336 (48.6%)	16 (2.3%)	20 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)		$00			$00			19.9	28	322	113
040032903159	210	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,392				2,578 (40.3%)	316 (4.9%)	2,786 (43.6%)	75 (1.2%)	257 (4.0%)	15 (0.2%)	365 (5.7%)		$00			$00			19.7	36.2	265	55

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences