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)
040061403158	121	Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3310 N 10th Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-7998	243			57.6%	18 (7.4%)	13 (5.3%)	195 (80.2%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)		$00			$00			48.7	76.5	89	32
040011203808	122	American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7729 E. Pecos Road	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 420-2101	275				176 (64.0%)	10 (3.6%)	67 (24.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)								48.7	57.6	168	46
040625001315	123	Ironwood High School	Public	7-12	6051 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6400	1,922	92	20.9	43.9%	756 (39.3%)	131 (6.8%)	825 (42.9%)	84 (4.4%)	14 (0.7%)	9 (0.5%)	103 (5.4%)	$7,559	$152	$332	$637	$5,982	$1,092	$7,074	46.9	62	150	27
040463000370	123	Marana High School	Public	9-12	12000 W Emigh Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 616-6400	2,379	119	20	36.0%	1,266 (53.2%)	46 (1.9%)	882 (37.1%)	38 (1.6%)	33 (1.4%)	9 (0.4%)	105 (4.4%)	$8,935	$585	$150	$1,320	$6,697	$1,503	$8,200	46.9	58.1	165	42
040925000957	125	Willcox High School	Public	9-12	240 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 384-8601	401	25	16	40.9%	128 (31.9%)	3 (0.7%)	262 (65.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,062	$200	$32	$432	$7,050	$780	$7,830	46	50.3	192	67
040286000215	126	Flagstaff High School	Public	9-12	400 W Elm Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-8100	1,620	78	20.7	24.9%	765 (47.2%)	12 (0.7%)	379 (23.4%)	14 (0.9%)	405 (25.0%)	4 (0.2%)	41 (2.5%)	$6,587	$441	$02	$884	$5,189	$955	$6,144	46	46.3	208	82
040340001670	127	Mesquite High School	Public	8-12	500 S McQueen Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4750	1,430	66	21.8	35.9%	612 (42.8%)	83 (5.8%)	565 (39.5%)	50 (3.5%)	28 (2.0%)	8 (0.6%)	84 (5.9%)	$6,969	$49	$10	$108	$6,507	$403	$6,910	46	51.8	186	59
040045003559	128	Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	2,014	85	23.7	28.9%	768 (38.1%)	197 (9.8%)	876 (43.5%)	49 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	106 (5.3%)	$5,374	$75	$177	$327	$4,262	$860	$5,122	45.9	61	152	24
040187000123	129	Chandler High School	Public	8-12	350 N Arizona Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-7700	3,597	192	18.6	46.0%	804 (22.4%)	371 (10.3%)	2,013 (56.0%)	132 (3.7%)	77 (2.1%)	25 (0.7%)	175 (4.9%)	$6,911	$696	$66	$1,457	$5,643	$506	$6,149	45	56.1	171	42
040770000673	129	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	45	57.6	167	38

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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.
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