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)
040340002283	101	Desert Ridge High	Public	8-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-8947	2,284	99	23.1	22.9%	1,349 (59.1%)	66 (2.9%)	678 (29.7%)	58 (2.5%)	20 (0.9%)	11 (0.5%)	102 (4.5%)	$6,032	$20	$35	$75	$5,607	$370	$5,977	58.8	58.2	161	60
040673000568	102	Prescott High School	Public	8-12	1050 Ruth St	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 445-2322	1,436	66	21.7	20.9%	1,058 (73.7%)	9 (0.6%)	262 (18.2%)	14 (1.0%)	21 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (4.8%)	$9,049	$634	$343	$1,610	$6,154	$1,918	$8,072	57.2	70.7	117	15
040068002198	103	Ironwood Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2475 W Naranja Dr	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-4000	1,556	72	21.4	15.9%	941 (60.5%)	21 (1.3%)	482 (31.0%)	42 (2.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	56 (3.6%)		$00			$00			57.2	65.2	136	33
040269003126	104	Willow Canyon High School	Public	7-12	17901 W Lundberg St	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8000	1,787	76	23.4	31.9%	878 (49.1%)	137 (7.7%)	574 (32.1%)	46 (2.6%)	20 (1.1%)	11 (0.6%)	121 (6.8%)	$9,902	$234	$875	$1,344	$7,392	$1,401	$8,793	56.3	60.7	154	50
040011203475	105	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,230			26.0%	1,213 (54.4%)	79 (3.5%)	743 (33.3%)	52 (2.3%)	12 (0.5%)	15 (0.7%)	116 (5.2%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	56.3	67.9	125	20
040345000279	105	Greenway High School	Public	9-12	3930 W Greenway Rd	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8500	1,348	69	19.5	39.9%	568 (42.1%)	98 (7.3%)	555 (41.2%)	51 (3.8%)	25 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.6%)	$11,445	$806	$100	$1,712	$8,976	$1,563	$10,539	56.3	64.6	138	33
040045001884	107	Millennium High School	Public	9-12	14802 W Wigwam Blvd	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7200	2,121	100	21.2	21.0%	768 (36.2%)	196 (9.2%)	850 (40.1%)	144 (6.8%)	34 (1.6%)	10 (0.5%)	119 (5.6%)	$7,440	$46	$181	$273	$6,348	$865	$7,213	56.3	73.8	104	3
040644000558	108	Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	352	22	15.7	27.8%	258 (73.3%)	5 (1.4%)	83 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799	55.8	71.1	115	7
040065303004	109	Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	6-12	2820 W Kelton Ln	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Arizona Conservatory for Arts and	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-4278	141			46.8%	63 (44.7%)	10 (7.1%)	49 (34.8%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.2%)	$1,557	$108	$02	$218	$1,148	$299	$1,447	54.4			(n/a)
040146000081	110	Buena High School	Public	7-12	5225 E Buena School Blvd	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 515-2800	1,836	77	23.9	32.0%	803 (43.7%)	106 (5.8%)	700 (38.1%)	36 (2.0%)	10 (0.5%)	24 (1.3%)	157 (8.6%)		$00			$00			54.4	62.4	147	37

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