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)
040593000491	81	Shadow Mountain High School	Public	8-12	2902 E Shea Blvd	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3000	1,109	76	14.6	27.9%	625 (56.4%)	37 (3.3%)	363 (32.7%)	17 (1.5%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (4.6%)	$9,427	$497	$309	$1,302	$7,851	$770	$8,621	64.5	70.1	120	39
040090903461	82	Madison Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1431 E. Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 745-3800	456			35.7%	157 (34.4%)	19 (4.2%)	240 (52.6%)	9 (2.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)		$00			$00			63.8	80.5	74	8
040775002433	83	Boulder Creek High School	Public	7-12	40404 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8600	2,375	100	23.8	13.0%	1,832 (77.1%)	38 (1.6%)	347 (14.6%)	37 (1.6%)	12 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	105 (4.4%)	$5,007	$318	$59	$696	$4,264	$365	$4,629	63.5	82.7	65	18
040340003261	84	GPS Global Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	140 S Gilbert Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 507-1476	383	24	15.9		199 (52.0%)	13 (3.4%)	118 (30.8%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.4%)	$8,532	$254		$507	$7,372	$906	$8,279	63.3	58.2	162	78
040080003317	85	Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	1495 S Verrado Way	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-1757	1,761				756 (42.9%)	112 (6.4%)	753 (42.8%)	29 (1.6%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	87 (4.9%)	$5,523	$66	$163	$295	$3,834	$1,460	$5,294	62.8	77.5	85
040497001411	86	Red Mountain High School	Public	9-12	7301 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8000	3,448	166	20.7	27.0%	2,193 (63.6%)	123 (3.6%)	883 (25.6%)	62 (1.8%)	50 (1.5%)	19 (0.6%)	118 (3.4%)	$6,720	$106	$23	$236	$5,933	$658	$6,591	62.8	70.4	118	32
040841001110	87	Thatcher High School	Public	9-12	601 North 3rd Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7270	558	31	17.7	17.7%	413 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	126 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$5,475	$07	$16	$31	$4,465	$986	$5,451	62.8	72.9	107	20
040001900498	88	Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3401 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 779-7223	258				170 (65.9%)	3 (1.2%)	46 (17.8%)	7 (2.7%)	26 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)		$00			$00			62.5	76.9	87	1
040022302199	89	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	723			38.9%	257 (35.5%)	54 (7.5%)	297 (41.1%)	72 (10.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)		$00			$00			62.3	84.1	61	28
040092603451	90	Heritage Academy Laveen	Public, Charter	6-12	4275 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Laveen Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 290-8546	650				191 (29.4%)	52 (8.0%)	351 (54.0%)	23 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.7%)		$00			$00			61.9	46.6	206	116

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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:

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