Best High Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA and AzSCI test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 270)	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)
040096603572	61	Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	15600 W Hearn Rd	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 300-8385	514			33.9%	239 (46.5%)	40 (7.8%)	191 (37.2%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)		$00			$00			71.4	66.4	132	71
040593001084	62	Horizon High School	Public	7-12	5601 E Greenway Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6000	1,905	84	22.7	7.0%	1,412 (74.1%)	38 (2.0%)	275 (14.4%)	45 (2.4%)	17 (0.9%)	8 (0.4%)	110 (5.8%)	$6,028	$174	$129	$477	$5,187	$537	$5,724	70.9	87.8	46	16
040775002433	63	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	69.6	82.7	65	2
040885003652	64	Mica Mountain High	Public	9-12	10800 E Valencia	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3800	1,161	63	18.3	17.9%	546 (47.0%)	61 (5.3%)	450 (38.8%)	27 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	67 (5.8%)	$6,928	$67	$11	$146	$6,271	$579	$6,850	69.2	73.4	105	41
040187003306	65	Chandler Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1205 E Frye Rd Bldg B	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 812-6350	405	38	10.8		188 (46.4%)	30 (7.4%)	111 (27.4%)	38 (9.4%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	$9,578	$1,298	$84	$2,679	$7,966	$230	$8,196	69.1	84.8	58	7
040782000694	66	Snowflake High School	Public	9-12	190 South 2nd West	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 536-4156	943	39	23.9	29.9%	722 (76.6%)	5 (0.5%)	111 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.4%)	5 (0.5%)	47 (5.0%)	$6,780	$467	$571	$1,504	$4,432	$1,311	$5,743	68.8	79.5	78	12
040000101204	67	Cactus Shadows High School	Public	8-12	5802 E. Dove Valley Rd.	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 575-2400	1,588	76	20.8	5.9%	1,280 (80.6%)	13 (0.8%)	212 (13.4%)	28 (1.8%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	43 (2.7%)	$2,314	$60	$114	$234	$1,669	$471	$2,140	68.6	86.3	55	12
040378002835	68	Williams Field High School	Public	8-12	2076 S. Higley Road	Gilbert	85236	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8000	2,115	99	21.4	17.9%	1,179 (55.7%)	165 (7.8%)	490 (23.2%)	99 (4.7%)	24 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	147 (7.0%)	$6,282	$264	$130	$658	$4,834	$1,054	$5,888	68.3	79.4	79	11
040841001110	69	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	68.1	72.9	107	38
040757000640	70	Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	4703 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6300	1,602	72	22.1	30.0%	841 (52.5%)	76 (4.7%)	581 (36.3%)	36 (2.2%)	31 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.1%)	$6,164	$32	$248	$312	$5,302	$582	$5,884	68	71.3	114	44

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AzSCI Science, 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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.