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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)
040593000491	111	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	52.9	70.1	120	9
040378003689	112	Higley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2935 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 279-7000	124	5	25.3	16.9%	80 (64.5%)	4 (3.2%)	25 (20.2%)	7 (5.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)		$00			$00			52.5	82.2	68	44
040021200061	113	Benson High School	Public	9-12	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-6841	443	28	16	37.9%	298 (67.3%)	7 (1.6%)	114 (25.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$11,991	$591	$491	$1,673	$8,849	$2,060	$10,909	51.9	69.3	122	9
040014903386	114	Glenview College Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4386 W Bethany Home Rd	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-1221	523			86.8%	18 (3.4%)	25 (4.8%)	457 (87.4%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$9,507	$1,129	$743	$3,001	$3,179	$4,457	$7,635	51.4	63.1	142	28
040673000568	115	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	51.3	70.7	117	2
040011203808	116	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%)								51.3	57.6	168	52
040345000279	117	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	50.7	64.6	138	21
040340003261	118	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	49.8	58.2	162	44
040269003126	119	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	49.4	60.7	154	35
040463000370	120	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	49.3	58.1	165	45

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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