Best High Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
040852002975	171	West Point High School	Public	9-12	11620 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-8700	2,877	124	23.2		217 (7.5%)	370 (12.9%)	2,104 (73.1%)	54 (1.9%)	41 (1.4%)	14 (0.5%)	77 (2.7%)	$8,799	$1,068	$690	$2,825	$6,003	$1,039	$7,041	32.1	46.8	205	34
040004100718	172	Gateway Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	108 N 40th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Maricopa County Community College District dba Gat	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 392-5237	344				3 (0.9%)	61 (17.7%)	268 (77.9%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)		$00			$00			31.8	39.9	248	76
040472000372	173	Maricopa High School	Public	6-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-8100	2,041	89	22.8		564 (27.6%)	283 (13.9%)	924 (45.3%)	43 (2.1%)	104 (5.1%)	10 (0.5%)	113 (5.5%)	$8,773	$233	$1,029	$1,495	$6,330	$1,181	$7,511	31.5	47.5	203	30
040039502536	174	Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College	Public, Charter	7-12	717 W Ray Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-8011	198				90 (45.5%)	17 (8.6%)	68 (34.3%)	8 (4.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)		$00			$00			31.4	62.7	145	29
040141002786	175	Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 269-1300	2,100	85	24.6		427 (20.3%)	194 (9.2%)	1,382 (65.8%)	14 (0.7%)	21 (1.0%)	10 (0.5%)	52 (2.5%)	$5,238	$292	$07	$592	$4,673	$265	$4,938	30.9	51.4	188	13
040160000087	176	Camp Verde High School	Public	9-12	1326 N Montezuma Castle Hwy	Camp Verde	86322	Yavapai County	Camp Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 567-8036	468	26	18		257 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	$6,991	$210	$61	$482	$5,938	$781	$6,719	30.7	34.3	273	97
040041701588	177	AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-9890	469				24 (5.1%)	27 (5.8%)	406 (86.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)		$00			$00			30.6	52.1	185	8
040532000441	178	Morenci High School	Public	9-12	1 Stadium Dr	Morenci	85540	Greenlee County	Morenci Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 865-3631	366	59	6.1		92 (25.1%)	4 (1.1%)	240 (65.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,776	$334	$504	$1,171	$8,704	$2,235	$10,939	29.4	50.1	193	15
040507000430	179	Mingus Union High School	Public	9-12	1801 E Fir St	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Mingus Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 634-7531	1,201	56	21.5		615 (51.2%)	2 (0.2%)	504 (42.0%)	10 (0.8%)	31 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	$10,271	$390	$809	$1,590	$7,722	$1,349	$9,071	28.6	41.3	238	59
040000301458	180	Chino Valley High School	Public	9-12	760 E Center St	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-2298	752	30	25.4		459 (61.0%)	4 (0.5%)	271 (36.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$5,481	$339	$58	$736	$4,293	$791	$5,084	28.6	41	239	59

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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