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)
040633000539	191	Metro Technical High School	Public	9-12	1900 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8000	1,804	101	17.8	90.0%	29 (1.6%)	23 (1.3%)	1,735 (96.2%)	13 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,631	$925	$233	$2,083	$8,117	$1,355	$9,472	23.5	45.3	217	26
040963001388	192	Cibola High School	Public	9-12	4100 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-5700	2,546	96	26.6	59.0%	264 (10.4%)	24 (0.9%)	2,181 (85.7%)	38 (1.5%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.0%)	$9,313	$814	$410	$2,038	$6,372	$1,718	$8,089	22.9	34.1	274	82
040507000430	193	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	1,226	60	20.4	45.9%	651 (53.1%)	4 (0.3%)	496 (40.5%)	8 (0.7%)	27 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.3%)	$10,271	$390	$809	$1,590	$7,722	$1,349	$9,071	22.1	41.3	238	45
040633002854	194	Betty Fairfax High School	Public	9-12	8225 S 59th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-9000	1,973	90	21.9	57.9%	149 (7.6%)	408 (20.7%)	1,160 (58.8%)	42 (2.1%)	138 (7.0%)	9 (0.5%)	67 (3.4%)	$9,473	$854	$167	$1,875	$7,551	$901	$8,452	22.1	38.9	251	57
040880001268	194	Tucson Magnet High School	Public	8-12	400 N 2nd Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-5000	3,162	162	19.4	52.0%	470 (14.9%)	189 (6.0%)	2,206 (69.8%)	48 (1.5%)	126 (4.0%)	6 (0.2%)	117 (3.7%)		$00			$00			22.1	37.8	256	62
040852002339	196	La Joya Community High School	Public	9-12	11650 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4400	2,078	88	23.6	52.9%	98 (4.7%)	188 (9.0%)	1,694 (81.5%)	21 (1.0%)	22 (1.1%)	5 (0.2%)	50 (2.4%)	$9,633	$1,202	$685	$3,089	$6,669	$1,076	$7,746	21.5	28.8	317	121
040497000404	196	Mesa High School	Public	9-12	1630 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5900	3,475	166	20.8	59.0%	745 (21.4%)	142 (4.1%)	2,416 (69.5%)	16 (0.5%)	68 (2.0%)	21 (0.6%)	67 (1.9%)	$6,532	$88	$32	$209	$5,967	$444	$6,411	21.5	30.3	302	106
040497000419	198	Westwood High School	Public	9-12	945 W Rio Salado Pkwy	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-4400	3,570	170	20.9	60.0%	754 (21.1%)	214 (6.0%)	2,047 (57.3%)	31 (0.9%)	401 (11.2%)	37 (1.0%)	86 (2.4%)	$6,306	$118	$25	$262	$5,682	$481	$6,163	21.4	33.2	279	81
040045002273	199	Desert Edge High School	Public	9-12	15778 W Yuma Rd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-7500	1,991	84	23.6	50.9%	408 (20.5%)	263 (13.2%)	1,150 (57.8%)	53 (2.7%)	11 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	95 (4.8%)	$7,493	$194	$184	$572	$6,028	$1,088	$7,116	21	45.8	212	13
040497001830	200	Skyline High School	Public	9-12	845 S Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9400	2,248	146	15.4	52.0%	875 (38.9%)	99 (4.4%)	1,134 (50.4%)	27 (1.2%)	55 (2.4%)	12 (0.5%)	46 (2.0%)	$7,508	$162	$20	$344	$6,766	$560	$7,326	20.7	37.4	260	60

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