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)
040633002670	11	Phoenix Union Bioscience High School	Public	9-12	512 E Pierce St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5600	370	22	16.8	64.9%	48 (13.0%)	18 (4.9%)	256 (69.2%)	34 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$10,428	$640	$265	$1,545	$8,387	$1,136	$9,523	97	95.8	25	14
040075702820	12	Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Arete Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-4233	560				303 (54.1%)	29 (5.2%)	145 (25.9%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	$10,377	$316	$72	$703	$6,258	$3,732	$9,989	96.9	96.4	24	12
040007000831	13	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1251 E Southern Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 839-3402	443				237 (53.5%)	7 (1.6%)	123 (27.8%)	31 (7.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.6%)		$00			$00			96.3	97	21	8
040005300754	14	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	782				551 (70.5%)	5 (0.6%)	204 (26.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)		$00			$00			95.4	92.2	34	20
040091903472	15	Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Lincoln Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1796	536				251 (46.8%)	36 (6.7%)	76 (14.2%)	123 (22.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (8.6%)		$00			$00			95.4	74.3	101	86
040021101975	15	Tri-City College Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	5522 Side Rd	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba:	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 777-0403	256				193 (75.4%)	8 (3.1%)	44 (17.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)		$00			$00			95.4	97.7	17	2
040081903187	17	Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,029				688 (66.9%)	16 (1.6%)	157 (15.3%)	86 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607	95.1	96.8	22	5
040885002552	18	Empire High School	Public	9-12	10701 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3000	876	42	20.7	20.9%	474 (54.1%)	28 (3.2%)	279 (31.8%)	30 (3.4%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)	$6,261	$71	$01	$142	$5,777	$413	$6,190	94.5	89.2	41	23
040006503395	19	Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	7-12	18864 E Germann Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 558-1197	1,235				896 (72.6%)	31 (2.5%)	208 (16.8%)	33 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (4.9%)	$6,566	$427	$59	$913	$4,656	$1,424	$6,079	94.1	83.8	62	43
040757000604	20	Desert Mountain High School	Public	9-12	12575 E. Via Linda	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7000	1,880	87	21.5	7.9%	1,353 (72.0%)	60 (3.2%)	176 (9.4%)	218 (11.6%)	18 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	49 (2.6%)	$6,149	$11	$08	$30	$5,311	$819	$6,130	93.8	86.9	49	29

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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.

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