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)
040345000275	161	Apollo High School	Public	9-12	8045 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-6300	2,228	92	24.3		256 (11.5%)	176 (7.9%)	1,606 (72.1%)	91 (4.1%)	23 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	70 (3.1%)	$9,603	$436	$105	$977	$7,675	$1,388	$9,063	35.6	45.5	216	55
040345000280	162	Moon Valley High School	Public	9-12	3625 W Cactus Rd	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8000	1,468	68	21.4		411 (28.0%)	115 (7.8%)	803 (54.7%)	54 (3.7%)	21 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	59 (4.0%)	$11,040	$715	$112	$1,542	$8,502	$1,711	$10,213	35.6	54.9	173	11
040775001045	163	Deer Valley High School	Public	7-12	18424 N 51st Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-6700	1,696	140	12.1		868 (51.2%)	96 (5.7%)	564 (33.3%)	42 (2.5%)	19 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	100 (5.9%)	$6,347	$555	$21	$1,132	$5,373	$398	$5,771	35.5	58.1	166	3
040399002895	164	Combs High School	Public	8-12	2505 E Germann Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3540	1,243	59	21.2		676 (54.4%)	57 (4.6%)	420 (33.8%)	10 (0.8%)	25 (2.0%)	6 (0.5%)	49 (3.9%)	$6,018	$340	$74	$754	$5,046	$558	$5,604	35	54.7	174	10
040077002903	165	Imagine Prep Surprise	Public, Charter	9-12	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Imagine Prep Surprise Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1770	267				134 (50.2%)	20 (7.5%)	90 (33.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)		$00			$00			34.2	53.8	178	13
040973301040	166	Sedona Red Rock Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd	Sedona	86336	Yavapai County	Sedona-Oak Creek JUSD #9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 204-6800	444	26	16.9		147 (33.1%)	3 (0.7%)	263 (59.2%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$6,833	$518	$03	$1,040	$5,007	$1,304	$6,312	34	63	143	23
040724000624	167	Safford High School	Public	9-12	1400 W 11th St	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 348-7050	846	36	23.6		341 (40.3%)	7 (0.8%)	467 (55.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$6,124	$106	$34	$245	$5,193	$792	$5,985	33.9	48.2	197	30
040345000283	168	Washington High School	Public	9-12	2217 W Glendale Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8400	1,702	70	24.3		181 (10.6%)	175 (10.3%)	1,112 (65.3%)	111 (6.5%)	71 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.0%)	$9,567	$459	$103	$1,022	$7,552	$1,452	$9,004	33.8	43.6	225	57
040880003705	169	Innovation Technical High School	Public	9-12	3300 S Park Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6330	289	15	19		32 (11.1%)	4 (1.4%)	243 (84.1%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)		$00			$00			32.8	35.7	267	98
040730000626	170	Sahuarita High School	Public	9-12	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,181	59	20.1		382 (32.3%)	26 (2.2%)	695 (58.8%)	9 (0.8%)	13 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.5%)	$5,969	$183	$50	$416	$4,821	$915	$5,736	32.7	67.8	126	44

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.