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)
040021101975	21	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	280			216 (77.1%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)		$00			$00			92.6	97.7	17	4
040885002552	22	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	888	43	20.4	463 (52.1%)	27 (3.0%)	296 (33.3%)	33 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$6,261	$71	$01	$142	$5,777	$413	$6,190	92	89.2	41	19
040085903251	23	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	463			166 (35.9%)	33 (7.1%)	185 (40.0%)	36 (7.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)		$00			$00			91.6	97.3	19	4
040086103344	24	Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	North Phoenix Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 996-4355	633			360 (56.9%)	21 (3.3%)	130 (20.5%)	80 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)		$00			$00			89.9	92.6	31	7
040091103440	25	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,510			1,260 (83.4%)	7 (0.5%)	151 (10.0%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	70 (4.6%)		$00			$00			89	97.1	20	5
040022501887	26	Horizon Honors Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3000	679			408 (60.1%)	31 (4.6%)	145 (21.4%)	41 (6.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)		$00			$00			88.8	91.4	35	9
040775002357	27	Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Public	7-12	25250 N. 35th Avenue	Glendale	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7100	2,597	103	25.2	1,868 (71.9%)	64 (2.5%)	349 (13.4%)	194 (7.5%)	17 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (3.9%)	$5,287	$1,290	$23	$2,603	$3,558	$416	$3,973	88.6	83.2	64	37
040176000011	28	Catalina Foothills High School	Public	9-12	4300 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8300	1,868	92	20.2	986 (52.8%)	40 (2.1%)	583 (31.2%)	116 (6.2%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	133 (7.1%)	$7,773	$195	$648	$1,039	$5,180	$1,749	$6,930	88.3	90.9	37	9
040085103271	29	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Trivium Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-4730	892			316 (35.4%)	58 (6.5%)	336 (37.7%)	107 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.5%)		$00			$00			88.1	87.4	47	18
040083803243	30	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	7500 E Civic Cir	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 775-3200	325			261 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)		$00			$00			87.8	86.5	53	23

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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.
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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.

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)
040021101975	21	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	280				216 (77.1%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)		$00			$00			92.6	97.7	17	4
040885002552	22	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	888	43	20.4		463 (52.1%)	27 (3.0%)	296 (33.3%)	33 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$6,261	$71	$01	$142	$5,777	$413	$6,190	92	89.2	41	19
040085903251	23	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	463				166 (35.9%)	33 (7.1%)	185 (40.0%)	36 (7.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)		$00			$00			91.6	97.3	19	4
040086103344	24	Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	North Phoenix Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 996-4355	633				360 (56.9%)	21 (3.3%)	130 (20.5%)	80 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)		$00			$00			89.9	92.6	31	7
040091103440	25	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,510				1,260 (83.4%)	7 (0.5%)	151 (10.0%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	70 (4.6%)		$00			$00			89	97.1	20	5
040022501887	26	Horizon Honors Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3000	679				408 (60.1%)	31 (4.6%)	145 (21.4%)	41 (6.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)		$00			$00			88.8	91.4	35	9
040775002357	27	Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Public	7-12	25250 N. 35th Avenue	Glendale	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7100	2,597	103	25.2		1,868 (71.9%)	64 (2.5%)	349 (13.4%)	194 (7.5%)	17 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (3.9%)	$5,287	$1,290	$23	$2,603	$3,558	$416	$3,973	88.6	83.2	64	37
040176000011	28	Catalina Foothills High School	Public	9-12	4300 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8300	1,868	92	20.2		986 (52.8%)	40 (2.1%)	583 (31.2%)	116 (6.2%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	133 (7.1%)	$7,773	$195	$648	$1,039	$5,180	$1,749	$6,930	88.3	90.9	37	9
040085103271	29	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Trivium Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-4730	892				316 (35.4%)	58 (6.5%)	336 (37.7%)	107 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (7.5%)		$00			$00			88.1	87.4	47	18
040083803243	30	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	7500 E Civic Cir	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 775-3200	325				261 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)		$00			$00			87.8	86.5	53	23