Best High Schools in Arizona

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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)
040880000827	111	Sabino High School	Public	7-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	862	41	20.8	24.9%	446 (51.7%)	42 (4.9%)	295 (34.2%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (6.1%)		$00			$00			53.5	45.7	214	103
040340000258	112	Gilbert High School	Public	7-12	1101 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-0177	2,354	111	21.2	28.9%	1,261 (53.6%)	90 (3.8%)	737 (31.3%)	87 (3.7%)	34 (1.4%)	9 (0.4%)	136 (5.8%)	$6,343	$96	$27	$218	$5,775	$446	$6,221	53.5	63.7	139	27
040141002137	113	Estrella Foothills High School	Public	9-12	13033 S Estrella Pkwy	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 269-1200	1,398	52	26.8	27.9%	596 (42.6%)	68 (4.9%)	644 (46.1%)	13 (0.9%)	12 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	60 (4.3%)	$5,514	$87	$06	$180	$5,016	$405	$5,420	53.4	65.4	134	21
040775002591	114	Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	283	28	10.1		176 (62.2%)	13 (4.6%)	61 (21.6%)	11 (3.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933	52.6	77.4	86	28
040004300733	115	New School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1216 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	New School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 252-5414	203				122 (60.1%)	8 (3.9%)	47 (23.2%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.4%)		$00			$00			52.5	74.8	98	17
040834000794	116	Mcclintock High School	Public	9-12	1830 E Del Rio Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 839-4222	1,949	90	21.7	36.0%	469 (24.1%)	268 (13.8%)	945 (48.5%)	45 (2.3%)	89 (4.6%)	34 (1.7%)	99 (5.1%)	$7,890	$378	$418	$1,175	$6,661	$432	$7,093	52.5	66.7	130	14
040378003689	117	Higley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2935 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 279-7000	124	5	25.3	16.9%	80 (64.5%)	4 (3.2%)	25 (20.2%)	7 (5.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)		$00			$00			52.5	82.2	68	49
040428000433	117	Lake Havasu High School	Public	9-12	2675 Palo Verde Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-5001	1,813	70	25.8	30.9%	1,215 (67.0%)	16 (0.9%)	464 (25.6%)	32 (1.8%)	22 (1.2%)	10 (0.6%)	54 (3.0%)	$6,384	$162	$18	$342	$4,954	$1,249	$6,203	52.5	62.4	148	31
040860000809	119	Tombstone High School	Public	9-12	1211 N. Yellowjacket Way	Tombstone	85638	Cochise County	Tombstone Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 457-2215	451	27	16.5	38.8%	242 (53.7%)	17 (3.8%)	150 (33.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.5%)	$11,243	$7,803	$1,849	$17,455	$831	$760	$1,591	51.6	59.9	158	39
040021200061	120	Benson High School	Public	9-12	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-6841	443	28	16	37.9%	298 (67.3%)	7 (1.6%)	114 (25.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$11,991	$591	$491	$1,673	$8,849	$2,060	$10,909	49.7	69.3	122	2

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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.
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