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)
040633000549	251	Maryvale High School	Public	9-12	3415 N 59th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-2000	2,795	138	20.2	88.0%	63 (2.3%)	122 (4.4%)	2,549 (91.2%)	13 (0.5%)	23 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	22 (0.8%)	$8,484	$828	$173	$1,829	$6,912	$571	$7,483	9.4	19.3	380	129
040817000743	252	Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5300	2,204	104	21.2	71.0%	30 (1.4%)	26 (1.2%)	2,068 (93.8%)	7 (0.3%)	47 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.2%)	$6,519	$423	$22	$867	$5,439	$635	$6,074	9	21.8	361	109
040880001443	253	Cholla High School	Public	8-12	2001 W Starr Pass Blvd	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-4000	1,760	92	19	61.9%	132 (7.5%)	42 (2.4%)	1,437 (81.6%)	11 (0.6%)	108 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)		$00			$00			8.2	16.1	407	154
040633000541	254	Carl Hayden High School	Public	9-12	3333 W Roosevelt St	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-3000	2,217	115	19.2	93.0%	28 (1.3%)	86 (3.9%)	2,079 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	$8,794	$938	$140	$2,016	$6,948	$768	$7,716	7.9	19.9	375	121
040633000552	254	South Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5401 S 7th St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5000	2,146	111	19.2	84.9%	61 (2.8%)	278 (13.0%)	1,743 (81.2%)	5 (0.2%)	18 (0.8%)	7 (0.3%)	34 (1.6%)	$9,998	$803	$252	$1,858	$8,107	$836	$8,943	7.9	20.2	373	119
040406000324	256	Monument Valley High School	Public	9-12	Highway 163	Kayenta	86033	Navajo County	Kayenta Unified School District #27	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 697-2100	659	45	14.7	83.9%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	630 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$10,350	$5,178	$1,208	$11,564	$3,769	$195	$3,964	7.7	15.2	419	163
040061803095	257	South Pointe High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8325 S Central Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-0600	555			43.6%	13 (2.3%)	115 (20.7%)	387 (69.7%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,668	$1,556	$1,127	$4,240	$3,620	$4,365	$7,985	7.3	14.5	425	168
040633000538	258	Alhambra High School	Public	9-12	3839 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-6000	2,282	126	18.1	85.9%	74 (3.2%)	235 (10.3%)	1,838 (80.5%)	95 (4.2%)	27 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.5%)	$9,155	$911	$272	$2,095	$7,365	$606	$7,971	7	18.6	386	128
040633003578	259	Phoenix Digital Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	3701 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 764-0860	960	30	31.5		48 (5.0%)	114 (11.9%)	743 (77.4%)	10 (1.0%)	25 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.8%)	$3,471	$256	$03	$516	$3,158	$54	$3,211	6.9	18.4	389	130

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences