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)
040852001478	211	Westview High School	Public	9-12	10850 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4602	1,864	88	21.2	49.9%	173 (9.3%)	220 (11.8%)	1,316 (70.6%)	43 (2.3%)	25 (1.3%)	10 (0.5%)	77 (4.1%)	$11,225	$1,404	$688	$3,496	$7,970	$1,163	$9,132	20.4	33.3	278	67
040497001132	212	Dobson High School	Public	9-12	1501 W Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3000	2,370	118	20.1	54.0%	622 (26.2%)	190 (8.0%)	1,251 (52.8%)	55 (2.3%)	145 (6.1%)	34 (1.4%)	73 (3.1%)	$7,071	$273	$26	$572	$6,261	$510	$6,771	20.4	41.5	235	23
040880001263	213	Palo Verde High Magnet School	Public	8-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7400	691	53	13.1	64.8%	183 (26.5%)	95 (13.7%)	336 (48.6%)	16 (2.3%)	20 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)		$00			$00			20.3	28	322	109
040028202232	214	Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	350 E 18th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 782-2052	1,039			80.9%	36 (3.5%)	8 (0.8%)	979 (94.2%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)		$00			$00			20.3	24.1	344	130
040880002547	214	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3645 E Pima St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(520) 232-8770	330	5	66		71 (21.5%)	15 (4.5%)	205 (62.1%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)		$00			$00			20.3	30.7	299	85
040141003320	216	BUHSD Institute of Online Learning	Public, Virtual	9-12	751 N 215th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 269-2002	134				41 (30.6%)	12 (9.0%)	76 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)		$00			$00			20.3	28	321	105
040593000488	217	North Canyon High School	Public	8-12	1700 E Union Hls Dr	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5000	1,842	89	20.7	54.9%	410 (22.3%)	147 (8.0%)	1,142 (62.0%)	30 (1.6%)	32 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	76 (4.1%)	$6,368	$393	$199	$986	$5,124	$652	$5,775	20.2	35.2	269	52
040382000298	218	Holbrook High School	Public	9-12	455 N 8th Ave	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-2815	660	39	16.8	62.0%	71 (10.8%)	4 (0.6%)	113 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	433 (65.6%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.3%)	$9,160	$951	$525	$2,428	$6,988	$695	$7,683	19.9	35.2	270	52
040085803286	219	ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School	Public, Charter	9-12	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	357			43.7%	24 (6.7%)	28 (7.8%)	283 (79.3%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)		$00			$00			19.9	51.2	189	30
040943000970	220	Window Rock High School	Public	9-12	Navajo Route 12	Fort Defiance	86504	Apache County	Window Rock Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 729-7006	571	32	18.1	39.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	564 (98.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			19.5	28.5	319	99

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.