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)
040885001955	81	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	564	104	5.4		225 (39.9%)	33 (5.9%)	231 (41.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	57 (10.1%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	64.1	64.9	137	56
040593001553	82	Paradise Valley High School	Public	7-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	1,886	99	19		709 (37.6%)	65 (3.4%)	780 (41.4%)	215 (11.4%)	33 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (4.2%)	$7,360	$318	$179	$815	$6,141	$721	$6,863	63.5	74.6	100	18
040090903461	83	Madison Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1431 E. Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 745-3800	475				156 (32.8%)	22 (4.6%)	255 (53.7%)	15 (3.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)		$00			$00			63.4	80.5	74	9
040808001049	84	St Johns High School	Public	9-12	360 Redskin Drive	Saint Johns	85936	Apache County	St Johns Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 337-2221	310	20	15.8		201 (64.8%)	5 (1.6%)	70 (22.6%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,191	$332	$158	$822	$6,851	$1,849	$8,701	63.3	76.7	88	4
040885002195	85	Cienega High School	Public	9-12	12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2800	1,872	104	17.9		857 (45.8%)	75 (4.0%)	798 (42.6%)	23 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	108 (5.8%)	$6,182	$94	$06	$194	$5,673	$408	$6,081	62.6	72.7	109	24
040011203179	86	American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	23908 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2150	2,405				1,752 (72.8%)	51 (2.1%)	450 (18.7%)	20 (0.8%)	13 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	108 (4.5%)	$5,943	$169	$188	$525	$4,110	$1,477	$5,587	62.3	81.6	70	16
040340000246	87	Highland High School	Public	8-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-0051	3,027	146	20.7		2,059 (68.0%)	66 (2.2%)	594 (19.6%)	109 (3.6%)	24 (0.8%)	22 (0.7%)	153 (5.1%)	$5,707	$85	$36	$207	$5,097	$489	$5,586	62.1	82.3	67	20
040345000282	88	Thunderbird High School	Public	9-12	1750 W Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8900	1,547	69	22.5		566 (36.6%)	131 (8.5%)	703 (45.4%)	31 (2.0%)	45 (2.9%)	8 (0.5%)	63 (4.1%)	$10,597	$639	$207	$1,486	$8,057	$1,694	$9,751	62.1	75.7	93	5
040080003317	89	Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	1495 S Verrado Way	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-1757	1,626				624 (38.4%)	120 (7.4%)	758 (46.6%)	32 (2.0%)	10 (0.6%)	10 (0.6%)	72 (4.4%)	$5,523	$66	$163	$295	$3,834	$1,460	$5,294	62.1	77.5	85	4
040625002586	90	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	9621 W Speckled Gecko Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6525	2,562	115	22.2		1,775 (69.3%)	85 (3.3%)	461 (18.0%)	95 (3.7%)	11 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	127 (5.0%)	$6,370	$63	$78	$204	$5,279	$950	$6,229	62	72.8	108	18

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.