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)
040187001677	41	Hamilton High School	Public	8-12	3700 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5000	3,675	179	20.4		1,517 (41.3%)	311 (8.5%)	828 (22.5%)	676 (18.4%)	86 (2.3%)	9 (0.2%)	248 (6.7%)	$7,041	$486	$87	$1,059	$5,860	$608	$6,468	83.2	89.8	40	1
040885003272	42	Andrada Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	12960 S Houghton Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3300	726	40	18.1		400 (55.1%)	22 (3.0%)	245 (33.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.6%)	$7,186	$02	$01	$05	$6,810	$373	$7,184	82.5	75	96	54
040834000790	43	Corona Del Sol High School	Public	9-12	1001 E Knox Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 752-8888	2,668	121	21.9		1,252 (46.9%)	144 (5.4%)	800 (30.0%)	199 (7.5%)	78 (2.9%)	11 (0.4%)	184 (6.9%)	$6,614	$184	$335	$704	$5,594	$501	$6,095	81.9	92.8	30	13
040011203702	44	American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	1,883				1,300 (69.0%)	27 (1.4%)	363 (19.3%)	19 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	19 (1.0%)	149 (7.9%)								81.5	67	129	85
040378002119	45	Higley High School	Public	8-12	4068 E Pecos Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7300	2,163	104	20.7		1,413 (65.3%)	92 (4.3%)	437 (20.2%)	65 (3.0%)	15 (0.7%)	8 (0.4%)	133 (6.1%)	$5,713	$124	$98	$347	$4,715	$775	$5,490	81.3	83.6	63	18
040090003404	46	Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	492				310 (63.0%)	19 (3.9%)	89 (18.1%)	22 (4.5%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.3%)		$00			$00			81.2	97.4	18	28
040023801854	47	Metropolitan Arts Institute	Public, Charter	7-12	1700 N. 7th Ave.	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 258-9500	251				99 (39.4%)	24 (9.6%)	104 (41.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)		$00			$00			80	65.9	133	86
040003100689	48	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33625 N North Valley Pkwy	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 223-1335	1,019				709 (69.6%)	32 (3.1%)	176 (17.3%)	29 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.6%)		$00			$00			79.9	63.4	140	92
040096503556	49	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1130 E University Dr STE 230	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(844) 692-3372	3,563				1,619 (45.4%)	233 (6.5%)	1,164 (32.7%)	144 (4.0%)	154 (4.3%)	14 (0.4%)	235 (6.6%)		$00			$00			78.1	86.2	56	7
040633003509	50	Phoenix Coding Academy	Public	9-12	4445 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5700	236	15	15.7		49 (20.8%)	26 (11.0%)	144 (61.0%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$10,718	$773	$298	$1,845	$8,700	$947	$9,647	77.7	90.9	36	14

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.