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)
040633000539	191	Metro Technical High School	Public	9-12	1900 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8000	1,817	97	18.6		25 (1.4%)	27 (1.5%)	1,741 (95.8%)	15 (0.8%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,631	$925	$233	$2,083	$8,117	$1,355	$9,472	24.4	45.3	217	26
040497001830	192	Skyline High School	Public	9-12	845 S Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9400	2,127	126	16.9		757 (35.6%)	83 (3.9%)	1,135 (53.4%)	25 (1.2%)	62 (2.9%)	13 (0.6%)	52 (2.4%)	$7,508	$162	$20	$344	$6,766	$560	$7,326	24.4	37.4	260	68
040834000795	193	Tempe High School	Public	9-12	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-1661	1,485	85	17.3		107 (7.2%)	172 (11.6%)	1,056 (71.1%)	18 (1.2%)	60 (4.0%)	28 (1.9%)	44 (3.0%)	$8,594	$465	$405	$1,334	$7,077	$648	$7,724	24.3	41.5	236	43
040345000277	194	Cortez High School	Public	9-12	8828 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8200	1,105	51	21.8		143 (12.9%)	141 (12.8%)	680 (61.5%)	59 (5.3%)	44 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.2%)	$12,719	$782	$111	$1,674	$10,012	$1,814	$11,826	24.3	40.6	243	49
040286000212	195	Coconino High School	Public	9-12	2801 N Izabel St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-8200	1,506	80	18.7		501 (33.3%)	10 (0.7%)	530 (35.2%)	12 (0.8%)	390 (25.9%)	7 (0.5%)	56 (3.7%)	$6,698	$628	$04	$1,261	$5,334	$732	$6,066	23.9	44.4	222	27
040141000075	196	Buckeye Union High School	Public	9-12	902 E Eason Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 269-1100	1,824	78	23.5		409 (22.4%)	140 (7.7%)	1,198 (65.7%)	6 (0.3%)	24 (1.3%)	10 (0.5%)	37 (2.0%)	$6,102	$750	$25	$1,526	$5,024	$302	$5,326	23.8	40.9	241	45
040042703160	197	Arizona Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	335 E Germann Rd Ste 140	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Arizona Connections Academy Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 782-5842	1,987				894 (45.0%)	157 (7.9%)	663 (33.4%)	28 (1.4%)	66 (3.3%)	5 (0.3%)	174 (8.8%)		$00			$00			23.7	52.4	184	13
040880001446	198	Rincon High School	Public	8-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-5600	1,217	68	17.9		248 (20.4%)	149 (12.2%)	690 (56.7%)	38 (3.1%)	24 (2.0%)	10 (0.8%)	58 (4.8%)		$00			$00			23.6	31.5	293	95
040292002972	199	Poston Butte High School	Public	7-12	32375 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6100	1,423	70	20.3		574 (40.3%)	124 (8.7%)	616 (43.3%)	20 (1.4%)	29 (2.0%)	13 (0.9%)	47 (3.3%)	$6,884	$376	$309	$1,060	$5,283	$915	$6,199	23.1	38.3	255	56
040880001268	200	Tucson Magnet High School	Public	8-12	400 N 2nd Ave	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-5000	3,039	172	17.7		436 (14.3%)	182 (6.0%)	2,147 (70.6%)	38 (1.3%)	122 (4.0%)	7 (0.2%)	107 (3.5%)		$00			$00			22.3	37.8	256	56

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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