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)
040022302199	91	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	700				246 (35.1%)	55 (7.9%)	295 (42.1%)	62 (8.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)		$00			$00			61.7	84.1	61	30
040757000659	92	Saguaro High School	Public	9-12	6250 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7100	1,423	75	19		823 (57.8%)	89 (6.3%)	325 (22.8%)	59 (4.1%)	65 (4.6%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.0%)	$6,274	$02	$25	$30	$5,317	$929	$6,247	61.7	79.2	80	12
040345000281	93	Sunnyslope High School	Public	9-12	35 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8760	2,270	94	24.2		771 (34.0%)	102 (4.5%)	1,253 (55.2%)	22 (1.0%)	32 (1.4%)	3 (0.1%)	87 (3.8%)	$9,115	$440	$92	$971	$7,059	$1,525	$8,584	60.8	78.5	83	10
040077802902	94	Paragon Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2975 W Linda Ln	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Paragon Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 814-1600	608				217 (35.7%)	185 (30.4%)	44 (7.2%)	131 (21.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)		$00			$00			59.1	90.6	38	56
040497000406	95	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2700 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6900	3,391	157	21.5		1,975 (58.2%)	107 (3.2%)	1,020 (30.1%)	36 (1.1%)	137 (4.0%)	20 (0.6%)	96 (2.8%)	$6,419	$184	$20	$387	$5,621	$595	$6,215	58.1	74.1	102	7
040094703526	96	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2612 W Gila Bend Hwy	Casa Grande	85193	Pinal County	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 374-4200	269				84 (31.2%)	23 (8.6%)	130 (48.3%)	14 (5.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)		$00			$00			57.8	72.6	111	15
040497001832	97	Mesa Distance Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1025 N Country Club Dr	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 308-6015	80				44 (55.0%)	2 (2.5%)	28 (35.0%)	2 (2.5%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)		$00			$00			57.3	78	84	13
040082303296	98	Mission Heights Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1376 E Cottonwood Ln	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-9383	492				204 (41.5%)	16 (3.3%)	233 (47.4%)	9 (1.8%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$10,251	$889	$782	$2,561	$4,490	$4,091	$8,580	57.1	60.8	153	55
040860000809	99	Tombstone High School	Public	9-12	1211 N. Yellowjacket Way	Tombstone	85638	Cochise County	Tombstone Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 457-2215	453	28	16		249 (55.0%)	8 (1.8%)	158 (34.9%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.2%)	$11,243	$7,803	$1,849	$17,455	$831	$760	$1,591	56.6	59.9	158	59
040775002591	100	Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	224	24	9.1		151 (67.4%)	8 (3.6%)	46 (20.5%)	10 (4.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933	56.6	77.4	86	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:

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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.