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)
040625001500	101	Centennial High School	Public	7-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4400	2,002	86	23.3		896 (44.8%)	140 (7.0%)	756 (37.8%)	77 (3.8%)	23 (1.1%)	7 (0.3%)	103 (5.1%)	$6,645	$74	$183	$331	$5,398	$991	$6,389	55.8	71.6	113	12
040146000081	102	Buena High School	Public	7-12	5225 E Buena School Blvd	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 515-2800	1,750	83	21		756 (43.2%)	106 (6.1%)	685 (39.1%)	33 (1.9%)	8 (0.5%)	17 (1.0%)	145 (8.3%)		$00			$00			55.7	62.4	147	45
040028002186	103	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	522				322 (61.7%)	7 (1.3%)	159 (30.5%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.7%)		$00			$00			54.8	40.4	246	143
040834000794	104	Mcclintock High School	Public	9-12	1830 E Del Rio Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 839-4222	1,757	90	19.4		420 (23.9%)	214 (12.2%)	893 (50.8%)	35 (2.0%)	75 (4.3%)	30 (1.7%)	90 (5.1%)	$7,890	$378	$418	$1,175	$6,661	$432	$7,093	54.5	66.7	130	26
040065303004	105	Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	6-12	2820 W Kelton Ln	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Arizona Conservatory for Arts and	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-4278	280				132 (47.1%)	21 (7.5%)	89 (31.8%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.6%)	$1,557	$108	$02	$218	$1,148	$299	$1,447	54.4			(n/a)
040045001884	106	Millennium High School	Public	9-12	14802 W Wigwam Blvd	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7200	2,253	102	22		766 (34.0%)	219 (9.7%)	959 (42.6%)	135 (6.0%)	29 (1.3%)	7 (0.3%)	138 (6.1%)	$7,440	$46	$181	$273	$6,348	$865	$7,213	54.2	73.8	104	2
040068002198	107	Ironwood Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2475 W Naranja Dr	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-4000	1,562	67	23.2		901 (57.7%)	23 (1.5%)	527 (33.7%)	44 (2.8%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.6%)		$00			$00			54.1	65.2	136	29
040428000433	108	Lake Havasu High School	Public	9-12	2675 Palo Verde Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-5001	1,618	74	21.9		1,076 (66.5%)	12 (0.7%)	428 (26.5%)	23 (1.4%)	23 (1.4%)	11 (0.7%)	45 (2.8%)	$6,384	$162	$18	$342	$4,954	$1,249	$6,203	53.8	62.4	148	40
040497001411	109	Red Mountain High School	Public	9-12	7301 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8000	3,469	166	20.8		2,112 (60.9%)	113 (3.3%)	991 (28.6%)	55 (1.6%)	46 (1.3%)	21 (0.6%)	131 (3.8%)	$6,720	$106	$23	$236	$5,933	$658	$6,591	53.7	70.4	118	9
040644000558	110	Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	351	24	14.8		249 (70.9%)	6 (1.7%)	88 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799	53.2	71.1	115	5

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.