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)
040885003214	71	Vail Innovation Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 879-1300	85	12	7.3		47 (55.3%)	2 (2.4%)	29 (34.1%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	$7,594	$04	$78	$87	$7,303	$209	$7,512	67.7	88.4	44	27
040269002971	72	Shadow Ridge High School	Public	7-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2,339	110	21.3		1,319 (56.4%)	108 (4.6%)	707 (30.2%)	41 (1.8%)	9 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	150 (6.4%)	$7,922	$227	$863	$1,316	$5,805	$1,028	$6,833	67.6	72.6	110	38
040001900498	73	Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3401 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 779-7223	200				123 (61.5%)	3 (1.5%)	41 (20.5%)	5 (2.5%)	20 (10.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)		$00			$00			67.4	76.9	87	14
040625000589	74	Sunrise Mountain High School	Public	7-12	21200 N 83rd Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 487-5125	1,973	92	21.4		1,360 (68.9%)	52 (2.6%)	403 (20.4%)	61 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	83 (4.2%)	$7,193	$72	$160	$304	$5,823	$1,138	$6,961	67.1	76.5	90	16
040024102957	75	Paradise Honors High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12775 N 175th Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 455-7400	985				617 (62.6%)	48 (4.9%)	214 (21.7%)	32 (3.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	62 (6.3%)	$9,204	$305	$639	$1,250	$6,442	$1,818	$8,259	66.5	75.9	91	16
040077502916	76	San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	888				536 (60.4%)	34 (3.8%)	237 (26.7%)	22 (2.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.6%)		$00			$00			66.4	43.4	228	152
040681003606	77	Eastmark High School	Public	7-12	9560 E Ray Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6950	1,887	92	20.6		1,165 (61.7%)	91 (4.8%)	435 (23.1%)	72 (3.8%)	11 (0.6%)	10 (0.5%)	103 (5.5%)	$6,026	$239	$00	$479	$4,828	$958	$5,786	66	81.1	72	5
040681001383	78	Queen Creek High School	Public	9-12	22149 E Ocotillo Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5973	2,132	97	21.9		1,326 (62.2%)	65 (3.0%)	571 (26.8%)	42 (2.0%)	18 (0.8%)	11 (0.5%)	99 (4.6%)	$6,784	$226	$22	$474	$5,561	$975	$6,536	65.7	75.1	95	17
040020201959	79	Academy of Tucson High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 E 22nd St	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-0096	151				79 (52.3%)	6 (4.0%)	44 (29.1%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)		$00			$00			65.4	68.9	123	44
040092603451	80	Heritage Academy Laveen	Public, Charter	6-12	4275 W Baseline Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Laveen Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 290-8546	670				183 (27.3%)	65 (9.7%)	360 (53.7%)	17 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	30 (4.5%)		$00			$00			64.7	46.6	206	126

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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.

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