Best High Schools in Arizona for White Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Arizona!

Every year, the Arizona Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, White students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (White vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 184)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
040340002840	1	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	Public	7-12	55 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4034	583	33	17.6		260 (44.6%)	11 (1.9%)	97 (16.6%)	159 (27.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.7%)	$7,314	$00			$6,852	$462	$7,314	99.5%	97.8%	1.68%
040087803350	2	BASIS Tucson North	Public, Charter	5-12	5740 E River Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 207-0076	751				236 (31.4%)	40 (5.3%)	223 (29.7%)	200 (26.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	$9,097	$272	$43	$586	$6,070	$2,712	$8,782	98.9%	98.9%	0.02%
040633002670	3	Phoenix Union Bioscience High School	Public	9-12	512 E Pierce St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5600	392	22	17.8		53 (13.5%)	21 (5.4%)	267 (68.1%)	36 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$10,428	$640	$265	$1,545	$8,387	$1,136	$9,523	98.4%	95.2%	3.18%
040044002681	4	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	702				332 (47.3%)	46 (6.6%)	126 (17.9%)	128 (18.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	60 (8.5%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	97.8%	96.7%	1.16%
040074702795	5	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	892				606 (67.9%)	5 (0.6%)	102 (11.4%)	126 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)		$00			$00			97.3%	97.0%	0.25%
040005300754	6	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	787				550 (69.9%)	5 (0.6%)	204 (25.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.5%)		$00			$00			96.7%	93.3%	3.41%
040023801854	7	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			96.2%	82.6%	13.60%
040005600781	8	Arizona School For The Arts	Public, Charter	5-12	1410 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Arizona School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-1444	759				364 (48.0%)	44 (5.8%)	261 (34.4%)	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.8%)	$9,653	$322	$212	$856	$7,261	$1,858	$9,118	95.7%	93.0%	2.69%
040081903187	9	Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,023				656 (64.1%)	21 (2.1%)	163 (15.9%)	104 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.6%)	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607	95.1%	94.1%	1.03%
040085903251	10	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	463				166 (35.9%)	33 (7.1%)	185 (40.0%)	36 (7.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)		$00			$00			94.6%	91.5%	3.08%

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.