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Rank (of 179)
City
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
# Private Schools*
Rank score (
2023
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
1
st
Sun Lakes
1
0
0
0
0
0.994
1
2
nd
Fort Huachuca
2
1
0
0
0
0.908
12
10
3
rd
Oro Valley
5
0
4
0
3
0.896
7
4
4
th
Corona De Tucson
2
1
0
0
0
0.894
10
6
5
th
Colorado City
1
0
1
1
0
0.884
14
9
6
th
Sun City
2
0
0
0
0
0.851
20
14
7
th
Paradise Valley
3
0
0
0
5
0.849
2
5
8
th
Saint Johns
1
1
5
0
0
0.849
17
9
9
th
Desert Hills
1
0
0
0
0
0.848
18
9
10
th
Cave Creek
2
0
1
0
6
0.839
8
2
11
th
Anthem
4
0
2
1
1
0.835
13
2
12
th
Scottsdale
35
7
14
3
33
0.824
16
4
13
th
Alpine
1
0
0
0
0
0.817
6
7
14
th
Crown King
1
0
0
0
0
0.77
(n/a)
15
th
Ash Fork
1
1
2
0
0
0.769
31
16
16
th
Congress
1
0
0
0
0
0.749
78
62
17
th
Gilbert
44
4
20
8
15
0.747
26
9
18
th
Vail
2
1
3
0
1
0.747
11
7
19
th
Queen Creek
17
4
11
5
2
0.746
27
8
20
th
Elgin
1
0
0
0
0
0.735
51
31
21
st
Surprise
18
4
13
1
2
0.726
38
17
22
nd
Pomerene
1
0
0
0
0
0.721
29
7
23
rd
Pine
1
0
0
0
0
0.718
5
18
24
th
Heber
0
2
2
0
0
0.716
40
16
25
th
Waddell
1
0
2
0
0
0.714
43
18
26
th
Yucca
1
0
0
0
0
0.711
3
23
27
th
Dateland
2
0
0
0
0
0.703
22
5
28
th
Thatcher
2
1
4
0
0
0.703
30
2
29
th
Skull Valley
1
0
0
0
0
0.694
25
4
30
th
Chandler
45
7
13
5
19
0.691
34
4
31
st
Clarkdale
2
0
0
0
0
0.684
42
11
32
nd
Goodyear
16
1
10
1
8
0.683
37
5
33
rd
Mc Neal
2
0
0
0
0
0.68
62
29
34
th
Prescott
9
1
11
1
7
0.677
28
6
35
th
Snowflake
4
2
3
0
0
0.676
15
20
36
th
Topock
1
0
0
0
0
0.658
(n/a)
37
th
Morenci
1
1
2
0
0
0.656
50
13
38
th
Litchfield Park
7
3
0
0
3
0.655
54
16
39
th
Parks
1
0
0
0
0
0.653
24
15
40
th
Taylor
0
1
1
0
0
0.652
32
8
41
st
Peoria
31
0
16
1
14
0.648
45
4
42
nd
Sahuarita
6
1
5
1
0
0.646
52
10
43
rd
Aguila
1
0
0
0
0
0.642
44
1
44
th
Benson
1
1
3
1
1
0.64
39
5
45
th
Patagonia
2
0
2
0
0
0.624
19
26
46
th
Joseph City
1
1
2
0
0
0.624
49
3
47
th
Pima
2
1
3
1
0
0.619
76
29
48
th
Tombstone
1
0
2
0
0
0.618
57
9
49
th
Fountain Hills
1
1
3
1
1
0.598
48
1
50
th
Pearce
2
0
0
0
0
0.597
9
41
51
st
Solomon
1
0
0
0
0
0.594
64
13
52
nd
Eagar
1
1
2
1
0
0.587
63
11
53
rd
Amado
2
0
0
0
0
0.584
55
2
54
th
Lake Havasu City
8
1
5
0
1
0.576
47
7
55
th
Flagstaff
17
2
14
3
4
0.573
53
2
56
th
Hereford
1
0
0
0
0
0.569
102
46
57
th
Dewey
1
1
0
0
0
0.566
71
14
58
th
Wickenburg
1
1
2
1
2
0.559
70
12
59
th
Cornville
2
0
0
0
0
0.551
67
8
60
th
Kirkland
1
0
0
0
0
0.55
(n/a)
61
st
Tempe
25
6
24
1
15
0.548
66
5
62
nd
Grand Canyon
1
0
2
0
0
0.546
116
54
63
rd
Bouse
1
0
0
0
0
0.544
(n/a)
64
th
Sierra Vista
9
1
7
2
3
0.543
61
3
65
th
Mesa
88
16
31
13
22
0.542
56
9
66
th
Lakeside
1
1
3
1
1
0.542
77
11
67
th
Palo Verde
1
0
0
0
0
0.542
68
1
68
th
Bullhead City
7
2
4
0
0
0.531
60
8
69
th
Bagdad
2
0
2
1
0
0.53
89
20
70
th
Prescott Valley
8
3
7
1
1
0.523
74
4
71
st
Tsaile
1
0
0
0
0
0.517
79
8
72
nd
Payson
2
1
5
1
1
0.512
84
12
73
rd
Maricopa
8
2
5
3
0
0.51
75
2
74
th
Roll
1
0
0
0
0
0.509
81
7
75
th
Morristown
1
0
0
0
0
0.507
23
52
76
th
Saint David
1
0
2
0
0
0.488
36
40
77
th
Tonto Basin
1
0
0
0
0
0.487
4
73
78
th
Willcox
2
1
3
0
0
0.482
110
32
79
th
Cochise
1
0
0
0
0
0.479
(n/a)
80
th
Laveen
12
0
3
1
1
0.474
83
3
81
st
Yarnell
1
0
0
0
0
0.468
35
46
82
nd
Gadsden
1
0
0
0
0
0.467
118
36
83
rd
Glendale
56
2
38
3
15
0.466
80
3
84
th
Buckeye
22
1
13
1
1
0.465
92
8
85
th
Vernon
1
0
0
0
0
0.464
127
42
86
th
Seligman
1
0
2
0
0
0.464
(n/a)
87
th
Wenden
1
0
0
0
0
0.463
94
7
88
th
San Tan Valley
15
1
5
2
2
0.461
93
5
89
th
Globe
2
1
4
2
0
0.46
91
2
90
th
Marana
5
1
3
1
0
0.459
46
44
91
st
Fort Mohave
3
0
2
0
1
0.456
85
6
92
nd
Safford
4
1
5
0
0
0.453
87
5
93
rd
Tucson
146
39
109
27
61
0.453
73
20
94
th
Paulden
1
0
0
0
0
0.452
(n/a)
95
th
Kingman
9
4
7
1
1
0.443
101
6
96
th
Show Low
4
1
7
1
4
0.44
69
27
97
th
El Mirage
4
1
2
0
1
0.432
103
6
98
th
Sedona
2
0
3
1
2
0.432
21
77
99
th
Williams
2
0
3
0
0
0.43
96
3
100
th
Red Rock
1
0
0
0
0
0.43
117
17
101
st
Nogales
9
2
7
3
4
0.428
99
2
102
nd
Duncan
1
0
2
0
0
0.428
41
61
103
rd
Cottonwood
5
0
7
3
3
0.428
59
44
104
th
Mohave Valley
2
1
3
0
0
0.426
88
16
105
th
Yuma
26
7
18
2
6
0.425
97
8
106
th
Window Rock
1
0
0
0
0
0.424
123
17
107
th
Green Valley
2
0
0
1
0
0.422
33
74
108
th
Avondale
16
2
13
0
4
0.416
105
3
109
th
Holbrook
2
1
5
1
1
0.412
115
6
110
th
Phoenix
263
52
125
27
72
0.405
86
24
111
th
Arlington
1
0
0
0
0
0.405
72
39
112
th
Douglas
7
3
5
1
1
0.399
119
7
113
th
Black Canyon City
1
0
0
0
0
0.398
(n/a)
114
th
Rimrock
1
0
1
0
3
0.391
104
10
115
th
Oracle
1
0
0
0
0
0.372
100
15
116
th
Somerton
6
1
1
0
0
0.371
112
4
117
th
Bowie
1
0
2
0
0
0.37
(n/a)
118
th
Chino Valley
4
1
3
0
0
0.366
90
28
119
th
Florence
2
0
4
4
1
0.357
107
12
120
th
San Luis
7
2
3
0
0
0.356
128
8
121
st
Wellton
1
0
3
0
0
0.354
120
1
122
nd
Tonopah
1
0
2
2
0
0.35
130
8
123
rd
Rio Rico
4
1
2
1
1
0.342
121
2
124
th
Casa Grande
14
4
11
0
3
0.339
108
16
125
th
Tolleson
9
1
6
0
0
0.333
125
126
th
Apache Junction
5
2
5
0
0
0.332
129
3
127
th
Peach Springs
2
0
2
0
0
0.323
(n/a)
128
th
Winslow
6
1
5
1
3
0.315
113
15
129
th
Bisbee
1
1
3
1
3
0.309
95
34
130
th
Littlefield
1
0
1
0
0
0.303
114
16
131
st
Page
3
1
5
1
1
0.301
135
4
132
nd
Camp Verde
3
1
6
0
1
0.297
131
1
133
rd
Salome
1
0
1
0
0
0.293
143
10
134
th
Elfrida
1
0
2
0
0
0.293
124
10
135
th
Fredonia
1
0
3
0
0
0.287
98
37
136
th
Dolan Springs
1
0
0
0
0
0.268
(n/a)
137
th
Parker
3
1
4
0
0
0.263
122
15
138
th
Ajo
1
0
2
0
0
0.262
138
139
th
Kearny
1
0
2
0
0
0.257
140
1
140
th
Wittmann
1
0
1
0
0
0.257
(n/a)
141
st
Ehrenberg
1
0
0
0
0
0.253
(n/a)
142
nd
Mayer
1
0
2
0
1
0.251
82
60
143
rd
Concho
1
0
0
0
0
0.244
(n/a)
144
th
Coolidge
7
1
6
0
0
0.239
136
8
145
th
Superior
1
0
3
0
0
0.214
109
36
146
th
Huachuca City
1
0
0
0
1
0.213
58
88
147
th
Youngtown
1
0
0
0
1
0.202
(n/a)
148
th
Many Farms
2
0
1
0
0
0.202
150
2
149
th
Fort Defiance
1
2
2
0
0
0.2
139
10
150
th
Chinle
4
1
2
2
0
0.193
146
4
151
st
Golden Valley
1
0
0
0
0
0.161
126
25
152
nd
Fort Thomas
2
0
3
1
1
0.161
141
11
153
rd
Gila Bend
2
0
2
0
0
0.154
134
19
154
th
Sanders
1
1
2
1
0
0.148
145
9
155
th
Winkelman
1
0
3
0
0
0.146
65
90
156
th
Pinon
4
1
2
0
0
0.12
(n/a)
157
th
San Manuel
1
1
2
0
0
0.11
111
46
158
th
Eloy
2
1
4
2
0
0.107
133
25
159
th
Stanfield
1
0
0
0
0
0.103
(n/a)
160
th
Kayenta
4
1
3
0
0
0.102
142
18
161
st
Indian Wells
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
(n/a)
162
nd
Round Rock
1
0
0
0
0
0.089
(n/a)
163
rd
McNary
1
0
0
0
0
0.087
(n/a)
164
th
Ganado
5
1
2
0
0
0.074
152
12
165
th
Naco
1
0
0
0
0
0.072
(n/a)
166
th
Guadalupe
1
0
0
0
0
0.071
149
17
167
th
Shonto
1
0
1
0
0
0.07
(n/a)
168
th
Tuba City
5
1
5
0
0
0.07
151
17
169
th
Miami
2
0
2
1
0
0.066
132
37
170
th
Bapchule
1
0
2
0
0
0.062
(n/a)
171
st
Teec Nos Pos
4
1
4
0
1
0.062
137
34
172
nd
Sells
4
2
2
0
0
0.052
(n/a)
173
rd
Keams Canyon
2
0
3
0
0
0.05
(n/a)
174
th
Picacho
1
0
0
0
0
0.034
(n/a)
175
th
Whiteriver
4
1
2
0
1
0.031
147
28
176
th
Arizona City
1
0
0
0
0
0.029
(n/a)
177
th
Peridot
0
0
2
0
1
0.011
144
33
178
th
San Carlos
1
2
1
2
1
0.001
148
30
179
th
Sacaton
1
1
1
0
0
0.001
(n/a)
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