Best Public Schools in Goodyear, AZ

Goodyear, Arizona, has 24 schools: 16 elementary schools, one middle school, six high schools and one alternative school. Across the schools, average AASA proficiency is about 48% in English language arts (ELA) and 42% in math, compared with Arizona averages of 41% and 33%. But the citywide averages hide a much bigger difference between individual schools: ELA results range from 18% to 90%, and math results from 17% to 72%—the most important finding for families comparing schools.

BASIS Goodyear leads in both all-grades subjects, with 90% ELA and 72% math—49 and 39 points above the state results. Its 11th-grade science proficiency is also notably high at 93%, compared with 19% statewide. BASIS Goodyear Primary (69% ELA, 60% math) and Great Hearts Academies – Trivium Prep (65%, 47%) also stand out. At the lower end, Incito Schools has the lowest ELA result at 18%, followed by Eliseo C. Felix School at 22%; Desert Edge High School has the lowest math result at 17%.

SchoolDigger’s average percentile ranking improved by about 2 points from 2023–24 to 2025–26 among 19 schools with comparable results, though 12 rose and seven fell; Las Brisas Academy and Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear each gained 13 points, while Wildflower Accelerated Academy fell 13. Grade-level results can also differ sharply from a school’s overall picture: Wildflower’s eighth-grade math is 70%, compared with its 41% all-grades math result. Student–teacher ratios are context, not a reliable predictor: Trivium Prep has a ratio of 10.8 and strong results, while Somerset Academy Skyway Campus has a similarly low 11.9 ratio but results of 41% ELA and 29% math.