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Updated Tuesday, August 31, 2021, based on the 2020-21 school year test scores.
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Rank (of 78)
City
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Rank score (
2021
)
Rank (
2019
)
Rank change from
2019
SchoolDigger Rating (
2021
)
1
st
Sun Lakes
1
0
0
0
0
0.987
1
2
nd
Paradise Valley
3
0
0
0
4
0.933
5
3
3
rd
Fort Huachuca
2
1
0
0
0
0.837
15
12
4
th
Anthem
4
0
2
2
1
0.832
9
5
5
th
Cave Creek
2
0
1
0
5
0.82
6
1
6
th
Oro Valley
5
0
4
0
3
0.82
8
2
7
th
Colorado City
1
0
1
1
0
0.772
10
3
8
th
Snowflake
5
2
3
0
0
0.766
14
6
9
th
Vail
3
1
3
0
0
0.764
7
2
10
th
Scottsdale
35
6
14
3
28
0.756
12
2
11
th
Sun City
2
0
0
0
0
0.727
11
12
th
Desert Hills
1
0
0
0
0
0.725
21
9
13
th
Queen Creek
17
4
10
3
0
0.722
18
5
14
th
Gilbert
45
5
20
8
8
0.715
20
6
15
th
Prescott
10
1
10
1
6
0.711
13
2
16
th
Taylor
0
1
1
0
0
0.703
16
17
th
Chandler
44
7
16
4
11
0.685
22
5
18
th
Corona De Tucson
2
1
0
0
0
0.671
3
15
19
th
Heber
0
2
2
0
0
0.647
23
4
20
th
Thatcher
2
1
3
0
0
0.608
27
7
21
st
Peoria
31
0
16
1
11
0.596
29
8
22
nd
Morenci
1
1
2
0
0
0.593
33
11
23
rd
Goodyear
19
2
9
1
6
0.582
31
8
24
th
Joseph City
1
1
2
0
0
0.572
25
1
25
th
Lake Havasu City
8
1
5
0
1
0.564
28
3
26
th
Surprise
21
1
12
0
2
0.557
36
10
27
th
Green Valley
2
0
0
0
0
0.552
51
24
28
th
Waddell
1
0
2
0
0
0.552
32
4
29
th
Clarkdale
1
0
0
0
0
0.545
26
3
30
th
Mesa
90
16
32
10
20
0.535
44
14
31
st
Pima
2
1
3
1
0
0.535
62
31
32
nd
Marana
5
1
2
1
0
0.532
72
40
33
rd
Hereford
2
0
0
0
0
0.519
40
7
34
th
Litchfield Park
9
3
0
0
2
0.514
35
1
35
th
Show Low
5
1
7
1
4
0.514
(n/a)
36
th
Sahuarita
6
1
5
0
0
0.512
41
5
37
th
Tempe
25
6
23
2
12
0.507
47
10
38
th
Flagstaff
17
2
14
3
4
0.506
37
1
39
th
Dewey
1
1
0
0
0
0.503
30
9
40
th
Tucson
147
39
107
27
57
0.5
58
18
41
st
Sierra Vista
10
1
7
1
3
0.498
55
14
42
nd
Benson
1
1
3
1
1
0.463
(n/a)
43
rd
Safford
4
1
4
1
0
0.459
46
3
44
th
Prescott Valley
9
3
8
0
1
0.458
42
2
45
th
Wittmann
1
0
1
1
0
0.449
81
36
46
th
Bullhead City
7
2
4
0
0
0.447
60
14
47
th
Glendale
61
5
36
3
14
0.445
56
9
48
th
Fort Mohave
3
0
2
0
1
0.437
64
16
49
th
Phoenix
260
52
122
25
62
0.426
66
17
50
th
Rimrock
1
0
1
0
3
0.423
45
5
51
st
Palo Verde
1
0
0
0
0
0.418
50
1
52
nd
Cottonwood
4
0
7
3
2
0.405
(n/a)
53
rd
Maricopa
10
2
4
3
0
0.398
48
5
54
th
Wickenburg
1
1
2
1
2
0.395
77
23
55
th
Eagar
1
1
3
0
0
0.375
39
16
56
th
San Tan Valley
14
0
3
2
1
0.37
73
17
57
th
Globe
2
1
4
1
0
0.361
78
21
58
th
Casa Grande
14
3
10
0
3
0.357
87
29
59
th
Kingman
8
3
6
1
1
0.342
65
6
60
th
Nogales
9
2
7
3
3
0.342
43
17
61
st
Willcox
2
1
3
0
0
0.341
71
10
62
nd
Buckeye
20
1
13
0
1
0.329
68
6
63
rd
Douglas
8
3
4
1
1
0.312
79
16
64
th
Laveen
10
0
3
1
0
0.31
63
1
65
th
Lakeside
1
1
3
1
1
0.283
69
4
66
th
Yuma
27
7
19
2
6
0.269
74
8
67
th
El Mirage
5
0
2
0
1
0.268
93
26
68
th
Avondale
16
2
11
1
0
0.267
75
7
69
th
Tonopah
1
0
2
1
0
0.231
83
14
70
th
Apache Junction
5
2
5
0
0
0.23
82
12
71
st
Winslow
3
1
5
0
3
0.217
84
13
72
nd
Gadsden
1
0
0
0
0
0.206
97
25
73
rd
Somerton
4
1
1
0
0
0.204
76
3
74
th
Rio Rico
4
1
2
1
0
0.203
88
14
75
th
Florence
3
0
4
4
1
0.181
92
17
76
th
Tolleson
8
1
6
0
0
0.179
96
20
77
th
San Luis
7
2
3
0
0
0.132
94
17
78
th
Coolidge
6
1
5
0
0
0.045
100
22
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