Agua Fria Union High School District

The Agua Fria Union High School District in Arizona encompasses five high schools: Millennium High School, Desert Edge High School, Canyon View High School, Verrado High School, and Agua Fria High School. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 across the district.

Among the district's high schools, Millennium High School stands out as the top performer, ranking 104th out of 469 Arizona high schools in 2022-2023. The school boasts the highest test scores in the district, with 52% proficiency in English Language Arts and 37% in Mathematics for 11th graders in 2024-2025. Verrado High School is the second-highest ranked school in the district, coming in at 135th in the state. Both Millennium and Verrado maintain a 4-year graduation rate of 78.4% and a dropout rate of 5.2%, on par with the district's other high schools.

While the district's high schools share similar graduation and dropout metrics, there is a noticeable gap in academic performance, with Millennium High School significantly outperforming the other schools in test scores. The wide range in spending per student, from $5,374 at Canyon View High School to $9,000 at Agua Fria High School, raises questions about the relationship between funding and student outcomes. Additionally, the varying student-teacher ratios across the district's high schools may contribute to the differences in academic performance, with Agua Fria High School's lower ratio potentially providing more individualized attention for students.