Best High Schools in Arizona

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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 Saturday, October 11, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 271)	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	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Campo Verde High School	Public	8-12	3870 S Quartz St	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 545-3100	1,863	92	20.1		1,141 (61.2%)	63 (3.4%)	441 (23.7%)	65 (3.5%)	20 (1.1%)	8 (0.4%)	125 (6.7%)	$6,263	$55	$18	$129	$5,695	$495	$6,189	72.7	73.2	58	3		040340002965
62	Basha High School	Public	6-12	5990 S Val Vista Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2100	2,826	140	20.1		1,553 (55.0%)	149 (5.3%)	493 (17.4%)	403 (14.3%)	28 (1.0%)	11 (0.4%)	189 (6.7%)	$7,351	$585	$81	$1,250	$6,217	$468	$6,685	71.6	85.8	37	25		040187002250
63	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	625	102	6.1		229 (36.6%)	48 (7.7%)	264 (42.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	71.1	64.1	81	18		040885001955
64	Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	6935 E Gold Dust Ave	Scottsdale	85253	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6500	1,773	83	21.3		1,339 (75.5%)	40 (2.3%)	208 (11.7%)	122 (6.9%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.1%)	$5,935	$00	$14	$14	$5,098	$823	$5,922	71.1	76.3	55	9		040757000641
65	El Capitan Public School	Public	6-12	255 N. Cottonwood St.	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Colorado City Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-9000	206	10	20.6		193 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$10,634	$1,114	$810	$3,037	$5,153	$3,558	$8,711	70.8			(n/a)		040002101276
66	Shadow Mountain High School	Public	7-12	2902 E Shea Blvd	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3000	1,080	70	15.5		583 (54.0%)	48 (4.4%)	369 (34.2%)	17 (1.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	$9,427	$497	$309	$1,302	$7,851	$770	$8,621	70.6	52.9	111	45		040593000491
67	Mica Mountain High	Public	9-12	10800 E Valencia	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3800	1,319				573 (43.4%)	74 (5.6%)	539 (40.9%)	25 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (7.3%)	$6,928	$67	$11	$146	$6,271	$579	$6,850	70.2	69.2	64	3		040885003652
68	American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14582 N. Sarival Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 861-1320	2,276	134	16.9		1,552 (68.2%)	62 (2.7%)	447 (19.6%)	21 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	17 (0.7%)	168 (7.4%)								70.1	81.5	44	24		040011203702
69	Williams Field High School	Public	8-12	2076 S. Higley Road	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8000	2,150	109	19.7		1,129 (52.5%)	190 (8.8%)	542 (25.2%)	87 (4.0%)	21 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	166 (7.7%)	$6,282	$264	$130	$658	$4,834	$1,054	$5,888	69.8	68.3	68	1		040378002835
70	Horizon High School	Public	7-12	5601 E Greenway Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6000	1,767	77	22.9		1,272 (72.0%)	41 (2.3%)	292 (16.5%)	51 (2.9%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	93 (5.3%)	$6,028	$174	$129	$477	$5,187	$537	$5,724	69.6	70.9	62	8		040593001084

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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 October 11, 2025, 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.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.