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
211	Sahuaro High School	Public	8-12	545 N Camino Seco	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-7100	1,250	65	19.2		384 (30.7%)	116 (9.3%)	592 (47.4%)	43 (3.4%)	12 (1.0%)	11 (0.9%)	92 (7.4%)		$00			$00			21	20.5	210	1		040880001447
212	Skyline High School	Public	9-12	845 S Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9400	1,995	112	17.8		656 (32.9%)	81 (4.1%)	1,111 (55.7%)	27 (1.4%)	50 (2.5%)	10 (0.5%)	60 (3.0%)	$7,508	$162	$20	$344	$6,766	$560	$7,326	20.9	24.4	192	20		040497001830
213	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,476	157	28.4		2,527 (56.5%)	399 (8.9%)	1,038 (23.2%)	43 (1.0%)	148 (3.3%)	22 (0.5%)	299 (6.7%)		$00			$00			20.8	25.9	186	27		040043202200
214	Page High School	Public	9-12	434 South Lake Powell	Page	86040	Coconino County	Page Unified School District #8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 608-4133	727	43	16.8		110 (15.1%)	6 (0.8%)	38 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	564 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$6,987	$1,281	$228	$2,790	$4,853	$624	$5,478	20.8	16.2	234	20		040582000469
215	Tempe High School	Public	9-12	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-1661	1,431	78	18.2		112 (7.8%)	168 (11.7%)	1,012 (70.7%)	13 (0.9%)	58 (4.1%)	25 (1.7%)	43 (3.0%)	$8,594	$465	$405	$1,334	$7,077	$648	$7,724	20.6	24.3	193	22		040834000795
216	Vista Grande High School	Public	9-12	1556 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-9400	1,943	87	22.4		338 (17.4%)	87 (4.5%)	1,305 (67.2%)	20 (1.0%)	55 (2.8%)	5 (0.3%)	133 (6.8%)	$11,072	$719	$805	$2,244	$7,150	$2,397	$9,548	20.5	17.3	227	11		040174002909
217	Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College	Public, Charter	7-12	717 W Ray Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-8011	194	16	12.3		85 (43.8%)	17 (8.8%)	68 (35.1%)	8 (4.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)		$00			$00			20.4	31.4	174	43		040039502536
218	La Joya Community High School	Public	9-12	11650 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4400	2,306	110	20.9		110 (4.8%)	269 (11.7%)	1,812 (78.6%)	29 (1.3%)	23 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	57 (2.5%)	$9,633	$1,202	$685	$3,089	$6,669	$1,076	$7,746	20.3	18	222	4		040852002339
219	Westwood High School	Public	9-12	945 W Rio Salado Pkwy	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-4400	3,135	154	20.3		611 (19.5%)	181 (5.8%)	1,871 (59.7%)	24 (0.8%)	318 (10.1%)	33 (1.1%)	97 (3.1%)	$6,306	$118	$25	$262	$5,682	$481	$6,163	19.6	21.9	202	17		040497000419
220	Chinle High School	Public	9-12	US Hwy 191	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9500	956	57	16.7		0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	947 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$14,934	$7,308	$2,192	$16,809	$4,304	$1,129	$5,433	19.6	15.5	239	19		040194000137

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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.