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
221	Betty Fairfax High School	Public	9-12	8225 S 59th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-9000	2,014	90	22.3		106 (5.3%)	434 (21.5%)	1,206 (59.9%)	52 (2.6%)	138 (6.9%)	9 (0.4%)	69 (3.4%)	$9,473	$854	$167	$1,875	$7,551	$901	$8,452	18.3	21.3	204	17		040633002854
222	Agua Fria High School	Public	9-12	530 E Riley Dr	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-7300	1,535	94	16.3		135 (8.8%)	163 (10.6%)	1,153 (75.1%)	23 (1.5%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.7%)	$9,000	$430	$48	$907	$7,322	$1,200	$8,522	18.3	17.3	227	5		040045000001
223	Empower College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	373	25	15.2		10 (2.7%)	38 (10.2%)	320 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,852	$1,768	$1,081	$4,616	$6,146	$4,858	$11,004	18			(n/a)		040087703522
224	Rio Rico High School	Public	9-12	590 N. Camino Galindo	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8700	1,397	56	24.8		29 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1,356 (97.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$5,911	$356	$138	$850	$4,494	$923	$5,417	18	15.8	236	12		040752001036
225	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	7501 E Virginia Ave	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-6800	747	48	15.7		103 (13.8%)	66 (8.8%)	478 (64.0%)	10 (1.3%)	70 (9.4%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	$11,764	$729	$214	$1,673	$9,255	$1,566	$10,821	17.8	17.4	226	1		040757000644
226	Palo Verde High Magnet School	Public	8-12	1302 S Avenida Vega	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7400	767	60	12.8		159 (20.7%)	128 (16.7%)	379 (49.4%)	45 (5.9%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.0%)		$00			$00			17.8	20.3	213	13		040880001263
227	Holbrook High School	Public	9-12	455 N 8th Ave	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-2815	660	42	15.6		66 (10.0%)	8 (1.2%)	107 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	438 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$9,160	$951	$525	$2,428	$6,988	$695	$7,683	17.5	19.9	218	9		040382000298
228	Cibola High School	Public	9-12	4100 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-5700	2,434	97	25.1		221 (9.1%)	22 (0.9%)	2,120 (87.1%)	33 (1.4%)	8 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.2%)	$9,313	$814	$410	$2,038	$6,372	$1,718	$8,089	17.4	20.9	207	21		040963001388
229	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,378	249	25.5		2,213 (34.7%)	309 (4.8%)	3,153 (49.4%)	42 (0.7%)	288 (4.5%)	15 (0.2%)	358 (5.6%)		$00			$00			17.3	20.7	208	21		040032903159
230	Copper Canyon High School	Public	9-12	9126 W Camelback Rd	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4800	2,182	101	21.6		85 (3.9%)	121 (5.5%)	1,891 (86.7%)	21 (1.0%)	24 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.7%)	$9,555	$1,167	$678	$3,013	$6,609	$1,101	$7,710	16.5	16.1	235	5		040852002416

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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.