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
41	Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 367-3800	937	50	18.7		491 (52.4%)	51 (5.4%)	300 (32.0%)	15 (1.6%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.4%)								83.1	74.8	57	16		040974603602
42	Corona Del Sol High School	Public	9-12	1001 E Knox Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 752-8888	2,600	111	23.4		1,196 (46.0%)	145 (5.6%)	836 (32.2%)	163 (6.3%)	72 (2.8%)	9 (0.3%)	179 (6.9%)	$6,614	$184	$335	$704	$5,594	$501	$6,095	82.1	81.9	43	1		040834000790
43	Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20402 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 445-4992	225	20	11.3		151 (67.1%)	14 (6.2%)	51 (22.7%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$5,024	$90	$00	$180	$4,860	$73	$4,933	81.8	56.6	100	57		040775002591
44	Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	North Phoenix Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 996-4355	662	44	14.9		374 (56.5%)	17 (2.6%)	141 (21.3%)	83 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.8%)		$00			$00			80.9	89.9	24	20		040086103344
45	Dr. Camille Casteel High School	Public	7-12	24901 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8100	2,816	135	20.8		1,872 (66.5%)	93 (3.3%)	605 (21.5%)	63 (2.2%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	168 (6.0%)	$6,562	$470	$80	$1,019	$5,654	$359	$6,013	80.9	77.6	51	6		040187003483
46	Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	Public, Charter	6-12	2820 W Kelton Ln	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Arizona Conservatory for Arts and	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-4278	235	12	19.5		99 (42.1%)	22 (9.4%)	79 (33.6%)	7 (3.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.4%)	$1,557	$108	$02	$218	$1,148	$299	$1,447	80.8	54.4	105	59		040065303004
47	New School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1216 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	New School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 252-5414	173				95 (54.9%)	7 (4.0%)	45 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.4%)		$00			$00			80.1	48.9	122	75		040004300733
48	Perry High School	Public	8-12	1919 E Queen Creek Rd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2800	2,373	119	20		1,468 (61.9%)	106 (4.5%)	465 (19.6%)	194 (8.2%)	18 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (5.0%)	$7,167	$473	$126	$1,072	$6,021	$547	$6,568	79.7	87	33	15		040187002806
49	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	7500 E Civic Cir	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 775-3200	327	15	21.8		234 (71.6%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (25.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)		$00			$00			79.6	87.8	30	19		040083803243
50	Tanque Verde High School	Public	9-12	4201 N Melpomene Way	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 760-0801	761	43	17.5		529 (69.5%)	4 (0.5%)	179 (23.5%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	$9,903	$727	$1,060	$2,513	$6,568	$1,549	$8,117	79.5	76.5	54	4		040828002550

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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.