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
31	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,556	64	24.3		1,294 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	153 (9.8%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	73 (4.7%)		$00			$00			87.5	89	25	6		040091103440
32	Desert Vista High School	Public	9-12	16440 S 32nd St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 706-7900	2,761	123	22.4		1,365 (49.4%)	169 (6.1%)	772 (28.0%)	168 (6.1%)	56 (2.0%)	4 (0.1%)	227 (8.2%)	$6,366	$163	$374	$700	$5,423	$406	$5,829	87.3	83.6	39	7		040834000680
33	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Public, Charter	8-12	7350 E. Innovation Way South	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5769	489	29	16.8		169 (34.6%)	32 (6.5%)	206 (42.1%)	37 (7.6%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)		$00			$00			87.1	91.6	23	10		040085903251
34	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	778	41	18.9		554 (71.2%)	7 (0.9%)	186 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.1%)		$00			$00			87	94.4	18	16		040005300754
35	Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7205 N Pima Rd	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Cicero Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1790	507	46	10.9		320 (63.1%)	18 (3.6%)	101 (19.9%)	24 (4.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)		$00			$00			86.6	81.2	46	11		040090003404
36	Pinnacle High School	Public	7-12	3535 E Mayo Blvd	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4000	2,430	102	23.8		1,706 (70.2%)	47 (1.9%)	397 (16.3%)	122 (5.0%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	142 (5.8%)	$5,381	$176	$125	$478	$4,467	$613	$5,080	86.6	76.8	52	16		040593001995
37	Horizon Honors Secondary School	Public, Charter	7-12	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3000	678	43	15.7		393 (58.0%)	26 (3.8%)	147 (21.7%)	49 (7.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.8%)		$00			$00			86.6	88.8	26	11		040022501887
38	Hamilton High School	Public	8-12	3700 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5000	3,444	169	20.3		1,295 (37.6%)	272 (7.9%)	818 (23.8%)	674 (19.6%)	104 (3.0%)	19 (0.6%)	262 (7.6%)	$7,041	$486	$87	$1,059	$5,860	$608	$6,468	85.2	83.2	41	3		040187001677
39	Boulder Creek High School	Public	7-12	40404 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8600	2,221	96	23		1,671 (75.2%)	36 (1.6%)	338 (15.2%)	37 (1.7%)	19 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	117 (5.3%)	$5,007	$318	$59	$696	$4,264	$365	$4,629	85.1	69.6	63	24		040775002433
40	Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Lincoln Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 424-1796	619	52	11.9		274 (44.3%)	49 (7.9%)	94 (15.2%)	135 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.3%)		$00			$00			84.6	92.9	20	20		040091903472

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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