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
111	Centennial High School	Public	7-12	14388 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4400	2,026	88	23		879 (43.4%)	118 (5.8%)	808 (39.9%)	82 (4.0%)	18 (0.9%)	8 (0.4%)	113 (5.6%)	$6,645	$74	$183	$331	$5,398	$991	$6,389	50.6	55.8	101	10		040625001500
112	American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4380 N. Hunt Hwy	Florence	85312	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-9800	1,079	91	11.8		602 (55.8%)	56 (5.2%)	326 (30.2%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (6.8%)	$8,963	$707	$1,828	$3,242	$4,753	$1,675	$6,428	50.5	39	149	37		040011203365
113	St Johns High School	Public	9-12	360 Redskin Drive	Saint Johns	85936	Apache County	St Johns Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 337-2221	294	21	14.2		195 (66.3%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (21.8%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$9,191	$332	$158	$822	$6,851	$1,849	$8,701	50	63.3	84	29		040808001049
114	Tombstone High School	Public	9-12	1211 N. Yellowjacket Way	Tombstone	85638	Cochise County	Tombstone Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 457-2215	461	27	16.9		252 (54.7%)	9 (2.0%)	165 (35.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	$11,243	$7,803	$1,849	$17,455	$831	$760	$1,591	49.4	56.6	99	15		040860000809
115	Red Mountain High School	Public	9-12	7301 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8000	3,379	165	20.4		1,999 (59.2%)	116 (3.4%)	1,010 (29.9%)	50 (1.5%)	39 (1.2%)	23 (0.7%)	142 (4.2%)	$6,720	$106	$23	$236	$5,933	$658	$6,591	49.4	53.7	109	6		040497001411
116	Willow Canyon High School	Public	7-12	17901 W Lundberg St	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8000	1,901	78	24.3		886 (46.6%)	155 (8.2%)	651 (34.2%)	48 (2.5%)	25 (1.3%)	18 (0.9%)	118 (6.2%)	$9,902	$234	$875	$1,344	$7,392	$1,401	$8,793	49.3	49.4	119	3		040269003126
117	Sabino High School	Public	7-12	5000 N Bowes Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-7700	816	41	20.1		399 (48.9%)	48 (5.9%)	283 (34.7%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	62 (7.6%)		$00			$00			49.3	47.5	125	8		040880000827
118	American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7729 E. Pecos Road	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 420-2101	628	68	9.2		387 (61.6%)	32 (5.1%)	165 (26.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)								48.6	51.3	116	2		040011203808
119	AAEC - SMCC Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2002 E Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-9890	426	20	21.3		16 (3.8%)	22 (5.2%)	379 (89.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)		$00			$00			48.4	30.6	177	58		040041701588
120	Show Low High School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1201 N. Cougar Lane	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6200	858	40	21.5		612 (71.3%)	8 (0.9%)	180 (21.0%)	10 (1.2%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.4%)	$8,595	$706	$229	$1,641	$6,048	$1,613	$7,660	47.4	41.9	140	20		040770000673

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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