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
141	Glenview College Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4386 W Bethany Home Rd	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-1221	536	24	22.3		17 (3.2%)	24 (4.5%)	473 (88.2%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,507	$1,129	$743	$3,001	$3,179	$4,457	$7,635	41.4	51.4	114	27		040014903386
142	Sahuarita High School	Public	9-12	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,215	55	22		376 (30.9%)	31 (2.6%)	730 (60.1%)	11 (0.9%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	48 (4.0%)	$5,969	$183	$50	$416	$4,821	$915	$5,736	41.1	32.7	170	28		040730000626
143	Pima High School	Public	9-12	131 S. Main	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 387-8151	335	22	15.4		167 (49.9%)	1 (0.3%)	162 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,038	$24	$215	$263	$6,183	$616	$6,799	41.1	53.2	110	33		040644000558
144	Moon Valley High School	Public	9-12	3625 W Cactus Rd	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8000	1,471	73	20		402 (27.3%)	128 (8.7%)	796 (54.1%)	51 (3.5%)	29 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.3%)	$11,040	$715	$112	$1,542	$8,502	$1,711	$10,213	41	35.6	162	18		040345000280
145	Walden Grove High School	Public	9-12	15510 S. Sahuarita Park Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	1,151	54	21.4		390 (33.9%)	30 (2.6%)	665 (57.8%)	12 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (3.9%)	$5,036	$34	$08	$75	$4,302	$693	$4,995	40.4	42.5	136	9		040730003183
146	Estrella Foothills High School	Public	9-12	13033 S Estrella Pkwy	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2470	1,592	67	23.7		581 (36.5%)	105 (6.6%)	803 (50.4%)	23 (1.4%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	63 (4.0%)	$5,514	$87	$06	$180	$5,016	$405	$5,420	40.1	46.2	129	17		040141002137
147	Buena High School	Public	7-12	5225 E Buena School Blvd	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 515-2800	1,715	78	21.8		731 (42.6%)	103 (6.0%)	685 (39.9%)	31 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	16 (0.9%)	139 (8.1%)		$00			$00			39.8	55.7	102	45		040146000081
148	Mesquite High School	Public	8-12	500 S McQueen Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4750	1,303	73	17.8		520 (39.9%)	95 (7.3%)	517 (39.7%)	41 (3.1%)	47 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	78 (6.0%)	$6,969	$49	$10	$108	$6,507	$403	$6,910	39.4	38.2	150	2		040340001670
149	Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	2,141	93	23		725 (33.9%)	211 (9.9%)	1,000 (46.7%)	41 (1.9%)	15 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	143 (6.7%)	$5,374	$75	$177	$327	$4,262	$860	$5,122	38.6	41.8	142	7		040045003559
149	Flagstaff High School	Public	9-12	400 W Elm Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-8100	1,631	84	19.3		744 (45.6%)	13 (0.8%)	360 (22.1%)	16 (1.0%)	446 (27.3%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.0%)	$6,587	$441	$02	$884	$5,189	$955	$6,144	38.6	37.2	152	3		040286000215

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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.