Best High Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
91	American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	23908 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2150	2,356	168	14		1,729 (73.4%)	48 (2.0%)	438 (18.6%)	24 (1.0%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	100 (4.2%)	$5,943	$169	$188	$525	$4,110	$1,477	$5,587	60.2	62.3	86	5		040011203179
92	Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3310 N 10th Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-7998	261	13	19.5		12 (4.6%)	10 (3.8%)	228 (87.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)		$00			$00			60.2	45.7	130	38		040061403158
93	Queen Creek High School	Public	9-12	22149 E Ocotillo Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5973	1,968	90	21.8		1,166 (59.2%)	78 (4.0%)	554 (28.2%)	36 (1.8%)	18 (0.9%)	10 (0.5%)	106 (5.4%)	$6,784	$226	$22	$474	$5,561	$975	$6,536	60.1	65.7	78	15		040681001383
94	Thunderbird High School	Public	9-12	1750 W Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8900	1,592	67	23.9		581 (36.5%)	127 (8.0%)	745 (46.8%)	32 (2.0%)	41 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.0%)	$10,597	$639	$207	$1,486	$8,057	$1,694	$9,751	59.4	62.1	88	6		040345000282
95	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,084	149	13.9		1,070 (51.3%)	90 (4.3%)	735 (35.3%)	49 (2.4%)	19 (0.9%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.5%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	59.1	48.7	123	28		040011203475
96	Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	15600 W Hearn Rd	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 300-8385	505	22	22.9		235 (46.5%)	48 (9.5%)	177 (35.0%)	17 (3.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)		$00			$00			59	71.4	61	35		040096603572
97	Lake Havasu High School	Public	9-12	2675 Palo Verde Blvd S	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 854-5001	1,523	71	21.5		993 (65.2%)	13 (0.9%)	427 (28.0%)	23 (1.5%)	14 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	47 (3.1%)	$6,384	$162	$18	$342	$4,954	$1,249	$6,203	58.3	53.8	108	11		040428000433
98	Gilbert High School	Public	7-12	1101 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-0177	2,418	124	19.4		1,262 (52.2%)	70 (2.9%)	800 (33.1%)	83 (3.4%)	28 (1.2%)	14 (0.6%)	161 (6.7%)	$6,343	$96	$27	$218	$5,775	$446	$6,221	57.4	48.2	124	26		040340000258
99	Academy of Tucson High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 E 22nd St	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-0096	152	12	12.5		79 (52.0%)	7 (4.6%)	45 (29.6%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.2%)		$00			$00			57.2	65.4	79	20		040020201959
100	Eastmark High School	Public	7-12	9560 E Ray Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6950	1,889	90	20.9		1,132 (59.9%)	82 (4.3%)	455 (24.1%)	78 (4.1%)	9 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	121 (6.4%)	$6,026	$239	$00	$479	$4,828	$958	$5,786	56.5	66	77	23		040681003606

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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.