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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
151	Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	2,012	93	21.7		726 (36.1%)	139 (6.9%)	987 (49.1%)	33 (1.6%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	109 (5.4%)	$7,166	$73	$195	$341	$6,073	$825	$6,898	38.5	42.5	135	16		040045002592
152	Cactus High School	Public	7-12	6330 W Greenway Rd	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5000	1,036	53	19.4		461 (44.5%)	68 (6.6%)	421 (40.6%)	17 (1.6%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	52 (5.0%)	$8,542	$328	$216	$871	$6,554	$1,444	$7,998	38.5	39.3	147	5		040625000508
153	Washington High School	Public	9-12	2217 W Glendale Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Glendale Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 915-8400	1,659	75	22.1		155 (9.3%)	169 (10.2%)	1,096 (66.1%)	121 (7.3%)	70 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (2.8%)	$9,567	$459	$103	$1,022	$7,552	$1,452	$9,004	37.7	33.8	168	15		040345000283
154	Marana High School	Public	9-12	12000 W Emigh Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 616-6400	2,437	123	19.7		1,202 (49.3%)	48 (2.0%)	996 (40.9%)	35 (1.4%)	23 (0.9%)	7 (0.3%)	126 (5.2%)	$8,935	$585	$150	$1,320	$6,697	$1,503	$8,200	37.4	49.3	120	34		040463000370
155	Payson High School	Public	9-12	301 S McLane Rd	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 472-5788	733	42	17.3		476 (64.9%)	3 (0.4%)	199 (27.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$8,085	$155	$62	$371	$6,458	$1,410	$7,868	37.4	21.4	203	48		040607000500
156	Flowing Wells High School	Public	9-12	3725 N Flowing Wells Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8001	1,742	80	21.8		366 (21.0%)	39 (2.2%)	1,265 (72.6%)	18 (1.0%)	20 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	28 (1.6%)	$6,344	$326	$787	$1,438	$5,050	$181	$5,232	37.3	36.8	156			040301000231
157	Blue Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1200 W White Mountain Blvd	Lakeside	85929	Navajo County	Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 368-6126	598	34	17.4		260 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (25.1%)	8 (1.3%)	147 (24.6%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.2%)	$7,580	$429	$107	$964	$6,267	$777	$7,044	36.9	41.8	143	14		040658000561
158	Combs High School	Public	8-12	2505 E Germann Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3540	1,182	55	21.6		636 (53.8%)	42 (3.6%)	422 (35.7%)	10 (0.8%)	22 (1.9%)	8 (0.7%)	42 (3.6%)	$6,018	$340	$74	$754	$5,046	$558	$5,604	36.5	35	164	6		040399002895
159	Phoenix Coding Academy	Public	9-12	4445 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5700	224	16	13.8		44 (19.6%)	23 (10.3%)	140 (62.5%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$10,718	$773	$298	$1,845	$8,700	$947	$9,647	35.8	77.7	50	109		040633003509
160	Metropolitan Arts Institute	Public, Charter	7-12	1700 N. 7th Ave.	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 258-9500	249	15	16.6		89 (35.7%)	25 (10.0%)	105 (42.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)		$00			$00			35.7	80	47	113		040023801854

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.