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
81	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	9621 W Speckled Gecko Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6525	2,510	117	21.5		1,697 (67.6%)	80 (3.2%)	476 (19.0%)	82 (3.3%)	14 (0.6%)	10 (0.4%)	151 (6.0%)	$6,370	$63	$78	$204	$5,279	$950	$6,229	63.7	62	90	9		040625002586
82	Vail Innovation Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(520) 879-1300	61	10	6		29 (47.5%)	2 (3.3%)	26 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)	$7,594	$04	$78	$87	$7,303	$209	$7,512	63.6	67.7	71	11		040885003214
83	Ironwood Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2475 W Naranja Dr	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-4000	1,539	68	22.5		887 (57.6%)	18 (1.2%)	523 (34.0%)	49 (3.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (3.5%)		$00			$00			63.2	54.1	107	24		040068002198
84	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2612 W Gila Bend Hwy	Casa Grande	85193	Pinal County	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 374-4200	284	13	21.8		84 (29.6%)	25 (8.8%)	142 (50.0%)	14 (4.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)		$00			$00			62.5	57.8	96	12		040094703526
85	Madison Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1431 E. Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 745-3800	510	22	23.1		164 (32.2%)	23 (4.5%)	275 (53.9%)	16 (3.1%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)		$00			$00			62.3	63.4	83	2		040090903461
86	Benson High School	Public	9-12	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-6841	402	29	13.6		268 (66.7%)	2 (0.5%)	104 (25.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	$11,991	$591	$491	$1,673	$8,849	$2,060	$10,909	61.7	51.9	113	27		040021200061
87	Paradise Valley High School	Public	7-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	1,900	99	19.2		664 (34.9%)	65 (3.4%)	802 (42.2%)	246 (12.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.4%)	$7,360	$318	$179	$815	$6,141	$721	$6,863	61	63.5	82	5		040593001553
88	Highland High School	Public	8-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-0051	2,992	139	21.5		2,017 (67.4%)	54 (1.8%)	607 (20.3%)	108 (3.6%)	28 (0.9%)	17 (0.6%)	161 (5.4%)	$5,707	$85	$36	$207	$5,097	$489	$5,586	60.6	62.1	87	1		040340000246
89	City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	48 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 623-7223	165	23	7.3		71 (43.0%)	6 (3.6%)	71 (43.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	$8,719	$327	$860	$1,514	$7,295	$237	$7,533	60.6			(n/a)		040040702404
90	Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	4703 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-6300	1,679	78	21.5		786 (46.8%)	88 (5.2%)	682 (40.6%)	41 (2.4%)	33 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	45 (2.7%)	$6,164	$32	$248	$312	$5,302	$582	$5,884	60.5	68	70	20		040757000640

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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