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
251	Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	800 W Northern Ave	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2305	752	38	19.7		138 (18.4%)	86 (11.4%)	419 (55.7%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)		$00			$00			14	10.2	263	12		040232000158
252	Sierra Linda High School	Public	9-12	9801 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-7000	1,911	83	23		68 (3.6%)	201 (10.5%)	1,553 (81.3%)	30 (1.6%)	30 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	24 (1.3%)	$9,862	$1,315	$705	$3,336	$6,721	$1,120	$7,841	14	10.8	260	8		040852002912
253	Central High School	Public	9-12	4525 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-7500	1,733	101	17.1		117 (6.8%)	262 (15.1%)	1,167 (67.3%)	40 (2.3%)	96 (5.5%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.7%)	$9,506	$972	$176	$2,120	$7,559	$799	$8,358	13.6	11.7	256	3		040633000542
254	Cholla High School	Public	8-12	2001 W Starr Pass Blvd	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-4000	1,575	90	17.4		127 (8.1%)	40 (2.5%)	1,257 (79.8%)	14 (0.9%)	117 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.2%)		$00			$00			13.4	12.1	252	2		040880001443
255	Pueblo High School	Public	8-12	3500 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-4300	1,821	99	18.4		51 (2.8%)	31 (1.7%)	1,626 (89.3%)	9 (0.5%)	92 (5.1%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)		$00			$00			13.2	9.9	265	10		040880001445
256	Amphitheater High School	Public	9-12	125 W Yavapai Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-5340	996	64	15.6		129 (13.0%)	99 (9.9%)	654 (65.7%)	36 (3.6%)	33 (3.3%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (3.8%)		$00			$00			13.1	12.2	251	5		040068000032
257	ThrivePoint Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4744 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 621-4398	513	5	108		189 (36.8%)	33 (6.4%)	240 (46.8%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.6%)	$4,075	$00			$2,706	$1,369	$4,075	12.7			(n/a)		040031103189
258	Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1725 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-5300	2,258	96	23.6		44 (1.9%)	41 (1.8%)	2,100 (93.0%)	5 (0.2%)	47 (2.1%)	1 (0.0%)	20 (0.9%)	$6,519	$423	$22	$867	$5,439	$635	$6,074	12.5	11.7	258			040817000743
259	Trevor Browne High School	Public	9-12	7402 W Catalina Dr	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8500	2,850	135	21.1		63 (2.2%)	141 (4.9%)	2,581 (90.6%)	21 (0.7%)	20 (0.7%)	11 (0.4%)	13 (0.5%)	$8,560	$696	$179	$1,572	$7,076	$608	$7,684	12	11.9	255	4		040633000554
260	Hope High School Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	5651 W Talavi Blvd Ste 170	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Blueprint Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(602) 674-5555	391	12	33.2		196 (50.1%)	20 (5.1%)	148 (37.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)		$00			$00			11.5	16.3	232	28		040063603163

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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