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 Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 270)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	695				386 (55.5%)	6 (0.9%)	116 (16.7%)	93 (13.4%)	26 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	62 (8.9%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	99.9	100	3	2		040083103196
2	BASIS Peoria	Public, Charter	5-12	9902 W Yearling Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 566-9100	1,007				151 (15.0%)	45 (4.5%)	63 (6.3%)	706 (70.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	$8,061	$207	$43	$457	$4,698	$3,113	$7,811	99.8	99.9	4	2		040082903278
3	BASIS Tucson North	Public, Charter	5-12	5740 E River Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 207-0076	751				236 (31.4%)	40 (5.3%)	223 (29.7%)	200 (26.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	$9,097	$272	$43	$586	$6,070	$2,712	$8,782	99.8	100	2	1		040087803350
4	BASIS Phoenix	Public, Charter	5-12	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 595-9870	781				160 (20.5%)	27 (3.5%)	63 (8.1%)	507 (64.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	$8,066	$121	$18	$260	$4,729	$3,197	$7,927	99.8	100	1	3		040084303351
5	BASIS Ahwatukee	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10210 S 50th Pl	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-2294	668				105 (15.7%)	70 (10.5%)	46 (6.9%)	396 (59.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.9%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	99.8	99.8	11	6		040089703376
6	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	Public	7-12	55 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4034	583	33	17.6		260 (44.6%)	11 (1.9%)	97 (16.6%)	159 (27.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.7%)	$7,314	$00			$6,852	$462	$7,314	99.6	99.9	10	4		040340002840
7	University High School	Public	8-12	421 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 232-5900	1,001	43	23.2		384 (38.4%)	35 (3.5%)	331 (33.1%)	141 (14.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (10.1%)		$00			$00			99.2	99.3	12	5		040880001441
8	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Public, Charter	5-12	16537/16576 N. 92nd Street	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-1970	892				606 (67.9%)	5 (0.6%)	102 (11.4%)	126 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)		$00			$00			98.6	99.2	14	6		040074702795
9	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	702				332 (47.3%)	46 (6.6%)	126 (17.9%)	128 (18.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	60 (8.5%)	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871	98	98.1	16	7		040044002681
10	University High School	Public	9-12	9419 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-4380	400	16	25		30 (7.5%)	57 (14.3%)	253 (63.3%)	39 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$8,747	$1,175	$688	$3,039	$5,972	$912	$6,884	97.9	96.7	23	13		040852003206

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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 September 25, 2024, 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.

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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.