Best High Schools in Arizona for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Arizona!

Every year, the Arizona Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Arizona Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Arizona Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 304)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
040089703376	1	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	720				159 (22.1%)	53 (7.4%)	47 (6.5%)	414 (57.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$8,768	$254	$30	$537	$6,241	$2,244	$8,485	99.7%	99.4%	0.28%
040083003253	2	BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,154				113 (9.8%)	45 (3.9%)	43 (3.7%)	918 (79.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.6%)	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948	99.3%	98.2%	1.16%
040094103502	2	BASIS Goodyear	Public, Charter	5-12	15800 W Sherman St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 276-8592	269				64 (23.8%)	47 (17.5%)	68 (25.3%)	75 (27.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$11,635	$201	$11	$413	$8,280	$3,143	$11,423	99.3%	97.0%	2.37%
040089803393	2	BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	808				319 (39.5%)	61 (7.5%)	151 (18.7%)	212 (26.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.7%)	$8,723	$203	$99	$505	$6,242	$2,179	$8,420	99.3%	98.4%	0.96%
040081803197	2	BASIS Oro Valley	Public, Charter	5-12	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 308-5220	575				246 (42.8%)	16 (2.8%)	103 (17.9%)	179 (31.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$10,536	$392	$37	$821	$6,490	$3,617	$10,107	99.3%	99.8%	0.46%
040082903278	2	BASIS Peoria	Public, Charter	5-12	25950 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 566-9100	943				173 (18.3%)	39 (4.1%)	43 (4.6%)	649 (68.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.4%)	$8,061	$207	$43	$457	$4,698	$3,113	$7,811	99.3%	98.6%	0.76%
040084303351	2	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	730				202 (27.7%)	18 (2.5%)	51 (7.0%)	433 (59.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$8,066	$121	$18	$260	$4,729	$3,197	$7,927	99.3%	99.2%	0.15%
040021200061	2	Benson High School	Public	9-12	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 720-6710	383	24	15.6	18.8%	245 (64.0%)	7 (1.8%)	116 (30.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,991	$591	$491	$1,673	$8,849	$2,060	$10,909	99.3%	76.2%	23.18%
040074702795	2	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	851				584 (68.6%)	6 (0.7%)	89 (10.5%)	126 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (4.9%)		$00			$00			99.3%	94.5%	4.80%
040008201457	2	Mohave High School	Public	9-12	2251 Highway 95	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Colorado River Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-3916	1,189	53	22.2	25.7%	592 (49.8%)	13 (1.1%)	533 (44.8%)	10 (0.8%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	30 (2.5%)	$7,174	$521	$375	$1,417	$4,995	$1,283	$6,278	99.3%	44.2%	55.10%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, AzSCI Science, AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 7, 2022, 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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.