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.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 14)	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)	ID
1	Arizona College Prep High School	Public	7-12	4477 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8700	2,271	101	22.3		894 (39.4%)	92 (4.1%)	306 (13.5%)	826 (36.4%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	146 (6.4%)	$8,901	$1,234	$112	$2,581	$6,646	$909	$7,555	92.9%	95.9%	3.08%			040187002822
2	Mica Mountain High	Public	9-12	10800 E Valencia	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3800	1,319				573 (43.4%)	74 (5.6%)	539 (40.9%)	25 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (7.3%)	$6,928	$67	$11	$146	$6,271	$579	$6,850	85.7%	75.3%	10.44%			040885003652
3	Basha High School	Public	6-12	5990 S Val Vista Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2100	2,826	140	20.1		1,553 (55.0%)	149 (5.3%)	493 (17.4%)	403 (14.3%)	28 (1.0%)	11 (0.4%)	189 (6.7%)	$7,351	$585	$81	$1,250	$6,217	$468	$6,685	78.6%	77.1%	1.45%			040187002250
4	Corona Del Sol High School	Public	9-12	1001 E Knox Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 752-8888	2,600	111	23.4		1,196 (46.0%)	145 (5.6%)	836 (32.2%)	163 (6.3%)	72 (2.8%)	9 (0.3%)	179 (6.9%)	$6,614	$184	$335	$704	$5,594	$501	$6,095	71.4%	84.5%	13.07%			040834000790
5	Hamilton High School	Public	8-12	3700 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5000	3,444	169	20.3		1,295 (37.6%)	272 (7.9%)	818 (23.8%)	674 (19.6%)	104 (3.0%)	19 (0.6%)	262 (7.6%)	$7,041	$486	$87	$1,059	$5,860	$608	$6,468	64.3%	86.0%	21.69%			040187001677
6	Chandler High School	Public	8-12	350 N Arizona Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-7700	3,179	170	18.6		661 (20.8%)	314 (9.9%)	1,845 (58.0%)	120 (3.8%)	62 (2.0%)	24 (0.8%)	153 (4.8%)	$6,911	$696	$66	$1,457	$5,643	$506	$6,149	57.1%	52.0%	5.11%			040187000123
7	Williams Field High School	Public	8-12	2076 S. Higley Road	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8000	2,150	109	19.7		1,129 (52.5%)	190 (8.8%)	542 (25.2%)	87 (4.0%)	21 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	166 (7.7%)	$6,282	$264	$130	$658	$4,834	$1,054	$5,888	50.0%	74.5%	24.54%			040378002835
8	Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-0100	2,096	86	24.3		368 (17.6%)	179 (8.5%)	1,444 (68.9%)	15 (0.7%)	22 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	53 (2.5%)	$5,238	$292	$07	$592	$4,673	$265	$4,938	42.9%	31.7%	11.12%			040141002786
9	Valley Vista High School	Public	7-12	15550 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8800	2,334	98	23.9		752 (32.2%)	228 (9.8%)	1,128 (48.3%)	28 (1.2%)	17 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	172 (7.4%)	$8,069	$243	$877	$1,362	$5,849	$1,100	$6,949	35.7%	55.4%	19.64%			040269002684
10	Desert Edge High School	Public	9-12	15778 W Yuma Rd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 932-7500	2,106	97	21.7		386 (18.3%)	266 (12.6%)	1,268 (60.2%)	58 (2.8%)	13 (0.6%)	13 (0.6%)	102 (4.8%)	$7,493	$194	$184	$572	$6,028	$1,088	$7,116	28.6%	27.3%	1.27%			040045002273
11	Mountain Pointe High School	Public	9-12	4201 E Knox Rd	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 759-8449	1,570	78	20.1		246 (15.7%)	474 (30.2%)	614 (39.1%)	25 (1.6%)	88 (5.6%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (7.4%)	$8,024	$264	$374	$902	$6,881	$506	$7,386	21.4%	51.3%	29.86%			040834001567
12	Tapbi	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 839-0292	175	10	17.5		49 (28.0%)	28 (16.0%)	71 (40.6%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	$7,607	$00			$7,591	$16	$7,607	14.3%	50.2%	35.90%			040834002583
13	West Point High School	Public	9-12	11620 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Tolleson Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-8700	2,782	132	21.1		196 (7.0%)	347 (12.5%)	2,040 (73.3%)	63 (2.3%)	39 (1.4%)	15 (0.5%)	82 (2.9%)	$8,799	$1,068	$690	$2,825	$6,003	$1,039	$7,041	7.1%	25.8%	18.69%			040852002975
14	Betty Fairfax High School	Public	9-12	8225 S 59th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-9000	2,014	90	22.3		106 (5.3%)	434 (21.5%)	1,206 (59.9%)	52 (2.6%)	138 (6.9%)	9 (0.4%)	69 (3.4%)	$9,473	$854	$167	$1,875	$7,551	$901	$8,452	0.0%	18.5%	18.45%			040633002854

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.