These Are The Top 25 Best High Schools In Arizona

Data indicates that “graduating from high school literally pays off,” so U.S. News sought to find the best ones.

Nearly 24,000 public high schools were evaluated nationwide, and nearly 18,000 of them were included in the ranking. Researchers eyed “key metrics” to help weigh the data points. The strongest indicators of a quality high school included college readiness, college curriculum breadth, math and reading proficiency and performance, underserved student performance, and graduation rate, according to a U.S. News story on April 27.

Rankings also break down state-by-state.

There are 292 school districts in Arizona, and more than 550 high schools. There are 383,364 students enrolled and 14,158 full-time teachers, according to U.S. News.

These are the Top 25 high schools in Arizona:

1. BASIS Chandler in Chandler
2. University High School in Tucson
3. BASIS Oro Valley in Oro Valley
4. BASIS Peoria in Peoria
5. BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale
6. BASIS Ahwatukee in Phoenix
7. BASIS Tucson North in Tucson
8. BASIS Phoenix in Phoenix
9. BASIS Mesa in Mesa
10. Arizona College Prep- Erie Campus in Chandler
11. Northland Preparatory Academy in Flagstaff
12. Arizona School for the Arts in Phoenix
13. Phoenix Union Bioscience High School in Phoenix
14. Sonoran Science Academy in Tucson
15. Paragon Science Academy in Chandler
16. Tempe Preparatory Academy in tempe
17. Horizon Honors Secondary School in Phoenix
18. Madison Highland Prep in Phoenix
19. Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson
20. Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale
21. Hamilton High School in Chandler
22. Tanque Verde High School in Tucson
23. Empire High School in Tucson
24. Basha High School in Chandler
25. Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix

See the full list here.

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