Arizona’s 100 Best Public High Schools: New Rankings Released

BASIS Scottsdale is Arizona’s best public high school for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com this week.

The rankings were released as part of Niche’s 2019 K-12 rankings. BASIS Oro Valley, University High School in Tucson, BASIS Tucson and BASIS Chandler closed out the top five spots in the state.

Here are the top 100 public high schools in Arizona:

BASIS Scottsdale (A+)
BASIS Oro Valley (A+)
University High School (A+)
BASIS Tucson North (A+)
BASIS Chandler (A+)
BASIS Peoria (A+)
BASIS Phoenix (A+)
Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep (A+)
BASIS Flagstaff (A+)
Arizona College Prep Erie Campus (A+)
Gilbert Classical Academy High School (A+)
BASIS Ahwatukee (A+)
Basis Tucson Primary School (A+)
Paragon Science Academy (A+)
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep (A+)
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep (A+)
Tempe Preparatory Academy (A+)
Catalina Foothills High School (A+)
Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep (A+)
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School (A+)
Great Hearts Arete Preparatory Academy (A+)
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson (A+)
Arizona School for the Arts (A+)
Empire High School (A)
Arizona College Prep Academy (ACPA) (A)
Hamilton High School (A)
Horizon Honors Secondary School (A)
University High School (A)
Sunnyslope High School (A)
ASU Preparatory Academy - Polytechnic High School (A)
Desert Vista High School (A)
Tri-City College Prep High School (A)
BASIS Mesa (A)
Northland Preparatory Academy (A)
Skyline Prep High School (A)
Perry High School (A)
Academy of Tucson High School (A)
Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep (A)
Basha High School (A)
Chaparral High School (A)
Scottsdale Online Learning (A)
Mountain View High School (A)
Chandler High School (A)
AAEC - Red Mountain (A)
Mountain Ridge High School (A)
Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy (A)
Corona del Sol High School (A)
Sunrise Mountain High School (A)
Campo Verde High School (A)
Paradise Honors High School (A)
Vail Academy & High School (A-)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School (A-)
Highland High School (A-)
Desert Mountain High School (A-)
Cienega High School (A-)
Centennial High School (A-)
Paradise Valley High School (A-)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College (A-)
Canyon Del Oro High School (A-)
Mountain Pointe High School (A-)
AAEC at Prescott Valley Public Charter School (A-)
Thunderbird High School (A-)
BASIS Prescott (A-)
Casa Verde High School (A-)
Horizon High School (A-)
McClintock High School (A-)
Accelerated Learning Laboratory (A-)
James Madison Preparatory School (A-)
Heritage Academy (A-)
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella (A-)
Greenway High School (A-)
Metropolitan Arts Institute (A-)
Deserts Heights Preparatory Academy (A-)
Red Mountain High School (A-)
Academy with Community Partners (A-)
Ironwood High School (A-)
AAEC Early College High School - South Mountain Campus (A-)
PVOnline (A-)
Presidio School (A-)
Mission Heights Preparatory High School (A-)
Tanque Verde High School (A-)
Andrada Polytechnic High School (A-)
Joseph City High School (A-)
Sedona Red Rock High School (A-)
Flagstaff High School (A-)
Sonoran Science Academy - Davis Monthan (A-)
Washington High School (A-)
Gilbert High School (A-)
Pinnacle High School (A-)
Moon Valley High School (B+)
Arcadia High School (B+)
E-Institute at Union Hills (B+)
Sandra Day O'Connor High School (B+)
New School for the Arts (B+)
Saguaro High School (B+)
The Berean Schools (B+)
American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek (B+)
EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology (B+)
AAEC - Paradise Valley (B+)
EDUPRIZE - Gilbert Campus (B+)

You can see the full list of best public high schools in Arizona here.

According to Niche, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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