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Towns with the best schools in Arizona

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 85 towns in Arizona with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Scottsdale ranks first with a score of 63. Gilbert and Peoria follow, with 59 and 59. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Scottsdale 63 26.2%38.5% 243,821
2 Gilbert 59 21.5%25.9% 280,262
3 Peoria 59 15.9%40.0% 196,906
4 Surprise 55 14.2%39.7% 154,948
5 Anthem 50 18.2%12.9% 22,584
6 Goodyear 50 18.0%16.1% 107,645
7 Tempe 48 10.5%39.8% 188,065
8 Prescott 47 18.3%30.7% 47,400
9 El Mirage 46 9.4%23.2% 36,088
10 Buckeye 46 9.2%16.6% 104,923
11 Oro Valley 45 26.7%14.6% 48,162
12 Glendale 44 13.9%15.6% 252,833
13 Morenci 44 0.0%56.4% 1,673
14 Chandler 44 32.5%0.0% 280,136
15 Queen Creek 43 15.1%7.6% 71,867
16 Pima 43 0.0%35.8% 2,995
17 Bagdad 41 0.0%40.2% 2,814
18 Mesa 41 12.3%23.3% 511,764
19 Prescott Valley 41 12.4%24.1% 49,179
20 Page 41 19.8%15.3% 7,345
21 Avondale 40 18.0%9.5% 92,477
22 Phoenix 39 14.6%14.5% 1,642,323
23 Joseph City 38 0.0%12.7% 2,153
24 Williams 37 0.0%45.5% 3,369
25 Thatcher 36 0.0%7.7% 5,439

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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