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The fastest-growing public high schools in Arizona

Across Arizona, 130 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Arizona College Prep High School leads the list at 195%, against a median of 14.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
130
Arizona
Top Enrollment growth
195%
Median Enrollment growth
14.0%
FASTEST GROWING · ARIZONA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Arizona College Prep High SchoolCHANDLER, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)7692,271195%
2Tanque Verde High SchoolTUCSON, AZTanque Verde Unified District (4408)40476188.4%
3Mission Heights Preparatory High SchoolCASA GRANDE, AZKaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Pr (90548)29755185.5%
4Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12GILBERT, AZGilbert Unified District (4239)31057284.5%
5Tonopah Valley High SchoolTONOPAH, AZSaddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)47286984.1%
6ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High SchoolMesa, AZASU Preparatory Academy (91305)26648983.8%
7Glenview College Preparatory High SchoolGLENDALE, AZKaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High Sch (4342)31553670.2%
8Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln PrepCHANDLER, AZLincoln Preparatory Academy (92657)36661969.1%
9Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix PrepPHOENIX, AZNorth Phoenix Preparatory Academy (90879)39566267.6%
10Student Choice High SchoolTEMPE, AZGAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997)9221,54067.0%
11Pima High SchoolPima, AZPima Unified District (4220)20933560.3%
12Paradise Honors High SchoolSURPRISE, AZParagon Management Inc. (5180)6501,02858.2%
13Heritage Academy LaveenLAVEEN, AZHeritage Academy Laveen Inc. (92520)44468554.3%
14Coolidge High SchoolCOOLIDGE, AZCoolidge Unified District (4442)48875254.1%
15Estrella Foothills High SchoolGOODYEAR, AZBuckeye Union High School District (4284)1,0661,59249.3%
16BASIS GoodyearGOODYEAR, AZBASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92734)21731846.5%
17Youngker High SchoolBUCKEYE, AZBuckeye Union High School District (4284)1,4612,09643.5%
18Alchesay High SchoolWhiteriver, AZWhiteriver Unified District (4394)51874243.2%
19Bostrom Alternative CenterPHOENIX, AZPhoenix Union High School District (4286)21330241.8%
20Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Prescott ValleyPrescott Valley, AZArizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (91131)23632738.6%
21Gateway Early College High SchoolPHOENIX, AZMaricopa County Community College District dba Gat (4314)25435037.8%
22San Tan Foothills High SchoolQUEEN CREEK, AZFlorence Unified School District (4437)59479333.5%
23Benjamin Franklin High SchoolQueen Creek, AZBenjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)9951,32433.1%
24Snowflake High SchoolSnowflake, AZSnowflake Unified District (4391)72794930.5%
25Mountain Ridge High SchoolGLENDALE, AZDeer Valley Unified District (4246)2,1792,82329.6%
26Thatcher High SchoolThatcher, AZThatcher Unified District (4219)39551229.6%
27Empower College Prep High SchoolPHOENIX, AZEmpower College Prep (91277)29037328.6%
28Sahuarita High SchoolSAHUARITA, AZSahuarita Unified District (4411)9451,21528.6%
29Pima Rose AcademyTUCSON, AZPima Rose Academy Inc. (90997)34644227.7%
30Tri-City College PrepPRESCOTT, AZMary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba: (10965)22127825.8%
31Fort Thomas High SchoolFort Thomas, AZFort Thomas Unified District (4221)22628425.7%
32Empire High SchoolTUCSON, AZVail Unified District (4413)70788625.3%
33BASIS ChandlerCHANDLER, AZBASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90842)9511,18524.6%
34Desert Edge High SchoolGOODYEAR, AZAgua Fria Union High School District (4289)1,6952,10624.2%
35Florence High SchoolFLORENCE, AZFlorence Unified School District (4437)69185724.0%
36Buckeye Union High SchoolBUCKEYE, AZBuckeye Union High School District (4284)1,4861,84123.9%
37Tombstone High SchoolTombstone, AZTombstone Unified District (4168)37246123.9%
38Tech CampusPHOENIX, AZCareer Success Schools (79047)35744223.8%
39South Pointe High SchoolPHOENIX, AZAmerican Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P (80989)49861523.5%
40Higley High SchoolGILBERT, AZHigley Unified School District (4248)1,6242,00523.5%
41Rio Rico High SchoolRio Rico, AZSanta Cruz Valley Unified District (4458)1,1341,39723.2%
42BASIS PeoriaPEORIA, AZBASIS Charter Schools Inc. (90841)8311,02122.9%
43Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolQUEEN CREEK, AZChandler Unified District #80 (4242)2,2942,81622.8%
44Vista Grande High SchoolCASA GRANDE, AZCasa Grande Union High School District (4453)1,5851,94322.6%
45Williams Field High SchoolGilbert, AZHigley Unified School District (4248)1,7532,15022.6%
46Great Hearts Academies - Glendale PrepPEORIA, AZGlendale Preparatory Academy (89829)53865722.1%
47Gila Ridge High SchoolYUMA, AZYuma Union High School District (4507)1,8632,24920.7%
48Great Hearts Academies - Trivium PrepGOODYEAR, AZTrivium Preparatory Academy (90859)73688219.8%
49Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesBUCKEYE, AZThe Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc. (90287)1,2971,55319.7%
50Benson High SchoolBENSON, AZBenson Unified School District (79226)33840218.9%
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