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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Maricopa County, Arizona

168 public high schools in Maricopa County, Arizona appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. ThrivePoint High School at Metro leads the list at 216.0:1, against a median of 20.1:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

168

Maricopa County, Arizona

Top Students/teacher

216.0:1

Median Students/teacher

20.1:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	ThrivePoint High School at Metro	PHOENIX, AZ	ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059)	High	216	216.0:1
2	ThrivePoint High School at Surprise	SURPRISE, AZ	ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059)	High	323	184.6:1
3	Career Success Schools - STEM Academy 7-12	PHOENIX, AZ	Career Success Schools (79047)	High	519	94.4:1
4	Student Choice High School	TEMPE, AZ	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997)	High	1,540	61.6:1
5	Student Choice High School	Peoria, AZ	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997)	High	201	50.3:1
6	Ombudsman - Charter Metro	Glendale, AZ	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323)	High	250	50.0:1
7	Tech Campus	PHOENIX, AZ	Career Success Schools (79047)	High	442	49.1:1
8	Ombudsman - Charter Northwest	Peoria, AZ	Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323)	High	203	40.6:1
9	Arizona Preparatory Academy	Phoenix, AZ	North Star Charter School Inc. (79701)	High	233	38.8:1
10	Southwest Leadership Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	Southwest Leadership Academy (92043)	High	223	27.0:1
11	Highland Prep West	AVONDALE, AZ	Madison Highland Prep Phoenix (1001521)	High	423	24.9:1
12	Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Glendale, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	High	2,658	24.4:1
13	Willow Canyon High School	SURPRISE, AZ	Dysart Unified District (4243)	High	1,901	24.4:1
14	Youngker High School	BUCKEYE, AZ	Buckeye Union High School District (4284)	High	2,096	24.3:1
15	Mountain Ridge High School	GLENDALE, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	High	2,823	23.9:1
16	Valley Vista High School	SURPRISE, AZ	Dysart Unified District (4243)	High	2,334	23.9:1
17	Thunderbird High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Glendale Union High School District (4285)	High	1,592	23.9:1
18	Pinnacle High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)	High	2,430	23.9:1
19	Estrella Foothills High School	GOODYEAR, AZ	Buckeye Union High School District (4284)	High	1,592	23.8:1
20	Sunnyslope High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Glendale Union High School District (4285)	High	2,322	23.7:1
21	Dysart High School	EL MIRAGE, AZ	Dysart Unified District (4243)	High	1,471	23.5:1
22	Corona Del Sol High School	TEMPE, AZ	Tempe Union High School District (4287)	High	2,600	23.4:1
23	Madison Highland Prep	Phoenix, AZ	Madison Highland Prep (91935)	High	510	23.2:1
24	University High School	TOLLESON, AZ	Tolleson Union High School District (4288)	High	416	23.1:1
25	Boulder Creek High School	ANTHEM, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	High	2,221	23.1:1
26	Sierra Linda High School	TOLLESON, AZ	Tolleson Union High School District (4288)	High	1,911	23.1:1
27	Canyon View High School	WADDELL, AZ	Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)	High	2,141	23.1:1
28	Centennial High School	PEORIA, AZ	Peoria Unified School District (4237)	High	2,026	23.1:1
29	Sun Valley High School	MESA, AZ	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Sun Val (79877)	High	345	23.0:1
30	Highland Prep	SURPRISE, AZ	Highland Prep (92982)	High	505	22.9:1
31	Horizon High School	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)	High	1,767	22.9:1
32	Apollo High School	GLENDALE, AZ	Glendale Union High School District (4285)	High	2,152	22.9:1
33	Crismon High School	Queen Creek, AZ	Queen Creek Unified District (4245)	High	2,009	22.9:1
34	Buckeye Union High School	BUCKEYE, AZ	Buckeye Union High School District (4284)	High	1,841	22.6:1
35	Desert Vista High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Tempe Union High School District (4287)	High	2,761	22.4:1
36	Arizona College Prep High School	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	High	2,271	22.4:1
37	Glenview College Preparatory High School	GLENDALE, AZ	Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High Sch (4342)	High	536	22.3:1
38	Betty Fairfax High School	LAVEEN, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	2,014	22.3:1
39	Mountain View High School	MESA, AZ	Mesa Unified District (4235)	High	3,421	22.2:1
40	Washington High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Glendale Union High School District (4285)	High	1,659	22.1:1
41	Independence High School	GLENDALE, AZ	Glendale Union High School District (4285)	High	1,907	22.1:1
42	South Pointe High School	PHOENIX, AZ	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. South P (80989)	High	615	22.0:1
43	Queen Creek High School	QUEEN CREEK, AZ	Queen Creek Unified District (4245)	High	1,968	21.9:1
44	Desert Edge High School	GOODYEAR, AZ	Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)	High	2,106	21.8:1
45	Verrado High School	BUCKEYE, AZ	Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)	High	2,012	21.8:1
46	Cortez High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Glendale Union High School District (4285)	High	1,132	21.7:1
47	Mcclintock High School	TEMPE, AZ	Tempe Union High School District (4287)	High	1,781	21.7:1
48	Copper Canyon High School	GLENDALE, AZ	Tolleson Union High School District (4288)	High	2,182	21.6:1
49	Arcadia High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Scottsdale Unified District (4240)	High	1,679	21.6:1
50	Highland High School	GILBERT, AZ	Gilbert Unified District (4239)	High	2,992	21.6:1

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