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

Across Maricopa County, Arizona, 168 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology leads the list at 3.4:1, against a median of 20.1:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

168

Maricopa County, Arizona

Best Students/teacher

3.4:1

Median Students/teacher

20.1:1

LOWEST RATIO · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology	MESA, AZ	East Valley Institute of Technology (4516)	High	300	3.4:1
2	Arizona School For The Arts	PHOENIX, AZ	Arizona School For The Arts (4345)	High	679	8.1:1
3	Deer Valley High School	GLENDALE, AZ	Deer Valley Unified District (4246)	High	1,707	9.2:1
4	Arizona Autism Charter School Upper School Campus	PHOENIX, AZ	Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. (91958)	High	307	9.8:1
5	Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	Gilbert, AZ	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing (90327)	High	259	10.4:1
6	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	GOODYEAR, AZ	Trivium Preparatory Academy (90859)	High	882	10.8:1
7	Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Cicero Preparatory Academy (92316)	High	507	11.0:1
8	Mountainside High School	WITTMANN, AZ	Nadaburg Unified School District (4252)	High	378	11.0:1
9	Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies	BUCKEYE, AZ	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc. (90287)	High	1,553	11.7:1
10	Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	CHANDLER, AZ	Lincoln Preparatory Academy (92657)	High	619	11.9:1
11	Great Hearts Academies - Glendale Prep	PEORIA, AZ	Glendale Preparatory Academy (89829)	High	657	12.0:1
12	Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	Gilbert, AZ	Arete Preparatory Academy (89486)	High	540	12.3:1
13	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	Scottsdale, AZ	Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756)	High	898	12.3:1
14	Paideia Liberal Arts Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	The Paideia Academies Inc (91250)	High	266	12.7:1
15	Tempe Preparatory Academy	TEMPE, AZ	Tempe Preparatory Academy (4361)	High	431	12.8:1
16	Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	PHOENIX, AZ	Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992)	High	781	12.8:1
17	ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix High School	PHOENIX, AZ	ASU Preparatory Academy (91303)	High	360	12.9:1
18	Western School of Science and Technology	PHOENIX, AZ	Western School of Science and Technology Inc. (91937)	High	516	13.2:1
19	Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	CHANDLER, AZ	Chandler Preparatory Academy (88299)	High	716	13.6:1
20	ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School	PHOENIX, AZ	ASU Preparatory Academy (346763)	High	247	13.7:1
21	Phoenix Coding Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	224	13.8:1
22	International Commerce High School - Phoenix	PHOENIX, AZ	International Commerce Secondary Schools Inc. (4334)	High	202	14.0:1
23	Maricopa Institute of Technology	PHOENIX, AZ	Estrella Educational Foundation (92988)	High	421	14.2:1
24	International Commerce High School - Tempe	TEMPE, AZ	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337)	High	290	14.3:1
25	AZ Compass Prep School	CHANDLER, AZ	AZ Compass Schools Inc. (89869)	High	267	14.4:1
26	Canyon Valley High School	GILBERT, AZ	Gilbert Unified District (4239)	High	283	14.4:1
27	Fountain Hills High School	FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ	Fountain Hills Unified District (4247)	High	347	14.5:1
28	Franklin Police and Fire High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	313	14.9:1
29	Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	PHOENIX, AZ	North Phoenix Preparatory Academy (90879)	High	662	15.0:1
30	Empower College Prep High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Empower College Prep (91277)	High	373	15.2:1
31	BASIS Goodyear	GOODYEAR, AZ	BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92734)	High	318	15.4:1
32	Shadow Mountain High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Paradise Valley Unified District (4241)	High	1,080	15.5:1
33	Wickenburg High School	WICKENBURG, AZ	Wickenburg Unified District (4236)	High	384	15.7:1
34	Coronado High School	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Scottsdale Unified District (4240)	High	747	15.7:1
35	Horizon Honors Secondary School	PHOENIX, AZ	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. (79264)	High	678	15.8:1
36	Gateway Early College High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Maricopa County Community College District dba Gat (4314)	High	350	16.0:1
37	Agua Fria High School	AVONDALE, AZ	Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)	High	1,535	16.4:1
38	Metropolitan Arts Institute	Phoenix, AZ	Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc. (5181)	High	249	16.6:1
39	Imagine Prep Surprise	SURPRISE, AZ	Imagine Prep Surprise Inc. (89790)	High	251	16.7:1
40	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	Mesa, AZ	ASU Preparatory Academy (91305)	High	489	16.9:1
41	Central High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	1,733	17.2:1
42	Paradise Honors High School	SURPRISE, AZ	Paragon Management Inc. (5180)	High	1,028	17.4:1
43	Linda Abril Educational Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	246	17.6:1
44	Westview High School	AVONDALE, AZ	Tolleson Union High School District (4288)	High	1,686	17.7:1
45	Phoenix Union Bioscience High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	390	17.7:1
46	Bostrom Alternative Center	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	302	17.8:1
47	Mesquite High School	GILBERT, AZ	Gilbert Unified District (4239)	High	1,303	17.8:1
48	Camelback High School	PHOENIX, AZ	Phoenix Union High School District (4286)	High	2,106	17.9:1
49	Skyline High School	MESA, AZ	Mesa Unified District (4235)	High	1,995	17.9:1
50	NFL YET College Prep Academy	PHOENIX, AZ	Espiritu Community Development Corp. (4335)	High	368	18.0:1

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