Arizona schools ranked by test score
Latest AASA year (2024-25). 293 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 39.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Vail Academy & High School TUCSON · Vail Unified District (4413) | Combined | 48.0% | +8.9pp |
| 102 | Desert Willow Elementary School TUCSON · Vail Unified District (4413) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 103 | Empire High School TUCSON · Vail Unified District (4413) | High | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 104 | Heritage Academy MESA · Heritage Academy Inc. (4336) | High | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 105 | Kyrene de la Mariposa School TEMPE · Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 106 | Lake Pleasant Elementary PEORIA · Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 107 | Mountain Trail Middle School PHOENIX · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 108 | Queen Creek Elementary School QUEEN CREEK · Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 109 | Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 110 | Starline Elementary School Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 111 | T. Dale Hancock Elementary School CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Elementary | 47.0% | +7.9pp |
| 112 | Arrowhead Elementary School GLENDALE · Deer Valley Unified District (4246) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 113 | Barbara B. Robey Elementary School Litchfield Park · Litchfield Elementary District (4281) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 114 | Canyon Rim Elementary MESA · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 115 | Desert Vista High School PHOENIX · Tempe Union High School District (4287) | High | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 116 | Eduprize School QUEEN CREEK · Eduprize Schools LLC (89412) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 117 | Frontier Elementary School PEORIA · Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 118 | Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep PHOENIX · Veritas Preparatory Academy (80992) | High | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 119 | Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson TUCSON · Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson (91137) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 120 | Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler CHANDLER · Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler (850101) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 121 | Meridian MESA · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 122 | Mountain View WADDELL · Dysart Unified District (4243) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 123 | Sonoran Heights Middle School SURPRISE · Dysart Unified District (4243) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 124 | Taylor Intermediate School Taylor · Snowflake Unified District (4391) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 125 | Twin Peaks Elementary School TUCSON · Marana Unified District (4404) | Elementary | 46.0% | +6.9pp |
| 126 | Desert Shadows Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 127 | Explorer Middle School PHOENIX · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 128 | Granite Mountain Middle School PRESCOTT · Prescott Unified District (4466) | Elementary | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 129 | Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep Scottsdale · Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (89756) | High | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 130 | Hamilton High School CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | High | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 131 | Heritage Academy Maricopa MARICOPA · Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc. (1002080) | High | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 132 | Luke Elementary School GLENDALE · Dysart Unified District (4243) | Elementary | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 133 | Mountainside Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Scottsdale Unified District (4240) | Middle | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 134 | Oakwood Elementary School PEORIA · Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Elementary | 45.0% | +5.9pp |
| 135 | American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12 Surprise · American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348) | Combined | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 136 | Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium GOODYEAR · Archway Classical Academy Trivium West (90915) | Combined | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 137 | Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep Gilbert · Arete Preparatory Academy (89486) | High | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 138 | Lawrence W Cross Middle School TUCSON · Amphitheater Unified District (4406) | Middle | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 139 | Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa MARICOPA · Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa (88360) | Combined | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 140 | Parkridge Elementary PEORIA · Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Elementary | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 141 | Snowflake High School Snowflake · Snowflake Unified District (4391) | High | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 142 | South Valley Jr. High GILBERT · Gilbert Unified District (4239) | Middle | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 143 | Verrado Middle School BUCKEYE · Litchfield Elementary District (4281) | Middle | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 144 | Vistancia Elementary School PEORIA · Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Elementary | 44.0% | +4.9pp |
| 145 | Apache Elementary School PEORIA · Peoria Unified School District (4237) | Elementary | 43.0% | +3.9pp |
| 146 | Bogle Junior High School CHANDLER · Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) | Middle | 43.0% | +3.9pp |
| 147 | Kyrene Traditional Academy CHANDLER · Kyrene Elementary District (4267) | Elementary | 43.0% | +3.9pp |
| 148 | Schnepf Elementary School QUEEN CREEK · Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | Elementary | 43.0% | +3.9pp |
| 149 | Sunrise Middle School SCOTTSDALE · Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) | Middle | 43.0% | +3.9pp |
| 150 | Thatcher Middle School Thatcher · Thatcher Unified District (4219) | Middle | 43.0% | +3.9pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the AASA % Passing threshold on the latest available AASA Science test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Arizona, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.