Best Schools in Greater Phoenix

These Maricopa County Schools Get a Grade of "A"

There are more than 1,000 public schools in the Greater Phoenix area. The Arizona Department of Education ranks each school's performance based on their student academic performance. Prior to 2012 Arizona schools were ranked as excelling,  highly performing, performing or under performing. In 2012 that grading system was change to A-F letter grades. On this page you will find more than 200 schools in Maricopa County that received an excellent rating.

Schools are assigned points generally based on academic growth of the students and AIMS test score results.

A rated schools : excellent level of performance. 

B rated schools: above average level of performance. 

C rated schools:  average level of performance.

D rated schools:  below average level of performance. 

F rated schools are those that score a D for three consecutive years. 

This list includes traditional schools as well as alternative schools (rating for alternative schools will indicate "-ALT"). Charter schools are not on this list.

Use the School ID number, below, at the Arizona Department of Education website to see the address with city and zip code of the school and the number of students enrolled. From there, you can click on the name of the school to see how students performed on standardized tests.

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Traditional Schools and Alternative Schools Achieving a B Grade
Charter Schools Achieving an A or B Grade

Top Rated Maricopa County Traditional and Alternative Schools - Grade A
August 2012

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