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These Phoenix Area Schools Excel

The Arizona Department of Education ranks each school's performance based on a system called AZ LEARNS. Here are the schools that were ranked as excelling schools in Greater Phoenix for the 2006-2007 school year. You can also see a list of traditional highly performing schools, and a list of charter schools that are both highly performing and excelling.

The entire list of how every school in Arizona ranked under this system is available online from the Arizona Department of Education.

Greater Phoenix Excelling Schools
2006-2007

District Name School Name
Agua Fria Union High School District Millennium High School
Alhambra Elementary District Alhambra Traditional School
Alhambra Elementary District Andalucia Primary School
Alhambra Elementary District Westwood Primary School
Cave Creek Unified District Black Mountain Elementary School
Cave Creek Unified District Cactus Shadows High School/PSH
Cave Creek Unified District Desert Arroyo Middle School
Cave Creek Unified District Desert Sun Elementary School
Cave Creek Unified District Desert Willow Elementary School
Cave Creek Unified District Horseshoe Trails Elementary School
Cave Creek Unified District Lone Mountain Elementary School
Cave Creek Unified District Sonoran Trails Middle School
Chandler Unified District Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School
Chandler Unified District Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary
Chandler Unified District Basha Elementary
Chandler Unified District Basha High School
Chandler Unified District Bogle Junior High School
Chandler Unified District Chandler High School
Chandler Unified District Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence
Chandler Unified District Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus
Chandler Unified District Chandler Traditional Campus-Freedom
Chandler Unified District CTA Goodman Elementary
Chandler Unified District Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School
Chandler Unified District Hamilton High School
Chandler Unified District Jane D. Hull Elementary
Chandler Unified District John M Andersen Elementary School
Chandler Unified District Navarrete Elementary
Chandler Unified District Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary
Chandler Unified District Sanborn Elementary School
Chandler Unified District Santan Elementary
Chandler Unified District Santan Junior High School
Chandler Unified District Shumway Elementary School
Chandler Unified District T. Dale Hancock
Chandler Unified District Weinberg Elementary School
Chandler Unified District Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High
Deer Valley Unified District Arrowhead Elementary School
Deer Valley Unified District Copper Creek Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Desert Sage Elementary School
Deer Valley Unified District Diamond Canyon Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Gavilan Peak Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Greenbrier Elementary School
Deer Valley Unified District Hillcrest Middle School
Deer Valley Unified District Legend Springs Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Mountain Ridge High School
Deer Valley Unified District Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Deer Valley Unified District Sierra Verde Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Stetson Hills Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Sunset Ridge Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District Terramar Elementary
Deer Valley Unified District West Wing Elementary
Fountain Hills Unified District Fountain Hills High School
Fountain Hills Unified District Fountain Hills Middle School
Fountain Hills Unified District Four Peaks Elementary School
Fountain Hills Unified District McDowell Mountain Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Ashland Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Augusta Ranch Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Boulder Creek Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Canyon Rim
Gilbert Unified District Carol Rae Ranch Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Desert Ridge High
Gilbert Unified District Desert Ridge Jr. High
Gilbert Unified District Finley Farms Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Gilbert High School
Gilbert Unified District Gilbert Junior High School
Gilbert Unified District GPS Traditional Academy
Gilbert Unified District Greenfield Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Greenfield Junior High School
Gilbert Unified District Highland High School
Gilbert Unified District Highland Jr High School
Gilbert Unified District Highland Park Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Islands Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Mesquite Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Mesquite High School
Gilbert Unified District Mesquite Jr High School
Gilbert Unified District Oak Tree Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Patterson Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Pioneer Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Settlers Point Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Sonoma Ranch Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District South Valley Jr. High
Gilbert Unified District Spectrum Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Superstition Springs Elementary
Gilbert Unified District Technology and Leadership Academy
Gilbert Unified District Towne Meadows Elementary School
Gilbert Unified District Val Vista Lakes Elementary School
Glendale Elementary District Bicentennial South School
Glendale Union High School District Cortez High School
Glendale Union High School District Greenway High School
Glendale Union High School District Moon Valley High School
Glendale Union High School District Sunnyslope High School
Glendale Union High School District Thunderbird High School
Glendale Union High School District Washington High School
Kyrene Elementary District C I Waggoner School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene Altadena Middle School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene Aprende Middle School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene Centennial Middle School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Colina School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Esperanza School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Mariposa School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Mirada School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Paloma School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de la Sierra School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de las Brisas School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de las Manitas School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene de los Cerritos School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene De Los Lagos School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene del Cielo School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene del Milenio
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene del Norte School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene del Sureno School
Kyrene Elementary District Kyrene Monte Vista School
Liberty Elementary District Estrella Mountain Elementary School
Litchfield Elementary District Corte Sierra Elementary School
Litchfield Elementary District Litchfield Elementary School
Litchfield Elementary District Palm Valley Elementary
Litchfield Elementary District Verrado Middle School
Madison Elementary District Madison Camelview Elementary
Madison Elementary District Madison Meadows School
Madison Elementary District Madison Richard Simis School
Mesa Unified District Bush Elementary
Mesa Unified District Crismon Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Dobson High School
Mesa Unified District Eagleridge Enrichment Program
Mesa Unified District Entz Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Falcon Hill Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Franklin Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Franklin Northeast School
Mesa Unified District Franklin South
Mesa Unified District Franklin West Elementary
Mesa Unified District Fremont Junior High School
Mesa Unified District Hale Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Hermosa Vista Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Highland Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Ishikawa Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Johnson Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Las Sendas Elementary School
Mesa Unified District MacArthur Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Mountain View High School
Mesa Unified District O'Connor Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Patterson Elementary
Mesa Unified District Poston Junior High School
Mesa Unified District Red Mountain High School
Mesa Unified District Red Mountain Ranch Elementary
Mesa Unified District Rhodes Junior High School
Mesa Unified District Shepherd Junior High School
Mesa Unified District Sirrine Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Smith Junior High School
Mesa Unified District Sousa Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Stapley Junior High School
Mesa Unified District Sunridge Learning Center
Mesa Unified District Washington Elementary School
Mesa Unified District Wilson Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Boulder Creek Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Copper Canyon Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Desert Shadows Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Desert Shadows Middle School
Paradise Valley Unified District Desert Springs Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Desert Trails Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Explorer Middle School
Paradise Valley Unified District Grayhawk Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Horizon High School
Paradise Valley Unified District Larkspur Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Liberty Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Mercury Mine Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Mountain Trail Middle School
Paradise Valley Unified District North Ranch Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Pinnacle High School
Paradise Valley Unified District Pinnacle Peak Elementary
Paradise Valley Unified District Quail Run Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Sandpiper Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Shadow Mountain High School
Paradise Valley Unified District Sonoran Sky Elementary School
Paradise Valley Unified District Sunrise Middle School
Paradise Valley Unified District Whispering Wind School
Paradise Valley Unified District Wildfire Elementary School
Pendergast Elementary District Garden Lakes Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Apache Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Cactus High School
Peoria Unified School District Canyon Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Centennial High School
Peoria Unified School District Copperwood School
Peoria Unified School District Coyote Hills Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Desert Valley Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Frontier Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Ironwood High School
Peoria Unified School District Oakwood Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Parkridge Elementary
Peoria Unified School District Paseo Verde Elementary School
Peoria Unified School District Sunrise Mountain High School
Peoria Unified School District Vistancia Elementary School
Queen Creek Unified District Desert Mountain Elementary
Queen Creek Unified District Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary
Queen Creek Unified District Jack Barnes Elementary School
Queen Creek Unified District Queen Creek Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Anasazi Elementary
Scottsdale Unified District Arcadia High School
Scottsdale Unified District Aztec Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Chaparral High School
Scottsdale Unified District Cherokee Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Cheyenne Traditional Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Cochise Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Cocopah Middle School
Scottsdale Unified District Copper Ridge Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Copper Ridge Middle School
Scottsdale Unified District Desert Canyon Elementary
Scottsdale Unified District Desert Canyon Middle School
Scottsdale Unified District Desert Mountain High School
Scottsdale Unified District Hopi Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Kiva Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Laguna Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Mohave Middle School
Scottsdale Unified District Mountainside Middle School
Scottsdale Unified District Pima Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Saguaro High School
Scottsdale Unified District Sequoya Elementary School
Scottsdale Unified District Zuni Elementary School
Tempe School District Broadmor Elementary School
Tempe School District Bustoz School
Tempe School District Hudson Elementary School
Tempe School District Rover Elementary School
Tempe School District Ward Traditional Academy
Tempe Union High School District Corona Del Sol High School
Tempe Union High School District Desert Vista High School
Tempe Union High School District McClintock High School
Tempe Union High School District Mountain Pointe High School
Washington Elementary School District Abraham Lincoln Traditional School
Washington Elementary School District Lookout Mountain School
Wilson Elementary District Wilson Primary School

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