Best Schools for Black Students in Arizona (2026)

These are the Arizona public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BASIS Goodyear Primary Goodyear	75%	75%	46	A+
2	Kyrene del Cielo School Chandler	70%	70%	24	B
3	Tavan Elementary School Phoenix	65%	55%	44	A
4	Pima Butte Elementary School Maricopa	65%	55%	34	C+
5	Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School Phoenix	70%	50%	24	B
6	Kyrene de la Colina School Phoenix	55%	55%	48	C+
7	Barbara B. Robey Elementary School Litchfield Park	55%	55%	35	B+
8	Holladay Intermediate Magnet School Tucson	50%	50%	22	D
9	Fuller Elementary School Tempe	50%	50%	20	A
10	Kyrene de la Esperanza School Phoenix	55%	45%	51	A
11	Kyrene de la Mirada School Chandler	50%	50%	25	B+
12	Sun Canyon School Phoenix	50%	50%	26	D
13	Imagine Avondale Elementary Avondale	55%	45%	37	D
14	Butterfield Elementary School Maricopa	35%	55%	32	C
15	Frank Elementary School Guadalupe	50%	30%	24	B+
16	Broadmor Elementary School Tempe	50%	30%	25	A
17	Madison Camelview Elementary Phoenix	30%	50%	27	B
18	Fowler Elementary School Phoenix	50%	30%	20	D
19	Imagine Cortez Park Elementary Phoenix	30%	50%	21	D
20	Kyrene de los Ninos School Tempe	45%	35%	58	B
21	Kyrene de las Brisas School Chandler	45%	25%	41	B
22	Kyrene del Milenio Phoenix	35%	35%	50	C+
23	Madison Rose Lane School Phoenix	45%	25%	35	B
24	Curry Elementary School Tempe	35%	35%	37	C
25	Nevitt Elementary School Phoenix	35%	35%	41	C+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Alhambra Traditional School Phoenix	85%	85%	36	A+
2	Madison Traditional Academy Phoenix	70%	90%	25	A+
3	Vista del Sur Accelerated Laveen	82%	77%	89	A+
4	Legacy Traditional School - Chandler Chandler	75%	75%	51	B
5	Horizon Honors Elementary School Phoenix	90%	50%	25	A+
6	Hearn Academy The - A Ball Charter School Phoenix	70%	70%	29	A+
7	Sonoran Foothills School Phoenix	70%	70%	20	A+
8	Paradise Honors Elementary School Surprise	72%	62%	77	C+
9	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale Avondale	62%	67%	88	B
10	Vista College Preparatory - Hadley Phoenix	65%	55%	43	A
11	Crown Charter School Litchfield Park	70%	50%	21	A
12	Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman Chandler	70%	50%	24	B
13	General Myer Elementary School Fort Huachuca	55%	65%	31	B+
14	Islands Elementary School Gilbert	70%	50%	20	A+
15	Palm Valley Elementary Goodyear	70%	50%	27	B+
16	Desert Harbor Elementary School Peoria	70%	50%	20	B+
17	Zuni Hills Elementary School Sun City	70%	50%	26	B+
18	Augustus H. Shaw Montessori Phoenix	70%	50%	26	A+
19	Legacy Traditional School - Glendale Glendale	65%	55%	45	A
20	Old Vail Middle School Vail	70%	50%	26	B
21	Eduprize School Queen Creek	55%	55%	38	B
22	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler Chandler	65%	45%	44	C+
23	Summit Academy Chandler	55%	55%	56	C+
24	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert Gilbert	65%	45%	34	C+
25	Borman K-8 School Tucson	65%	45%	36	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BASIS Chandler Chandler	90%	90%	22	A+
2	BASIS Peoria Peoria	90%	90%	26	A+
3	BASIS Mesa Mesa	90%	70%	25	A+
4	BASIS Tucson North Tucson	90%	70%	30	A+
5	BASIS Ahwatukee Phoenix	65%	75%	32	A+
6	Paragon Science Academy Chandler	62%	72%	70	A+
7	Corona Del Sol High School Tempe	50%	70%	25	A+
8	BASIS Phoenix Central Primary Phoenix	55%	65%	39	A+
9	Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep Goodyear	70%	50%	27	A+
10	Arizona School For The Arts Phoenix	70%	50%	25	A+
11	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson Tucson	50%	50%	26	A
12	Horizon Honors Secondary School Phoenix	50%	50%	21	A+
13	Agua Fria High School Avondale	50%	50%	26	B+
14	West-MEC - Apollo High School Glendale	50%	50%	21	A
15	Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria Peoria	50%	50%	30	B
16	Perry High School Gilbert	50%	50%	27	A+
17	Poston Butte High School San Tan Valley	50%	—	20	C+
18	Dobson High School Mesa	—	50%	19	B
19	EVIT - Chandler High School Chandler	50%	50%	30	B+
20	AmeriSchools Academy - Camelback Phoenix	50%	50%	26	B
21	EVIT - McClintock High School Tempe	50%	50%	22	B+
22	Country Gardens Charter School Laveen	50%	45%	30	B
23	Millennium High School Goodyear	45%	45%	37	A
24	West-MEC - Moon Valley High School Phoenix	30%	50%	21	A+
25	West-MEC - Agua Fria High School Avondale	30%	50%	22	B

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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