Best Schools for Hispanic Students in Arizona (2026)

These are the Arizona public schools where hispanic 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 hispanic 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	Kyrene de la Sierra School Phoenix	87%	82%	65	B+
2	Ash Fork Elementary School Ash Fork	75%	85%	35	A
3	Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Vail	77%	77%	95	A+
4	Mesquite Elementary School Tucson	72%	82%	161	B+
5	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary Mesa	75%	75%	42	A+
6	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln Chandler	75%	75%	50	A+
7	Kyrene Monte Vista School Phoenix	72%	77%	65	A+
8	Sunrise Drive Elementary School Tucson	75%	75%	57	A+
9	BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus Chandler	70%	70%	24	A+
10	BASIS Phoenix Primary Phoenix	65%	75%	40	C+
11	Manzanita School Tucson	77%	62%	71	B
12	Charles W Sechrist Elementary School Flagstaff	70%	70%	29	B
13	Kyrene De Los Lagos School Phoenix	62%	77%	78	B
14	Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School Nogales	67%	72%	259	B
15	Cochise Elementary School Scottsdale	65%	75%	32	A+
16	Anasazi Elementary Scottsdale	70%	70%	22	C+
17	Sequoya Elementary School Scottsdale	70%	70%	30	A
18	Sycamore Elementary School Corona De Tucson	72%	67%	112	B
19	Copper Ridge Elementary Corona De Tucson	65%	75%	48	A+
20	Abia Judd Elementary School Prescott	70%	70%	25	A+
21	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Glendale Peoria	75%	65%	37	A
22	Kyrene del Norte School Tempe	72%	62%	109	A+
23	Kyrene de los Cerritos School Phoenix	67%	67%	65	B+
24	Kyrene del Cielo School Chandler	72%	62%	63	B
25	Desert Willow Elementary School Tucson	62%	72%	200	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies Mesa	95%	95%	59	A+
2	Arizona College Prep Middle School Chandler	92%	92%	104	A+
3	Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa Mesa	90%	90%	21	A+
4	Knox Gifted Academy Chandler	95%	85%	40	A+
5	Franklin Junior High School Mesa	98%	77%	67	A+
6	Mexicayotl Charter School Nogales	82%	87%	111	A+
7	Alhambra Traditional School Phoenix	81%	88%	350	A+
8	Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence Sun Lakes	85%	85%	55	A+
9	Vista del Sur Accelerated Laveen	82%	87%	230	A+
10	Cheyenne Traditional School Scottsdale	85%	85%	45	A
11	Fireside Elementary School Phoenix	85%	85%	41	A
12	Bridges Elementary School Gilbert	77%	87%	67	A+
13	Capps Elementary School Heber	70%	90%	23	A
14	Adams Traditional Academy Phoenix	70%	90%	28	A
15	Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus Mesa	82%	77%	76	A+
16	Candeo Peoria Peoria	75%	85%	42	A+
17	Madison Traditional Academy Phoenix	72%	87%	129	A+
18	Self Development Charter School Mesa	82%	77%	80	B+
19	BASIS Oro Valley Primary Oro Valley	82%	77%	81	A+
20	Neely Traditional Academy Gilbert	77%	77%	80	A+
21	Esmond Station School Tucson	72%	82%	165	B+
22	Mary C O'Brien Elementary School Casa Grande	75%	75%	38	A+
23	Santan Elementary Chandler	75%	75%	56	B
24	Legend Springs Elementary Glendale	75%	75%	41	A+
25	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School Mesa	77%	67%	99	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	University High School Tucson	98%	98%	81	A+
2	University High School Tolleson	95%	95%	49	A+
3	BASIS Chandler Chandler	90%	90%	29	A+
4	Arizona College Prep High School Chandler	90%	90%	25	A+
5	BASIS Phoenix Phoenix	90%	90%	30	A+
6	Paragon Science Academy Chandler	90%	90%	25	A+
7	Phoenix Union Bioscience High School Phoenix	85%	95%	56	A+
8	BASIS Oro Valley Oro Valley	87%	87%	65	A+
9	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler Chandler	85%	85%	42	A+
10	BASIS Scottsdale Scottsdale	85%	85%	52	A+
11	BASIS Tucson North Tucson	77%	87%	156	A+
12	PCJTED - Empire High School Tucson	70%	90%	22	A+
13	BASIS Peoria Peoria	70%	90%	29	A+
14	Glendale Union Online Glendale	75%	85%	32	B+
15	BASIS Flagstaff Flagstaff	85%	75%	58	A+
16	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella Avondale	75%	85%	41	A+
17	Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep Scottsdale	85%	75%	40	A+
18	BASIS Tucson Primary Tucson	77%	82%	120	A+
19	BASIS Prescott Prescott	77%	77%	64	A+
20	Madison Highland Prep Phoenix	75%	75%	49	A+
21	BASIS Mesa Mesa	77%	72%	77	A+
22	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale Scottsdale	75%	75%	38	A+
23	BASIS Goodyear Goodyear	75%	75%	49	A+
24	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 Gilbert	75%	75%	47	A+
25	Franklin Police and Fire High School Phoenix	67%	82%	62	A+

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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