Best Schools for White Students in Arizona (2026)

These are the Arizona public schools where white 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 white 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	Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School Flagstaff	90%	90%	27	C
2	BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus Scottsdale	90%	90%	27	A+
3	Madison Heights Elementary School Phoenix	87%	92%	90	A+
4	BASIS Phoenix Primary Phoenix	87%	87%	102	C+
5	Kyrene de la Sierra School Phoenix	87%	87%	178	B+
6	Sequoya Elementary School Scottsdale	87%	87%	184	A
7	Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Vail	87%	87%	208	A+
8	Kyrene de los Cerritos School Phoenix	82%	87%	195	B+
9	BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus Chandler	85%	85%	38	A+
10	Kyrene de la Mirada School Chandler	82%	87%	164	B+
11	Kyrene del Norte School Tempe	85%	85%	57	A+
12	Kyrene Monte Vista School Phoenix	82%	87%	207	A+
13	Desert Canyon Elementary Scottsdale	82%	87%	187	A
14	Mesquite Elementary School Tucson	82%	87%	136	B+
15	Hopi Elementary School Phoenix	83%	83%	319	A+
16	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln Chandler	82%	82%	167	A+
17	BASIS Goodyear Primary Goodyear	82%	82%	72	A+
18	Sunrise Drive Elementary School Tucson	82%	82%	155	A+
19	Cochise Elementary School Scottsdale	82%	82%	252	A+
20	Anasazi Elementary Scottsdale	77%	87%	156	C+
21	Davis Bilingual Magnet School Tucson	70%	90%	25	C+
22	Ash Fork Elementary School Ash Fork	70%	90%	28	A
23	Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School Tucson	70%	90%	24	A+
24	Alice Byrne Elementary School Yuma	70%	90%	29	B
25	Kyrene del Cielo School Chandler	77%	82%	202	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies Mesa	98%	97%	327	A+
2	Arizona College Prep Middle School Chandler	92%	98%	286	A+
3	Knox Gifted Academy Chandler	92%	92%	181	A+
4	Franklin Junior High School Mesa	92%	92%	171	A+
5	Montessori Schoolhouse Tucson	90%	90%	21	A+
6	Mary C O'Brien Elementary School Casa Grande	90%	90%	20	A+
7	Haven Montessori Charter School Flagstaff	90%	90%	29	A+
8	Alhambra Traditional School Phoenix	85%	95%	54	A+
9	Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix Phoenix	95%	85%	38	A+
10	Montessori Education Centre Charter School - North Campus Mesa	95%	85%	40	A
11	Neely Traditional Academy Gilbert	87%	92%	264	A+
12	Senita Valley Elementary School Tucson	87%	92%	211	A
13	Bridges Elementary School Gilbert	87%	92%	282	A+
14	Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus Mesa	87%	92%	196	A+
15	Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus Mesa	89%	89%	306	A+
16	Bright Beginnings School #1 Chandler	98%	77%	77	A+
17	Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa Mesa	98%	77%	79	A+
18	Horseshoe Trails Elementary School Phoenix	87%	87%	289	B+
19	BASIS Oro Valley Primary Oro Valley	87%	87%	186	A+
20	Challenger Basic School Gilbert	87%	87%	132	A+
21	Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence Sun Lakes	87%	87%	181	A+
22	Fruchthendler Elementary School Tucson	92%	82%	112	B+
23	Desert Trails Elementary School Phoenix	87%	87%	241	A+
24	Ishikawa Elementary School Mesa	87%	87%	299	A+
25	Las Sendas Elementary School Mesa	84%	89%	371	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	University High School Tucson	98%	98%	88	A+
2	Arizona College Prep High School Chandler	92%	98%	103	A+
3	BASIS Scottsdale Scottsdale	92%	92%	279	A+
4	BASIS Oro Valley Oro Valley	92%	92%	196	A+
5	EVIT - Arizona College Prep Erie Campus Chandler	90%	90%	29	A+
6	Empire High School Tucson	90%	90%	29	A+
7	Walden Grove High School Sahuarita	90%	90%	30	A
8	BASIS Tucson North Tucson	88%	92%	309	A+
9	Tri-City College Prep Prescott	85%	95%	37	A+
10	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella Avondale	85%	95%	44	A+
11	Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 Gilbert	87%	92%	172	A+
12	BASIS Phoenix Central Primary Phoenix	87%	92%	127	A+
13	BASIS Phoenix Phoenix	87%	92%	175	A+
14	BASIS Chandler Chandler	87%	92%	85	A+
15	West-MEC - Sunnyslope High School Phoenix	87%	92%	89	A+
16	BASIS Peoria Peoria	87%	87%	159	A+
17	Catalina Foothills High School Tucson	82%	92%	103	A+
18	BASIS Ahwatukee Phoenix	82%	92%	161	A+
19	EVIT - Higley High School Gilbert	87%	87%	92	A+
20	BASIS Mesa Mesa	87%	87%	251	A+
21	BASIS Flagstaff Flagstaff	87%	86%	355	A+
22	BASIS Goodyear Goodyear	77%	92%	65	A+
23	Academy of Math and Science Tucson	85%	85%	49	A+
24	PCJTED - Catalina Foothills High School Tucson	82%	87%	142	A+
25	Madison Highland Prep Phoenix	85%	85%	42	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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