Best High Schools in Tucson, AZ (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in Tucson, AZ, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Tucson, AZ rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Tucson, AZ high schools ranked
How Tucson, AZ's high schools compare
A: 5B: 6C: 4D: 11F: 9
31% of the 35 ranked high schools in Tucson, AZ earn an A or B (5 A grades, 6 B, 4 C, 11 D, 9 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 16 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (46% here, 75% nationally), and 9 exceed it. On average 29% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Basis Tucson Primary (74% against 25%, A+), Academy Of Math And Science (51% against 21%, A-), University High School (90% against 71%, A+), Vail Academy And High School (62% against 44%, A), Vail Blended Learning (55% against 37%, B+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Vail Unified District (4413) (3).
The largest ranked high schools: Tucson Magnet High School (3,162 students, D, #20), Marana High School (2,379 students, D, #19), Sunnyside High School (2,204 students, F, #30).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 10 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Tucson, AZ that are not ranked
37 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (21)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Alta Vista High School, Tucson
- D- Alternative Computerized Education Ace Charter High School, Tucson
- F Asdb Tucson Campus, Tucson
- D Catalina Online Learning Experience, Tucson
- F Compass High School, Tucson
- F Eastpointe High School, Tucson
- D+ Edge High School Himmel Park, Tucson
- D+ Edge High School Northwest, Tucson
- D+ Envision High School, Tucson
- D Flowing Wells Digital Campus, Tucson
- F Hasan Preparatory And Leadership School, Tucson
- C- Mary Meredith K 12 School, Tucson
- D- Nosotros Academy, Tucson
- F Ombudsman Charter Valencia, Tucson
- D+ Pima Partnership School The, Tucson
- F Ppep Tec Celestino Fernandez Learning Center, Tucson
- D Rillito Center, Tucson
- F Southgate Academy, Tucson
- F Toltecali High School, Tucson
- D+ Tucson Preparatory School, Tucson
- D+ Youth Works Charter High School, Tucson
Fully online schools (2)
Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.
- B- Amphi Academy Online, Tucson
- A- Vail Innovation Center, Tucson
Closed schools (3)
NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.
- D+ Changemaker High School, Tucson
- D+ Sonoran Science Academy Davis Monthan, Tucson
- D+ Tia East, Tucson
Not yet graded (11)
Too little test data to grade.
- Amerischools Academy Online Instruction, Tucson
- Online School Of Arizona, Tucson
- Pima County Schools Superintendents Diploma Program, Tucson
- Pima Vocational High School, Tucson
- Project More High School, Tucson
- Saca Online, Tucson
- Sentinel Peak High School, Tucson
- Southern Arizona Community Academy, Tucson
- Star Academic High School, Tucson
- Sunnyside Online Success Academy, Tucson
- Teenage Parent Program Tapp, Tucson
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in Tucson, AZ, as grouped on its schools page; the Arizona ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Tucson, AZ
What is the best high school in Tucson, AZ?
University High School in Tucson ranks first among the 35 ranked high schools in Tucson, AZ with a SchoolGrade of A+, 90% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 71%.
How are high schools in Tucson, AZ ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Tucson, AZ have?
SchoolGrade grades 72 public high schools in Tucson, AZ; 35 are ranked here and 37 are listed as not ranked.