Best Blue Ribbon Public High Schools in Arizona (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 19 blue ribbon public high schools serving 15,790 students in Arizona.

Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this and how blue ribbon schools work.

The top ranked blue ribbon public high schools in Arizona are University High School, Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 and Arizona College Prep High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Arizona blue ribbon public high schools have an score of 65% (versus the Arizona public high school average of 35%), and score of 73% (versus the 45% statewide average).

Arizona blue ribbon public high school have a of 95%, which is more than the Arizona average of 78%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Arizona College Prep High School, with 98% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Arizona or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arizona public high school average of 65% (majority Hispanic).