These are some of the top-rated public schools in Phoenix based on a variety of measures. Find out more about GreatSchools ratings.
Districts
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West-Mec - Western Maricopa Education Center
292 students | GLENDALE, AZ
Grades 7-12 | 58 schools -
East Valley Institute Of Technology
240 students | MESA, AZ
Grades PK, 2, 7-12 | 57 schools -
Paradise Valley Unified District
27,919 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 46 schools -
Deer Valley Unified District
33,199 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 42 schools -
Washington Elementary School District
19,328 students | GLENDALE, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 33 schools -
Scottsdale Unified District
21,177 students | SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 31 schools -
Kyrene Elementary School District
14,401 students | TEMPE, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 26 schools -
Cartwright Elementary District
14,338 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 23 schools -
Tempe School District
10,759 students | TEMPE, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 23 schools -
Arizona State School For The Deaf And Blind
430 students | TUCSON, AZ
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 20 schools -
Roosevelt Elementary District
7,214 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 20 schools -
Phoenix Union High School District
27,900 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades 9-12 | 19 schools -
Alhambra Elementary District
10,157 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 19 schools -
Phoenix Elementary District
5,249 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 15 schools -
Isaac Elementary District
5,077 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 | 13 schools -
Pendergast Elementary District
8,266 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 13 schools -
Glendale Union High School District
16,535 students | GLENDALE, AZ
Grades 9-12 | 11 schools -
Creighton Elementary District
5,075 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 11 schools -
Laveen Elementary District
7,766 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 10 schools -
Cave Creek Unified District
4,499 students | SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 9 schools -
Madison Elementary District
5,844 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 9 schools -
Fowler Elementary District
3,815 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 8 schools -
Tempe Union High School District
12,664 students | TEMPE, AZ
Grades 9-12 | 7 schools -
Osborn Elementary District
2,538 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 7 schools -
Balsz Elementary District
2,176 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 6 schools -
Tolleson Elementary District
2,859 students | TOLLESON, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 & Ungraded | 5 schools -
Riverside Elementary District
822 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 | 4 schools -
Murphy Elementary District
1,229 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 | 4 schools -
Maricopa County Regional District
82 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades K-12 | 3 schools -
Wilson Elementary District
1,077 students | PHOENIX, AZ
Grades PK, K-8 | 2 schools
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July 30, 2025
Madison Highland Prep is the best! If you're looking for a safe school where you are guaranteed your student is set for the future, MHP is the place to be! Aside from their impressive STEM... More
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Madison Highland Prep
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July 28, 2025
7/28/2025 I came to register/enroll my children in this school. We are new to the area. Their attitudes and phone etiquette was unwelcoming, then they tell you to ring bell and they will buzz you in.... More
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Tuscano Elementary School
Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
July 25, 2025
I went to this school for 7th and 8th grade and let me tell you, I despised my time there. I got bad grades even when I did my assignments correctly. I hated waking up in the morning to go to school... More
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Choice Learning Academy