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Best Arizona School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 709 top school districts in Arizona, serving 1,123,335 students.
The most diverse district is BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (92736), with a diversity score of 0.78.
The largest school district is Mesa Unified District (4235), serving 57,204 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Higley Unified School District (4248), with 96% graduation rate.

Top Arizona School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
A+ Charter Schools (1000166)
306
0.67
80%
Academy Del Sol Inc. (90199) School District
660
0.3
n/a
Academy Of Building Industries Inc. (85540) School District
105
0.28
65%
Academy Of Mathematics And Science Inc. (79961) School District
607
0.36
n/a
Academy Of Mathematics And Science Inc. (92768) School District
1,072
0.27
n/a
Academy Of Mathematics And Science South Inc. (90878) School District
6,151
0.41
n/a
Academy Of Tucson Inc. (78897) School District
485
0.65
90%
Academy With Community Partners-Arizona Inc (79213) School District
184
0.53
27%
Accelerated Elementary And Secondary Schools (6364)
245
0.59
n/a
Accelerated Learning Center Inc. (4297) School District
119
0.46
62%
Acclaim Charter School (4325) School District
266
0.23
n/a
Acorn Montessori Charter School (79437) School District
534
0.53
n/a
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
9,855
0.64
93%
Aguila Elementary District (4249)
146
0.18
n/a
AIBT Non-Profit Charter High School - Phoenix (79053) School District
92
0.24
50%
AIBT Non-Profit Charter High School Inc. (449790) School District
19
0.55
n/a
Ajo Unified District (4409)
400
0.48
75%
Akimel O Otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc. (5978) School District
28
0.2
n/a
Akimel O'otham Pee Posh Charter School Inc. (78966) School District
7
0.25
n/a
Albert Einstein Academy Of Arizona (1002310) School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Alhambra Elementary District (4280)
9,854
0.38
n/a
Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc. (4347) School District
325
0.56
n/a
Alpine Elementary District (4161)
56
0.38
n/a
Altar Valley Elementary District (4418)
537
0.58
n/a
American Basic Schools LLC (79215)
685
0.13
n/a
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Alta VI (80995)
472
0.08
77%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Apache (79883)
215
0.57
37%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Crestvi (79874)
241
0.39
17%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Desert (79872)
245
0.73
42%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Estrell (79873)
129
0.42
25%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Peoria (79875)
528
0.52
31%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. South P (80989)
597
0.48
52%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. South R (88334)
379
0.2
87%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. Sun Val (79877)
351
0.57
17%
American Charter Schools Foundation D.B.A. West Ph (79879)
402
0.16
32%
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