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All Arizona School Districts
139 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Elementary District | Alpine | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Catalina Foothills Unified District | Tucson | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 2 |
| Tanque Verde Unified District | Tucson | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 2 |
| Scottsdale Unified District | Phoenix | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 8 |
| Fort Huachuca Accommodation District | Fort Huachuca | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 1 |
| Higley Unified District | Higley | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 3 |
| Cave Creek Unified District | Scottsdale | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 5 |
| Vail Unified District | Vail | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 2 |
| Chandler Unified District | Chandler | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 6 |
| Snowflake Unified District | White Mountain Lake | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 3 |
| Gilbert Unified District | Mesa | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 4 |
| Young Elementary School District | Young | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 1 |
| Deer Valley Unified District | Phoenix | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 7 |
| Pine Strawberry Elementary District | Pine | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 1 |
| Queen Creek Unified District | Mesa | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 1 |
| St. Johns Unified District | Saint Johns | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Colorado City Unified District | Colorado City | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| Paradise Valley Unified District | Phoenix | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 9 |
| Bonita Elementary District | Willcox | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 1 |
| Pomerene Elementary District | Pomerene | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 1 |
| Tempe Union High School District | Phoenix | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 8 |
| Heber-Overgaard Unified District | Heber | 8/10 Good · 70th pct | 2 |
| Continental Elementary District | Continental | 7/10 Good · 69th pct | 1 |
| Maine Consolidated School District | Parks | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 1 |
| Amphitheater Unified District | Tucson | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 3 |
| Dysart Unified District | El Mirage | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 8 |
| Prescott Unified District | Prescott | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 3 |
| San Simon Unified District | San Simon | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| Thatcher Unified District | Central | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 2 |
| Congress Elementary District | Congress | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 2 |
| Peoria Unified School District | Glendale | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 9 |
| Sahuarita Unified District | Sahuarita | 7/10 Good · 62nd pct | 4 |
| Glendale Union High School District | Phoenix | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 8 |
| Benson Unified School District | Benson | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 2 |
| Lake Havasu Unified District | Lake Havasu City | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 2 |
| Marana Unified District | Marana | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 5 |
| Humboldt Unified District | Prescott Valley | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 4 |
| Vernon Elementary District | Vernon | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Fountain Hills Unified District | Fountain Hills | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| Joseph City Unified District | Joseph City | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| Mesa Unified District | Mesa | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 13 |
| Show Low Unified District | Show Low | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 3 |
| Flowing Wells Unified District | Tucson | 6/10 Average · 52nd pct | 1 |
| Solomon Elementary District | Safford | 6/10 Average · 52nd pct | 2 |
| Agua Fria Union High School District | Glendale | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 4 |
| Palominas Elementary District | Sierra Vista | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 3 |
| Round Valley Unified District | Eagar | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 4 |
| Chinle Unified District | Chinle | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 7 |
| Aguila Elementary District | Aguila | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Buckeye Union High School District | Arlington | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 5 |
| Nogales Unified District | Nogales | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Unified District | Lakeside | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 2 |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District | Cornville | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 3 |
| St. David Unified District | Saint David | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 1 |
| Williams Unified District | Williams | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 3 |
| Tombstone Unified District | Tombstone | 5/10 Average · 43rd pct | 2 |
| Payson Unified District | Payson | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 1 |
| Pima Unified District | Eden | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 2 |
| Chino Valley Unified District | Chino Valley | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 2 |
| Flagstaff Unified District | Flagstaff | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 10 |
| J. O. Combs Unified School District | San Tan Valley | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 1 |
| Patagonia Union High School District | Elgin | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 3 |
| Bagdad Unified School District | Bagdad | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District | Fredonia | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 3 |
| Duncan Unified District | Duncan | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 2 |
| Maricopa Unified School District | Maricopa | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 1 |
| Oracle Elementary District | Oracle | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 1 |
| Tucson Unified District | Tucson | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 20 |
| Beaver Creek Elementary District | Rimrock | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 1 |
| Kingman Unified School District | Kingman | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 7 |
| Winslow Unified District | Winslow | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 1 |
| Holbrook Unified District | Woodruff | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 4 |
| Wickenburg Unified District | Morristown | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 3 |
| Apache Junction Unified District | Gold Canyon | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 3 |
| Paloma School District | Gila Bend | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 1 |
| Saddle Mountain Unified School District | Buckeye | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 1 |
| Bisbee Unified District | Bisbee | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 2 |
| Camp Verde Unified District | Camp Verde | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 1 |
| Florence Unified School District | Florence | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 4 |
| Mingus Union High School District | Clarkdale | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 3 |
| Santa Cruz Valley Unified District | Tumacacori | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 3 |
| Casa Grande Union High School District | Bapchule | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 7 |
| Tolleson Union High School District | Phoenix | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 7 |
| Douglas Unified District | Pirtleville | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 3 |
| Grand Canyon Unified District | Grand Canyon | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 1 |
| Kayenta Unified District | Kayenta | 3/10 Below Average · 23rd pct | 2 |
| Gallup-McKinley County Schools | Window Rock | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 1 |
| Parker Unified School District | Parker | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 2 |
| Yuma Union High School District | Gadsden | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 5 |
| Window Rock Unified District | Fort Defiance | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 1 |
| Mayer Unified District | Mayer | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 1 |
| Seligman Unified District | Seligman | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 1 |
| Ajo Unified District | Lukeville | 2/10 Poor · 19th pct | 1 |
| Colorado River Union High School District | Fort Mohave | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 6 |
| Sunnyside Unified District | Tucson | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 4 |
| Altar Valley Elementary District | Tucson | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 2 |
| Hayden-Winkelman Unified District | Hayden | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 1 |
| Page Unified District | Page | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 2 |
| Phoenix Union High School District | Phoenix | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 22 |
| Ganado Unified District | Ganado | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 2 |
| Ray Unified District | Kearny | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 3 |
| Superior Unified School District | Superior | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Coolidge Unified District | Coolidge | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 3 |
| Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District | San Manuel | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 1 |
| Globe Unified District | Globe | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Littlefield Unified District | Littlefield | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Tuba City Unified District | Gray Mountain | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 5 |
| Bicentennial Union High School District | Bouse | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 6 |
| Cedar Unified District | Keams Canyon | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 3 |
| Naco Elementary District | Naco | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Red Mesa Unified District | Teec Nos Pos | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 5 |
| Fort Thomas Unified District | Bylas | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 3 |
| Antelope Union High School District | Roll | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 4 |
| Pinon Unified District | Kykotsmovi Village | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 2 |
| Sanders Unified District | Petrified Forest Natl Pk | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 5 |
| Whiteriver Unified District | Show Low | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 4 |
| Bowie Unified District | Bowie | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 1 |
| Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified District | Ajo | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 3 |
| Miami Unified District | Claypool | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 3 |
| Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District | Arizona City | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 5 |
| San Carlos Unified District | San Carlos | 1/10 Poor · 2nd pct | 1 |
| Blue Elementary District | Blue | Not rated | 1 |
| Canon Elementary District | Black Canyon City | Not rated | 1 |
| Chevelon Butte School District | Forest Lakes | Not rated | 1 |
| Crown King Elementary District | Crown King | Not rated | 1 |
| Eagle Elementary District | Clifton | Not rated | 1 |
| Hackberry School District | Hackberry | Not rated | 2 |
| McNary Elementary District | McNary | Not rated | 1 |
| Owens-Whitney Elementary District | Wikieup | Not rated | 3 |
| San Fernando Elementary District | Sasabe | Not rated | 1 |
| Sentinel Elementary District | Dateland | Not rated | 1 |
| Skull Valley Elementary District | Skull Valley | Not rated | 1 |
| Tempe Union High School District / Tempe Elementary School District 3 | Tempe | Not rated | 1 |
| Tonto Basin Elementary District | Tonto Basin | Not rated | 1 |
| Valentine Elementary District | Valentine | Not rated | 1 |
| Valley Union High School District | Cochise | Not rated | 3 |
| Walnut Grove Elementary District | Kirkland | Not rated | 1 |
| Williamson Valley Elementary School District | Prescott | Not rated | 1 |
| Yucca Elementary District | Yucca | Not rated | 1 |
School Districts in Arizona
Arizona is home to 139 public school districts serving approximately 657,796 students across 420+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 5/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (AASA 2025), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Arizona include Alpine Elementary District, Catalina Foothills Unified District, Tanque Verde Unified District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Arizona
School district boundaries in Arizona are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Arizona, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Arizona? ▼
Arizona has 139 public school districts covering 420+ zip codes and serving an estimated 657,796 students. The statewide average district rating is 5/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Arizona? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Arizona school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Arizona? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.