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Best public schools in Glendale, AZ

98 public schools in Glendale: 15 elementary · 2 middle · 38 high · 40 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Arizona.

Elementary schools

15 schools in Glendale, best first
1
Legend Springs Elementary 95.1
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 683 students
ELA 71%Math 74%Science 69%
#29 of 580 in Arizona
2
Las Brisas Elementary School 90.4
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 478 students
ELA 63%Math 67%Science 70%
#56 of 580 in Arizona
3
Challenge Charter School 83.2
Challenge School Inc. (6362) · Grades K-6 · Charter · 392 students
ELA 70%Math 52%Science 53%
#98 of 580 in Arizona
4
Copper Creek Elementary School 82.8
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 716 students
ELA 59%Math 60%Science 53%
#100 of 580 in Arizona
5
Traditional Academy at Bellair 74.1
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 215 students
ELA 48%Math 71%Science 37%
#151 of 580 in Arizona
6
Desert Sage Elementary School 73.2
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 579 students
ELA 56%Math 49%Science 50%
#156 of 580 in Arizona
7
Arrowhead Elementary School 68.5
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 558 students
ELA 49%Math 47%Science 46%
#183 of 580 in Arizona
8
Greenbrier Elementary School 65.4
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 484 students
ELA 47%Math 41%Science 46%
#201 of 580 in Arizona
9
Mountain Shadows Elementary School 58.5
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 421 students
ELA 47%Math 38%Science 35%
#241 of 580 in Arizona
10
Park Meadows Elementary School 49.6
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 544 students
ELA 36%Math 31%Science 38%
#293 of 580 in Arizona
11
Sunset School 47.7
Washington Elementary School District (4260) · Grades PK-6 · 526 students
ELA 36%Math 26%Science 41%
#304 of 580 in Arizona
12
Sunburst School 41.8
Washington Elementary School District (4260) · Grades PK-6 · 586 students
ELA 31%Math 29%Science 30%
#338 of 580 in Arizona
13
Mirage Elementary School 39.7
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-6 · 520 students
ELA 33%Math 22%Science 39%
#350 of 580 in Arizona
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Desert Garden Elementary School —
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-6 · 225 students
No published test results
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GCC Early Childhood Learning Lab —
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK · 15 students
No published test results

Middle schools

2 schools in Glendale, best first
1
Hillcrest Middle School 90.2
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades 7-8 · 853 students
ELA 59%Math 50%Science 53%
#19 of 188 in Arizona
2
Desert Sky Middle School 57.2
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades 7-8 · 647 students
ELA 38%Math 22%Science 29%
#81 of 188 in Arizona

High schools

38 schools in Glendale, best first
1
Jefferson Preparatory High School 97.5
Choice Academies Inc. (90138) · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 61 students
ELA 76%Math 70%Science 65%
#6 of 219 in Arizona
2
Mountain Ridge High School 97.0
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades 7-12 · 2,787 students
ELA 75%Math 65%Science 54%
#7 of 219 in Arizona
3
Sandra Day O'Connor High School 95.2
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades 7-12 · 2,597 students
ELA 76%Math 60%Science 50%
#11 of 219 in Arizona
4
Ironwood High School 63.7
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades 7-12 · 1,885 students
ELA 45%Math 34%Science 23%
#80 of 219 in Arizona
5
Deer Valley High School 61.0
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades 7-12 · 1,696 students
ELA 39%Math 38%Science 23%
#86 of 219 in Arizona
6
Independence High School 60.5
Glendale Union High School District (4285) · Grades 9-12 · 2,048 students
ELA 48%Math 33%Science 15%
#87 of 219 in Arizona
7
Glenview College Preparatory High School 59.1
Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High Sch (4342) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 537 students
ELA 47%Math 34%Science 13%
#90 of 219 in Arizona
8
Cactus High School 57.3
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades 7-12 · 1,046 students
ELA 41%Math 32%Science 22%
#94 of 219 in Arizona
9
Apollo High School 49.1
Glendale Union High School District (4285) · Grades 9-12 · 2,228 students
ELA 41%Math 29%Science 14%
#112 of 219 in Arizona
10
Glendale High School 35.4
Glendale Union High School District (4285) · Grades 9-12 · 1,813 students
ELA 33%Math 24%Science 9%
#142 of 219 in Arizona
11
Raymond S. Kellis 32.6
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades 7-12 · 1,697 students
ELA 31%Math 20%Science 13%
#148 of 219 in Arizona
12
Copper Canyon High School 17.6
Tolleson Union High School District (4288) · Grades 9-12 · 2,155 students
ELA 20%Math 17%Science 10%
#181 of 219 in Arizona
13
Hope High School Online 8.0
Blueprint Education (81041) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 393 students
ELA 20%Math 11%
#202 of 219 in Arizona
14
ThrivePoint Online High School 5.3
ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 291 students
ELA 20%Math 7%Science 9%
#208 of 219 in Arizona
15
Arizona Insight Academy 2.1
Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. ( (87405) · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 1,048 students
ELA 15%Math 3%Science 7%
#215 of 219 in Arizona
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Crown Point High School —
James Sandoval Preparatory High School (79475) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 41 students
No published test results
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Deer Valley Academy —
Deer Valley Charter Schools Inc. (79496) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 22 students
No published test results
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Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy —
Glendale Union High School District (4285) · Grades 9-12 · 471 students
No published test results
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Glendale Union Online —
Glendale Union High School District (4285) · Grades 9-12 · 379 students
ELA 15%
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Intelli-School Glendale —
PAS Charter Inc. dba Intelli-School (79953) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 51 students
No published test results
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Ombudsman - Charter Metro —
Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 223 students
No published test results
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Ombudsman Online Academy —
Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 370 students
No published test results
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Start Campus —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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ThrivePoint High School at Grovers —
ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 60 students
No published test results
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Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills —
ThrivePoint High School Inc. (79059) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 96 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Apollo High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 14 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Cactus High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Central Campus —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 11 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Copper Canyon High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 8 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Deer Valley High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 8 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Glendale High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 21 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Independence High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 13 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Ironwood High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Mountain Ridge High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 3 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 7-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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West-MEC - Sandra Day O'Connor High School —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 2 students
No published test results
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West-MEC Glendale Community College —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 2 students
No published test results
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West-MEC Glendale Community College - North —
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center (80923) · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

40 schools in Glendale, best first
1
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy 95.0
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-8 · 964 students
ELA 71%Math 65%Science 67%
#25 of 494 in Arizona
2
Highland Lakes School 86.9
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) · Grades PK-8 · 1,065 students
ELA 62%Math 52%Science 52%
#65 of 494 in Arizona
3
Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale 83.1
Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 1,293 students
ELA 59%Math 49%Science 52%
#84 of 494 in Arizona
4
Copperwood School 81.3
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 646 students
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 51%
#93 of 494 in Arizona
5
Canyon Elementary School 74.6
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 293 students
ELA 50%Math 42%Science 44%
#126 of 494 in Arizona
6
Luke Elementary School 69.1
Dysart Unified District (4243) · Grades PK-8 · 623 students
ELA 47%Math 36%Science 45%
#153 of 494 in Arizona
7
Discovery School 64.7
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 632 students
ELA 43%Math 41%Science 29%
#175 of 494 in Arizona
8
Sweetwater School 64.5
Washington Elementary School District (4260) · Grades K-8 · 474 students
ELA 43%Math 36%Science 36%
#176 of 494 in Arizona
9
Pioneer Elementary School 63.9
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 422 students
ELA 41%Math 39%Science 32%
#179 of 494 in Arizona
10
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School 63.3
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 590 students
ELA 43%Math 38%Science 30%
#182 of 494 in Arizona
11
Marshall Ranch Elementary School 59.8
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 690 students
ELA 40%Math 33%Science 32%
#199 of 494 in Arizona
12
Edison School of Innovation 59.0
Edison Project (743644) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 248 students
ELA 41%Math 29%
#203 of 494 in Arizona
13
Desert Valley Elementary School 54.6
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 459 students
ELA 40%Math 30%Science 23%
#225 of 494 in Arizona
14
Heritage Elementary School 53.9
Heritage Elementary School (81076) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 796 students
ELA 39%Math 30%Science 24%
#228 of 494 in Arizona
15
Heritage School 46.9
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 493 students
ELA 37%Math 24%Science 23%
#263 of 494 in Arizona
16
Kachina Elementary School 43.8
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 310 students
ELA 33%Math 21%Science 29%
#278 of 494 in Arizona
17
Desert Mirage Elementary School 42.6
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) · Grades PK-8 · 741 students
ELA 35%Math 19%Science 28%
#284 of 494 in Arizona
18
Foothills Elementary School 42.4
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 545 students
ELA 33%Math 24%Science 22%
#285 of 494 in Arizona
19
Academy of Math and Science Glendale 41.6
Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 1,246 students
ELA 26%Math 24%Science 34%
#289 of 494 in Arizona
20
Desert Palms Elementary School 40.2
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-8 · 415 students
ELA 32%Math 21%Science 26%
#296 of 494 in Arizona
21
Arroyo Elementary School 39.0
Washington Elementary School District (4260) · Grades K-8 · 543 students
ELA 29%Math 26%Science 20%
#302 of 494 in Arizona
22
Sunset Ridge Elementary School 37.6
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) · Grades PK-8 · 600 students
ELA 29%Math 21%Science 24%
#309 of 494 in Arizona
23
Horizon School 36.1
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 904 students
ELA 31%Math 20%Science 24%
#316 of 494 in Arizona
24
Challenger Middle School 34.7
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 880 students
ELA 27%Math 28%Science 12%
#323 of 494 in Arizona
25
Glenn F Burton School 32.9
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 585 students
ELA 24%Math 29%Science 14%
#332 of 494 in Arizona
26
William C Jack School 31.1
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-8 · 827 students
ELA 27%Math 20%Science 19%
#341 of 494 in Arizona
27
Sunset Vista 30.3
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-8 · 709 students
ELA 25%Math 23%Science 17%
#345 of 494 in Arizona
28
Glendale American School 28.2
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-8 · 640 students
ELA 28%Math 16%Science 19%
#355 of 494 in Arizona
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Camelback Academy 27.8
Camelback Education Inc (79905) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 601 students
ELA 28%Math 15%Science 21%
#357 of 494 in Arizona
30
Ethos Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy 19.9
Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy (92379) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 350 students
ELA 22%Math 16%Science 18%
#396 of 494 in Arizona
31
Bicentennial South School 19.3
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-8 · 780 students
ELA 22%Math 15%Science 19%
#399 of 494 in Arizona
32
Harold W Smith School 15.5
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 687 students
ELA 17%Math 19%Science 12%
#418 of 494 in Arizona
33
Carol G. Peck Elementary School 15.1
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) · Grades K-8 · 683 students
ELA 19%Math 15%Science 18%
#420 of 494 in Arizona
34
Sun Valley Academy-Glendale 13.9
Sun Valley Academy - Glendale Inc. (1002008) · Grades K-8 · Charter
ELA 25%Math 9%
#426 of 494 in Arizona
35
Desert Spirit 13.3
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-8 · 683 students
ELA 19%Math 16%Science 14%
#429 of 494 in Arizona
36
Barcelona Elementary School 9.6
Alhambra Elementary District (4280) · Grades PK-8 · 873 students
ELA 15%Math 15%Science 14%
#447 of 494 in Arizona
37
Glendale Landmark School 6.8
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades PK-8 · 692 students
ELA 13%Math 13%
#461 of 494 in Arizona
38
Sonoran Sky Elementary School 6.0
Pendergast Elementary District (4283) · Grades PK-8 · 495 students
ELA 20%Math 6%Science 14%
#465 of 494 in Arizona
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Don Mensendick School 4.1
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 553 students
ELA 17%Math 10%Science 12%
#474 of 494 in Arizona
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Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning —
Glendale Elementary District (4271) · Grades K-8 · 61 students
No published test results

Combined schools

3 schools in Glendale, best first
1
Desert Heights Charter School 42.6
Desert Heights Charter Schools (81099) · Grades K-12 · Charter · 897 students
ELA 41%Math 38%Science 28%
#70 of 121 in Arizona
2
Westland School Brighton Campus 31.8
Cholla Academy (5186) · Grades K-12 · Charter · 325 students
ELA 34%Math 24%Science 19%
#83 of 121 in Arizona
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Sunflower School —
Peoria Unified School District (4237) · Grades PK-12 · 21 students
No published test results

School districts serving Glendale

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