Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, AZ is #37 on the list Top 100 Best Cities to Work Remote in 2023, #35 on the list Top 100 Best Cities to Work Remote in 2023

Does Phoenix, Arizona have good schools?

When determining if Phoenix, Arizona, has good schools, we analyze key factors including math proficiency, reading/language proficiency, students-per-teacher ratio, average teacher salaries, National Blue Ribbon awards, Spelling Bee and STEM/non-STEM national competitions, and more.

SchoolsNational RankingsPrivate School Enrollment
Elementary schools in PhoenixScored 46.4Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 46.4 to elementary education in Phoenix, Arizona (with 100 being the best). on a scale of 0 to 100.8.7%
Middle schools in PhoenixScored 44.3Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 44.3 to middle education in Phoenix, Arizona (with 100 being the best). on a scale of 0 to 100.8.8%
High schools in PhoenixScored 43.6Dwellics analytics team assigned the score [r_high] to high education in Phoenix, Arizona (with 100 being the best). on a scale of 0 to 100.7.1%

Dwellics searched for winners of 69 nationwide competitions for school children in both STEM and non-STEM fields and found 71.0 winners in Phoenix, Arizona in the last 5 years.

Elementary Schools in Phoenix, Arizona

There are 280 public elementary schools in Phoenix, Arizona. The public elementary schools in Phoenix are rated 46.4 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among elementary school students, approximately 8.7% are enrolled at private schools in Phoenix.

The average percentage of students proficient in math in Phoenix, Arizona at the elementary level is 40.3%, and proficient in reading & language arts 41.2%.

The average salary of an elementary school teacher in Phoenix is $44,011 per year. The average number of elementary school students assigned to a teacher’s classroom in Phoenix is 16.0.

Middle Schools in Phoenix, Arizona

There are 55 public middle schools in Phoenix, Arizona. The public middle schools in Phoenix are rated 44.3 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among middle school students, approximately 8.8% are enrolled at private schools in Phoenix.

The average percentage of students proficient in math in Phoenix, Arizona at the middle schools level is 32.0%, and proficient in reading & language arts 34.0%.

The average salary of a middle school teacher in Phoenix is $42,973 per year. The average number of middle school students assigned to a teacher’s classroom in Phoenix is 17.0.

High Schools in Phoenix, Arizona

There are 124 high schools in Phoenix, Arizona. The public high schools in Phoenix are rated 43.6 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among high school students, approximately 7.1% are enrolled at private schools in Phoenix.

The average percentage of students proficient in math in Phoenix, Arizona at the high school level is 45.2%, and proficient in reading & language arts 43.6%.

The average salary of a high school teacher in Phoenix is $31,253 per year. The average number of high school students assigned to a teacher’s classroom in Phoenix is 20.0.

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Pros and Cons of living in Phoenix, Arizona in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "Downtown, small town vibe, close to freeways, small local businesses"
  • "Winter weather"
  • "warm"
  • "Mild winters,"
  • "nothing"
  • "Large city, sunny weather, local businesses"
  • "Own a home, sunny"
  • "Cheap and wearher"
  • "Climate"
  • "No snow "
  • "The scenery"
  • "Close to hiking and shops"
  • "Mild Winters"
  • "Sunshine, lots to do, something for everyone"
  • "Weather is great 2/3 of the year, Clear skies, plenty to do"
  • "warm"
  • "Lived here all my life"
  • "Sunny"
  • "Outdoors Fall Spring"
  • "nothinh"
  • "Family, Proximity, Safe"
  • "The winter. Less humidity"
  • "weather, suburbs, views"
  • "Variety of restaurants"
  • "Relative low cost of living, good highway system"
  • "Clean"
  • "outdoors, swimming, restaurants"
  • "Large Population, traffic"
  • "bad air"
  • "Conservative, low education, summer heat"
  • "everything"
  • "Too hot, unsafe, poor education, too conservative"
  • "Big, hot, unfriendly"
  • "The wearther and crowds and crime"
  • "Politics"
  • "Heat"
  • "The transportation"
  • "Too congested, crime, high cost of living "
  • "Intensely hot summers"
  • "Too hot when not beautiful outside; education statewide "
  • "Housing too expensive, Summers are too hot"
  • "people."
  • "Weather, homeless, liberal politics "
  • "Republican"
  • "Heat Cost of Living"
  • "weather recreation"
  • "The heat, dry, desert, people"
  • "Crime, traffic, cost of living, summer heat"
  • "lived here forever and need a change"
  • "too hot, too crowded, traffic, rude people"
  • "Hot, too big"
  • "The weather"
  • "Summer all the time "
  • "too far from family, too hot"

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