Last Updated on August 4, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of best alternative schools in Arizona. The list consists of both public and private schools. Here, readers will find the following details – top alternative schools, their address, grades, student teacher ratio and more.
Best Public Alternative Schools in Arizona for 2022
Rank |
School |
Low Grade |
High Grade |
Address |
City |
Student Teacher Ratio |
1 | Vista Peak | PK | 12 | 19825 N 15TH AVE | PHOENIX | 5.1000000 |
2 | Teenage Parent Program – TAPP | 06 | 12 | 102 N PLUMER AVE | TUCSON | 6.3000000 |
3 | White Tanks Learning Center | KG | 08 | 272 E SAGEBRUSH ST | Litchfield Park | 8.0000000 |
4 | Project More High School | 09 | 12 | 440 S. Park | Tucson | 8.2000000 |
5 | Bostrom Alternative Center | 09 | 12 | 3535 N 27TH AVE | PHOENIX | 9.1000000 |
6 | Summit High School | 07 | 12 | 4000 N CUMMINGS ST | FLAGSTAFF | 9.8000000 |
7 | Vista High School | 09 | 12 | 2350 S VIRGINIA DR | YUMA | 9.8000000 |
8 | Roadrunner School | PK | 12 | 3540 E CHOLLA ST | PHOENIX | 10.4000000 |
9 | Mt Graham High School | 09 | 12 | 300 W DISCOVERY PARK BLVD | SAFFORD | 11.3000000 |
10 | Navajo County Instruction for Success (NCIS) | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 668 | HOLBROOK | 11.8000000 |
11 | Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice) | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 3117 | CASA GRANDE | 11.8000000 |
12 | Compadre High School | 09 | 12 | 500 W GUADALUPE RD | TEMPE | 12.6000000 |
13 | Pierson High School | 09 | 12 | 310 W PLUM ST | NOGALES | 12.7000000 |
14 | Mt. Turnbull Academy | PK | 12 | PO BOX 28 | FORT THOMAS | 14.0000000 |
15 | Yavapai County High School | 09 | 12 | 7497 E ADDIS AVE | Prescott Valley | 14.0000000 |
16 | Tse’yaato’ High School | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 3477 | PAGE | 15.5000000 |
17 | Hope College and Career Readiness Academy | 09 | 12 | 6401 S 16TH ST | PHOENIX | 15.6000000 |
18 | Southwest Key Transitional Learning Center | KG | 12 | PO BOX 11570 | PHOENIX | 15.6000000 |
19 | Pantano High School | 09 | 12 | 12775 E MARY ANN CLEVELAND WAY | VAIL | 16.5000000 |
20 | South Verde Technology Magnet | 09 | 12 | 410 CAMP LINCOLN RD | CAMP VERDE | 16.5000000 |
21 | Peoria Flex Academy | 08 | 12 | 11200 N 83RD AVE | PEORIA | 16.6000000 |
22 | Manson Mesa High School | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 1927 | PAGE | 17.5000000 |
23 | Mountain Vista Academy | PK | 12 | PO BOX 2850 | FLORENCE | 17.8000000 |
24 | White Mountain Institute | 09 | 12 | 500 W OLD LINDEN RD | SHOW LOW | 19.0000000 |
25 | Ponderosa High School | 09 | 12 | 2384 N. Steves Blvd. | Flagstaff | 19.3000000 |
26 | East Valley Academy | 09 | 12 | 855 W 8TH AVE | MESA | 20.0000000 |
27 | Esperanza Prep | KG | 08 | 1938 E APACHE BLVD | TEMPE | 20.0000000 |
28 | Linda Abril Educational Academy | 11 | 12 | 3000 N 19TH AVE | PHOENIX | 20.2000000 |
29 | STAR Academic High School | 06 | 12 | 5093 S LIBERTY AVE | TUCSON | 20.2000000 |
30 | Alternative Middle School (Indian Oasis Middle School) | 06 | 08 | PO BOX 248 | SELLS | 22.9000000 |
31 | Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy | 09 | 12 | 4530 W NORTHERN AVE | GLENDALE | 24.7000000 |
32 | Coolidge Alternative Program | 06 | 12 | 450 N ARIZONA BLVD | COOLIDGE | 25.1000000 |
33 | Payson Center for Success High School | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 919 | PAYSON | 25.2000000 |
34 | Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 248 | SELLS | 26.4000000 |
35 | Sentinel Peak High School | 09 | 12 | 4125 W AERIE DR | TUCSON | 27.0000000 |
36 | Aspire High School | 07 | 12 | 2970 CENTERPOINTE EAST DR | PRESCOTT | 32.5000000 |
37 | Santa Cruz Center for Success | 09 | 12 | 900 N MAIN ST | ELOY | 33.0000000 |
38 | Parker Alternative School | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 1090 | PARKER | 40.0000000 |
39 | Academy of Building Industries | 09 | 12 | 1547 E LIPAN BLVD | FORT MOHAVE | – |
40 | Academy with Community Partners | 09 | 12 | 433 N HALL | MESA | – |
41 | Accelerated Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 4105 E SHEA BLVD | PHOENIX | – |
42 | Alta Vista High School | 09 | 12 | 5040 S CAMPBELL AVE | TUCSON | – |
43 | Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School | 09 | 12 | 1929 N STONE AVE | TUCSON | – |
44 | Apache Trail High School | 09 | 12 | 945 W APACHE TRL | Apache Junction | – |
45 | Arizona Collegiate High School | 09 | 12 | 3161 N 33RD AVE | PHOENIX | – |
46 | Arizona Insight Academy | 07 | 12 | 5323 N 99TH AVE STE 210 | GLENDALE | – |
47 | Arizona Preparatory Academy | 09 | 12 | 10720 W Indian School Rd. | Phoenix | – |
48 | AZ Compass Prep School | 07 | 12 | 2020 N ARIZONA AVE STE G62 | CHANDLER | – |
49 | AZTEC High School | 09 | 12 | 2330 W 28TH ST | YUMA | – |
50 | Canyon Rose Academy | 09 | 12 | 3686 W ORANGE GROVE RD STE 192 | TUCSON | – |
51 | Canyon Rose Academy-East | 09 | 12 | 3686 W ORANGE GROVE RD STE 192 | TUCSON | – |
52 | Career Success Jr/Sr High School – North Phoenix | 07 | 12 | 2321 E BELL RD | PHOENIX | – |
53 | Career Success School – Sage Campus | KG | 08 | 3120 N 32ND ST | PHOENIX | – |
54 | Center for Academic Success The #1 | 09 | 12 | 900 CARMELITA DR | SIERRA VISTA | – |
55 | Center for Academic Success The #2 | 07 | 12 | 510 N G AVE | DOUGLAS | – |
56 | City View High School | 09 | 12 | 649 N 6TH AVE | PHOENIX | – |
57 | Compass High School | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 17810 | TUCSON | – |
58 | Continued Hope High Schools | 09 | 12 | 3409 W WHITTON AVE | PHOENIX | – |
59 | Cornerstone Charter School | 09 | 12 | 3826 W ARACELY DR | NEW RIVER | – |
60 | Crestview College Preparatory High School | 07 | 12 | 2616 E GREENWAY RD | PHOENIX | – |
61 | Crown Point High School | 09 | 12 | 3830 N 67TH AVE | PHOENIX | – |
62 | Desert Hills High School | 09 | 12 | 1515 S VAL VISTA DR | GILBERT | – |
63 | Desert Rose Academy Charter School | 09 | 12 | 3686 W ORANGE GROVE RD STE 192 | TUCSON | – |
64 | E-Institute at Avondale | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
65 | E-Institute at Buckeye | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
66 | E-Institute at Grovers | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
67 | E-Institute at Metro | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
68 | E-Institute at Surprise | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
69 | E-Institute at Taylion | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
70 | E-Institute at Union Hills | 09 | 12 | 4744 W GROVERS AVE | GLENDALE | – |
71 | East Valley High School | 09 | 12 | 7420 E MAIN ST | MESA | – |
72 | Eastpointe High School | 09 | 12 | 8495 E BROADWAY BLVD | TUCSON | – |
73 | Edge High School – Himmel Park | 09 | 12 | 2555 E 1ST ST STE 111 | TUCSON | – |
74 | EDGE High School – Northwest | 09 | 12 | 2555 E 1ST ST STE 111 | TUCSON | – |
75 | EdOptions HS Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 2150 E SOUTHERN AVE | TEMPE | – |
76 | EdOptions Preparatory Academy | 07 | 12 | 2150 E SOUTHERN AVE | TEMPE | – |
77 | Educational Opportunity Center | 09 | 12 | 3834 W 16TH ST | YUMA | – |
78 | Envision High School | 09 | 12 | 200 N STONE AVE | TUCSON | – |
79 | Estrella High School | 09 | 12 | 510 N CENTRAL AVE | AVONDALE | – |
80 | Genesis Academy | 09 | 12 | 525 E MCDOWELL RD | PHOENIX | – |
81 | Ha:san Preparatory & Leadership School | 09 | 12 | 1333 E 10TH ST | TUCSON | – |
82 | Hope High School | 09 | 12 | 7620 W LOWER BUCKEYE RD STE 10 | PHOENIX | – |
83 | Hope High School Online | 09 | 12 | 1717 W NORTHERN AVE STE 104 | PHOENIX | – |
84 | Intelli-School | 09 | 12 | 1727 N ARIZONA AVE STE 5 | CHANDLER | – |
85 | Intelli-School – Metro Center | 09 | 12 | 2222 W NORTHERN AVE STE A110 | PHOENIX | – |
86 | Intelli-School – Paradise Valley | 09 | 12 | 2222 W NORTHERN AVE STE A110 | PHOENIX | – |
87 | Intelli-School Glendale | 09 | 12 | 3101 W PEORIA AVE # B-310 | PHOENIX | – |
88 | International Commerce High School – Phoenix | 09 | 12 | 5201 N 7TH ST | PHOENIX | – |
89 | International Commerce High School – Tempe | 09 | 12 | 1105 E BROADWAY RD | TEMPE | – |
90 | Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School | 09 | 12 | 2200 N ARIZONA AVE STE 17 | CHANDLER | – |
91 | Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School | 09 | 12 | 3660 W GLENDALE AVE | PHOENIX | – |
92 | Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School | 09 | 12 | 217 E OLYMPIC DR | PHOENIX | – |
93 | Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary Scho | KG | 06 | 1290 N SCOTTSDALE RD STE 117 | TEMPE | – |
94 | Kaizen Education Foundation dba Summit High School | 09 | 12 | 728 E MCDOWELL RD | PHOENIX | – |
95 | Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Preparatory Acad | KG | 06 | 2929 E MCKELLIPS RD | MESA | – |
96 | Learning Institute The | 07 | 12 | 5312 N 12TH ST STE 302 | PHOENIX | – |
97 | Liberty High School | 07 | 12 | 1300 E CEDAR ST | GLOBE | – |
98 | Mary Meredith K-12 School | KG | 12 | 755 N MAGNOLIA AVE | TUCSON | – |
99 | MCAT High School | 09 | 12 | 13650 N MCDUFF RD STE 128 | MARANA | – |
100 | Midtown High School | 09 | 12 | 7318 W LYNWOOD ST | PHOENIX | – |
101 | Mountain Rose Academy | 09 | 12 | 3686 W ORANGE GROVE RD STE 192 | TUCSON | – |
102 | Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. – Taylor | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 125 | TAYLOR | – |
103 | Nosotros Academy | KG | 12 | 440 N GRANDE AVE | TUCSON | – |
104 | Ombudsman – Charter East | 09 | 12 | 3943 E THOMAS RD | PHOENIX | – |
105 | Ombudsman – Charter East II | 09 | 12 | 4041 E THOMAS RD STE 210 | PHOENIX | – |
106 | Ombudsman – Charter Metro | 09 | 12 | 7910 N. 43rd Avenue | Glendale | – |
107 | Ombudsman – Charter Northeast | 09 | 12 | 1290 N. Scottsdale Road STE 13 | Tempe | – |
108 | Ombudsman – Charter Northwest | 09 | 12 | 9516 W. Peoria Ave. | Peoria | – |
109 | Ombudsman – Charter Valencia | 06 | 12 | 1660 W VALENCIA RD | TUCSON | – |
110 | Ombudsman – Charter West | 09 | 12 | 2909 W. Bell Road | Phoenix | – |
111 | PACE Preparatory Academy | 09 | 12 | 6711 E 2ND ST | Prescott Valley | – |
112 | Peoria Accelerated High School | 09 | 12 | 8885 W PEORIA AVE | PEORIA | – |
113 | Pillar Academy of Business & Finance | 09 | 12 | 2301 W DUNLAP AVE STE 202 | PHOENIX | – |
114 | Pima Partnership Academy | 06 | 08 | 3130 E BROADWAY BLVD STE 180 | TUCSON | – |
115 | Pima Partnership School The | 09 | 12 | 1346 N STONE AVE | TUCSON | – |
116 | Pima Prevention Partnership-Tucson | 09 | 12 | 924 N Alvernon Way | Tucson | – |
117 | Pima Rose Academy | 09 | 12 | 3686 W ORANGE GROVE RD STE 192 | TUCSON | – |
118 | Pima Vocational High School | 09 | 12 | 175 W IRVINGTON RD | TUCSON | – |
119 | Pinnacle Charter High School | 09 | 12 | 810 S ALMA SCHOOL RD STE 2A | MESA | – |
120 | Pinnacle Charter High School | 09 | 12 | 2224 W SOUTHERN AVE STE 1 | TEMPE | – |
121 | Pinnacle High School – Casa Grande | 09 | 12 | 3823 N 11TH ST | PHOENIX | – |
122 | Pinnacle High School – Tempe | 09 | 12 | 2224 W SOUTHERN AVE STE 2 | TEMPE | – |
123 | Pinnacle Online – WMCB | 09 | 12 | 810 S ALMA SCHOOL RD STE 2 | MESA | – |
124 | Pinnacle Online High School | 06 | 12 | 2224 W SOUTHERN AVE STE 1 | TEMPE | – |
125 | PPEP TEC – Alice S. Paul Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 1840 E BENSON HWY | TUCSON | – |
126 | PPEP TEC – Celestino Fernandez Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 1840 E BENSON HWY | TUCSON | – |
127 | PPEP TEC – Cesar Chavez Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 1233 N. Main Street | San Luis | – |
128 | PPEP TEC – Colin L. Powell Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 4116 Avenida Cochise Suites F | Sierra Vista | – |
129 | PPEP TEC – Jose Yepez Learning Center | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 499 | SOMERTON | – |
130 | PPEP TEC – Raul H. Castro Learning Center | 09 | 12 | 1840 E BENSON HWY | TUCSON | – |
131 | Premier Charter High School | 09 | 12 | 7544 W INDIAN SCHOOL RD STE A2 | PHOENIX | – |
132 | Primavera – Online | 06 | 12 | 2471 N. Arizona Ave. | Chandler | – |
133 | RCB Medical Arts Academy | 07 | 12 | 6049 N 43RD AVE | PHOENIX | – |
134 | Robert L. Duffy High School | 07 | 12 | 3816 N 27TH AVE | PHOENIX | – |
135 | RSD High School | 09 | 12 | 13615 N 35TH AVE STE 11 | PHOENIX | – |
136 | Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy | 09 | 12 | 10005 E OSBORN RD | SCOTTSDALE | – |
137 | San Pedro Valley High School | 09 | 12 | 260 S. Patagonia St. | Benson | – |
138 | Skyline D5 | 05 | 12 | 17667 N 91ST AVE | PEORIA | – |
139 | Skyline Prep High School | 09 | 12 | 2020 N Arizona Ave | Chandler | – |
140 | Skyview High School | 09 | 12 | 4290 S MILLER RD STE 102 | BUCKEYE | – |
141 | South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy | KG | 04 | 4039 E RAYMOND ST STE 3 | PHOENIX | – |
142 | South Pointe High School | 09 | 12 | 8325 S CENTRAL AVE | PHOENIX | – |
143 | South Pointe Junior High School | 06 | 08 | 7878 N 16TH ST STE 150 | PHOENIX | – |
144 | South Valley Prep and Arts School | 05 | 08 | 4039 E RAYMOND ST STE 3 | PHOENIX | – |
145 | Southern Arizona Community Academy | 09 | 12 | 2470 N TUCSON BLVD | TUCSON | – |
146 | Southgate Academy | KG | 12 | 850 W VALENCIA RD | TUCSON | – |
147 | Southwest Leadership Academy | 09 | 12 | 4301 W FILLMORE ST | PHOENIX | – |
148 | St. Johns Learning Center | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 3030 | SAINT JOHNS | – |
149 | Student Choice High School | 09 | 12 | 1833 N SCOTTSDALE RD | TEMPE | – |
150 | Student Choice High School | 09 | 12 | 8194 W. Deer Valley Rd STE B10 | Peoria | – |
151 | Summit School | KG | 12 | PO BOX 2850 | FLORENCE | – |
152 | Sun Valley High School | 09 | 12 | 1143 S LINDSAY RD | MESA | – |
153 | Sweetwater Community School | 06 | 12 | 4215 E ANDORA DR | PHOENIX | – |
154 | Tech Campus | 09 | 12 | 3816 N 27TH AVE | PHOENIX | – |
155 | Toltecali High School | 09 | 12 | 251 W IRVINGTON RD | TUCSON | – |
156 | Tucson Preparatory School | 09 | 12 | 1525 N. Oracle Rd. | Tucson | – |
157 | Valley Preparatory Academy | 09 | 12 | 2150 Southern Avenue STE 713 | Tempe | – |
158 | Vector Prep and Arts Academy | KG | 06 | 2020 N. Arizona Ave. STE 62 | Chandler | – |
159 | Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School | 07 | 09 | 2929 E MCKELLIPS RD | MESA | – |
160 | West Phoenix High School | 09 | 12 | 3835 W THOMAS RD | PHOENIX | – |
161 | WMI ON LINE | 09 | 12 | 500W. Old Linden Rd. | Show Low | – |
162 | Youth Works Charter High School | 09 | 12 | PO BOX 27453 | TUCSON | – |
Best Private Alternative Schools in Arizona for 2022
Rank |
School |
Low Grade |
High Grade |
Address |
City |
Student Teacher Ratio |
1 | BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR ACADEMY | 2 | 3 | PO BOX 90925 | TUCSON | 10 |
2 | CAMELBACK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | 2 | 3 | 3900 E STANFORD DR | PARADISE VALLEY | 7.85 |
3 | COVENANT CHILD CARE CENTER | 2 | 3 | PO BOX 80847 | PHOENIX | 11 |
4 | DAYSPRING PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | 2 | 3 | 1365 E ELLIOT RD | TEMPE | 5.75 |
5 | DESERT SUN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | 2 | 3 | 1512 W ELLIOT RD | CHANDLER | 7.14 |
6 | EARLY EDUCATION CENTER | 2 | 3 | 3501 E CHANDLER BLVD | PHOENIX | 6 |
7 | JOYFUL BEGINNINGS ACADEMY | 2 | 8 | 9325 S RURAL RD | TEMPE | 6 |
8 | KINO LEARNING CENTER | 1 | 1 | 6625 N 1ST AVE | TUCSON | 3.87 |
9 | NEW COVENANT LUTHERAN CHURCH CHILDREN’S MINISTRY C | 2 | 3 | 15152 N FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD | SCOTTSDALE | 10.5 |
10 | NOAHS ARK PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | 2 | 3 | 2745 N 32ND ST | MESA | 7 |
11 | NORTH PHOENIX BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL | 2 | 3 | 5757 N CENTRAL AVE | PHOENIX | 62 |
12 | SEDONA SKY ACADEMY | 13 | 17 | PO BOX 230 | RIMROCK | 6.51 |
13 | SMART SCHOOLS | 17 | 17 | 1440 S CLEARVIEW AVE STE 101 | MESA | 40.96 |
14 | SMART SCHOOLS LLC | 17 | 17 | 1440 S CLEARVIEW AVE, STE 101 | MESA | 30 |
15 | ST ANDREW’S PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | 2 | 3 | 7650 N PASEO DEL NORTE | TUCSON | 7.71 |
16 | ST MARKS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | 2 | 3 | 1431 W MAGEE RD | TUCSON | 9 |
17 | THE NEW FOUNDATION-MARION BURTON SCHOOL | 11 | 17 | 1200 N 77TH ST | SCOTTSDALE | 7.95 |
18 | VERITAS ACADEMY OF TUCSON | 3 | 16 | PO BOX 35263 | TUCSON | 7.62 |
19 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE SCHOOL | 11 | 17 | 1830 E ROOSEVELT ST | PHOENIX | 10.73 |
For ranking the schools, I’ve relied upon the ‘Student Teacher Ratio’ factor. What is student teacher ratio, some of you may ask. It is the number used to indicate the number of students for every teacher in a school. For example, a student teacher ratio of 16 indicates that a teacher is available for 16 students in that school. When it comes to quality of education, student teacher ratio plays an important role. If the student teacher ratio is 100, it means that few teachers are available to attend to the needs of students in a school. This may lead to inadequate attention, inadequate engagement, and may even have a negative impact on student success! Student teacher ratio is like a two way street. Fewer students per teacher setup is an ideal classroom where students may enjoy adequate individual-attention from teachers. Under this setup, a teacher may take care of individuals’ needs and weaknesses. Similarly, under this setup, teachers may modify/adapt their teaching techniques according to learning styles/needs of the students.
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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