Higley High School (Ranked Top 10% for 2025)

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Higley High School

4068 E Pecos Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85295

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Higley High School is a high school in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. It is one of two high schools run by the Higley Unified School District. On December 9, 2022, Higley's varsity football team defeated Cactus 41-21 to capture the 5A state championship, their first in school history.

Serving 2,163 students in grades 8-12, Higley High School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Arizona for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 70% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 35%). The percentage of students achieving is 63% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 40%).

The student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is higher than the Arizona state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Arizona state average of 66% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: 8-12
Enrollment: 2,163 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
Minority Enrollment: 35%
: 96% (Top 5% in AZ)
: Top 10%
: 70% (Top 10%)
: 63% (Top 20%)
: 28% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Higley High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arizona for:

School Overview

Higley High School's student population of 2,163 students has grown by 20% over five school years.

The teacher population of 104 teachers has grown by 26% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades 8-12
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Higley High School
9	558
10	518
11	538
12	549

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Total Students

2,163 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School
2023	2,137
2022	2,174
2021	2,069
2020	1,802
2019	1,802
2018	1,639
2017	1,639
2016	1,670
2015	1,596
2014	1,680
2013	1,625
2012	1,491
2011	1,427
2010	1,288
2009	1,431
2008	1,592
2007	1,943
2006	1,681
2005	1,478
2004	1,126
2003	518

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

104 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School
2023	102
2022	105
2021	96
2020	82
2019	82
2018	79
2017	79
2016	69
2015	71
2014	70
2013	71
2012	61
2011	61
2010	53
2009	63
2008	60
2007	91
2006	82
2005	73
2004	52
2003	43

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Year Founded

2001

Colors

Blue, Silver

School Calendar

School Rankings

Higley High School ranks within the top 10% of all 1,956 schools in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Higley High School is 0.54, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.66. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (AZ)

#162 out of 1956 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Higley High School
2022	#162
2021	#522
2019	#268
2018	#296
2017	#354
2016	#1014
2015	#499
2014	#203
2013	#373
2012	#409
2011	#492

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70%

35%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2022	70%	35%	57%
2021	49%	32%	56%
2019	71%	45%	66%
2018	70%	45%	66%
2017	66%	42%	65%
2016	27%	39%	62%
2015	59%	38%	58%
2014	80%	63%	82%
2013	74%	63%	79%
2012	69%	63%	78%
2011	67%	62%	75%

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63%

40%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2022	63%	40%	60%
2021	47%	39%	58%
2019	64%	45%	66%
2018	61%	44%	66%
2017	52%	42%	63%
2016	37%	40%	60%
2015	43%	38%	54%
2014	95%	79%	93%
2013	90%	78%	91%
2012	91%	77%	90%
2011	86%	77%	89%

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28%

24%

Student : Teacher Ratio

21:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	21:1	17:1	18:1
2022	21:1	17:1	18:1
2021	22:1	17:1	17:1
2020	22:1	18:1	19:1
2019	22:1	18:1	19:1
2018	21:1	19:1	20:1
2017	21:1	19:1	20:1
2016	24:1	20:1	23:1
2015	22:1	20:1	22:1
2014	24:1	19:1	21:1
2013	23:1	19:1	21:1
2012	24:1	18:1	21:1
2011	23:1	19:1	20:1
2010	24:1	18:1	21:1
2009	23:1	18:1	21:1
2008	26:1	18:1	21:1
2007	21:1	18:1	20:1
2006	21:1	18:1	20:1
2005	20:1	19:1	22:1
2004	22:1	19:1	24:1
2003	12:1	19:1	23:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	1%	5%	2%
2022	1%	5%	1%
2021	1%	5%	1%
2020	1%	6%	2%
2019	1%	6%	2%
2014	1%	5%	1%
2013	1%	5%	1%
2012	2%	5%	1%
2011	2%	7%	2%
2010	1%	6%	2%
2009	2%	6%	2%
2008	2%	5%	1%
2007	2%	6%	2%
2006	2%	7%	2%
2005	2%	7%	2%
2004	2%	8%	5%
2003	2%	8%	6%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	3%	3%	3%
2022	3%	3%	4%
2021	4%	3%	4%
2020	3%	3%	4%
2019	3%	3%	4%
2018	4%	3%	5%
2017	4%	3%	5%
2016	5%	3%	5%
2015	5%	3%	5%
2014	4%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	4%
2012	4%	3%	5%
2011	5%	3%	5%
2010	7%	3%	5%
2009	6%	3%	5%
2008	5%	3%	5%
2007	4%	3%	4%
2006	4%	2%	4%
2005	3%	2%	3%
2004	3%	2%	3%
2003	3%	2%	2%

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Hispanic

20%

48%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	20%	47%	22%
2022	21%	47%	22%
2021	19%	46%	21%
2020	19%	45%	21%
2019	19%	45%	21%
2018	21%	45%	21%
2017	21%	45%	21%
2016	21%	45%	21%
2015	20%	45%	21%
2014	20%	44%	20%
2013	22%	43%	20%
2012	21%	43%	19%
2011	22%	42%	18%
2010	20%	41%	18%
2009	19%	41%	18%
2008	20%	42%	18%
2007	17%	41%	18%
2006	16%	39%	17%
2005	16%	38%	18%
2004	13%	37%	17%
2003	15%	36%	19%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	4%	6%	5%
2022	4%	6%	5%
2021	3%	6%	5%
2020	4%	5%	4%
2019	4%	5%	4%
2018	6%	5%	4%
2017	6%	5%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	5%	5%	4%
2014	5%	5%	4%
2013	6%	5%	5%
2012	6%	5%	5%
2011	6%	5%	5%
2010	8%	6%	6%
2009	8%	6%	6%
2008	6%	6%	6%
2007	5%	5%	5%
2006	5%	5%	5%
2005	4%	5%	4%
2004	3%	5%	3%
2003	3%	5%	4%

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White

65%

34%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	66%	35%	62%
2022	66%	35%	62%
2021	68%	36%	63%
2020	69%	38%	64%
2019	69%	38%	64%
2018	66%	38%	66%
2017	66%	38%	66%
2016	67%	39%	66%
2015	67%	40%	67%
2014	67%	41%	68%
2013	64%	42%	67%
2012	65%	42%	68%
2011	63%	42%	69%
2010	64%	44%	69%
2009	65%	44%	69%
2008	67%	44%	70%
2007	72%	45%	71%
2006	73%	47%	72%
2005	75%	48%	73%
2004	79%	48%	72%
2003	77%	49%	69%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	5%	4%	6%
2022	5%	4%	6%
2021	4%	4%	5%
2020	4%	3%	5%
2019	4%	3%	5%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	2%	3%
2014	3%	2%	3%
2013	3%	2%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.54

0.66

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	0.52	0.65	0.57
2022	0.52	0.65	0.56
2021	0.50	0.66	0.56
2020	0.49	0.65	0.54
2019	0.49	0.65	0.54
2018	0.52	0.65	0.52
2017	0.52	0.65	0.52
2016	0.51	0.65	0.52
2015	0.51	0.64	0.51
2014	0.51	0.64	0.50
2013	0.54	0.64	0.51
2012	0.53	0.64	0.50
2011	0.55	0.65	0.49
2010	0.54	0.64	0.49
2009	0.54	0.64	0.49
2008	0.51	0.63	0.48
2007	0.45	0.63	0.47
2006	0.44	0.63	0.44
2005	0.41	0.62	0.44
2004	0.36	0.63	0.45
2003	0.39	0.63	0.48

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96%

77%

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Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2012-2022)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2022	96%	77%	96%
2021	95%	76%	96%
2020	97%	76%	97%
2019	98%	78%	96%
2018	95%	78%	95%
2017	93%	78%	94%
2016	92%	80%	91%
2015	95%	79%	94%
2014	93%	77%	93%
2013	87%	76%	88%
2012	91%	78%	86%

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Eligible for

40%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2007-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	8%	39%	13%
2022	5%	29%	7%
2021	10%	42%	14%
2020	10%	43%	13%
2019	10%	43%	13%
2018	12%	42%	14%
2017	12%	42%	14%
2016	5%	33%	6%
2015	12%	34%	13%
2014	15%	36%	15%
2013	19%	37%	18%
2012	19%	36%	18%
2011	18%	36%	17%
2010	18%	38%	18%
2009	12%	39%	14%
2008	10%	29%	11%
2007	7%	32%	10%

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Eligible for

10%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2006-2023)
Year	Higley High School	Arizona	Higley Unified School District (4248)
2023	4%	7%	5%
2021	4%	9%	6%
2020	3%	7%	6%
2019	3%	7%	6%
2018	4%	9%	5%
2017	4%	9%	5%
2016	2%	11%	3%
2015	5%	5%	5%
2014	6%	14%	6%
2013	6%	10%	6%
2012	6%	11%	6%
2011	3%	10%	4%
2010	7%	8%	6%
2009	6%	10%	6%
2008	4%	9%	5%
2007	4%	9%	5%
2006	4%	8%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Higley Unified School District (4248)

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education

School Notes

School Mascot: Knights

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Higley High School's ranking?

Higley High School is ranked #162 out of 1,956 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Arizona.

What schools are Higley High School often compared to?

Higley High Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Williams Field High School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

70% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 35% AZ state average), while 63% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 40% AZ state average).

What is the graduation rate of Higley High School?

The graduation rate of Higley High School is 96%, which is higher than the Arizona state average of 77%.

How many students attend Higley High School?

2,163 students attend Higley High School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

65% of Higley High School students are White, 20% of students are Hispanic, 6% of students are Two or more races, 4% of students are Black, 3% of students are Asian, 1% of students are American Indian, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Higley High School?

Higley High School has a student ration of 21:1, which is higher than the Arizona state average of 17:1.

What grades does Higley High School offer ?

Higley High School offers enrollment in grades 8-12 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Higley High School part of?

Higley High School is part of Higley Unified School District (4248).

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: 8-12
Enrollment: 2,163 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
Minority Enrollment: 35%
: 96% (Top 5%)
: Top 10%
: 70% (Top 10%)
: 63% (Top 20%)
: 28% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education