Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA and AzSCI test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040187001676	291	Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 S Gardner Dr	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4300	753	43	17.5		354 (47.0%)	37 (4.9%)	168 (22.3%)	94 (12.5%)	10 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84 (11.2%)	$7,718	$743	$72	$1,557	$6,720	$184	$6,904	64.7	85.3	178	113
040340000596	292	Towne Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 N Recker Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 854-1545	676	43	15.7		407 (60.2%)	10 (1.5%)	179 (26.5%)	24 (3.6%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.8%)	$7,205	$168	$515	$852	$6,775		$6,522	64.3	77.7	261	31
040036602302	293	Desert Marigold School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6210 S 28th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Valley of the Sun Waldorf Education Association d	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 243-6909	284				171 (60.2%)	7 (2.5%)	72 (25.4%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.2%)		$00			$00			64.2	40.4	668	375
040187002878	294	Ira A. Fulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4750 S Sunland Dr	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3300	535	34	15.9		333 (62.2%)	19 (3.6%)	96 (17.9%)	40 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.2%)	$7,748	$556	$94	$1,207	$6,852	$246	$7,097	64.2	79.1	239	55
040808001105	295	St Johns Middle School	Public	4-8	555 West 7th Street	Saint Johns	85936	Apache County	St Johns Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 337-2132	327	19	17.5		210 (64.2%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (25.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$6,438	$551	$110	$1,212	$5,083	$693	$5,777	64.2	81.7	221	74
040082203221	296	Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17667 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Daisy Education Corporation dba. Sonoran Science A	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 776-9344	266				121 (45.5%)	49 (18.4%)	52 (19.5%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.0%)		$00			$00			64.2	46.7	587	291
040340001984	297	Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1359	588	42	14		370 (62.9%)	12 (2.0%)	138 (23.5%)	25 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.3%)	$10,735	$230	$602	$1,062	$9,785	$118	$9,903	64	76.7	277	20
040000100616	298	Desert Sun Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	27880 N. 64th Street	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2900	241	21	11.3		179 (74.3%)	3 (1.2%)	44 (18.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$2,495	$80	$57	$216	$1,867	$491	$2,358	63.8	64.9	392	94
040432002383	299	Westar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17777 W Westar Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 237-2840	791	40	20		426 (53.9%)	43 (5.4%)	257 (32.5%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	$8,888	$810	$332	$1,952	$6,268	$1,478	$7,746	63.5	67.1	369	70
040022302199	300	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	700				246 (35.1%)	55 (7.9%)	295 (42.1%)	62 (8.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)		$00			$00			63.4	77.9	254	46

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.