Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 904)	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)
040061002056	541	Desert Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5821 W Beverly Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Desert Heights Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-2900	907			29.9%	478 (52.7%)	44 (4.9%)	270 (29.8%)	19 (2.1%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	73 (8.0%)	$10,891	$1,199	$773	$3,171	$6,647	$2,272	$8,919	32.9	55.3	487	54
040253000186	542	Clawson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1235 E 7th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-8466	344	15	22.3	82.6%	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	331 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,320	$324	$117	$766	$5,449	$430	$5,878	32.8	48.8	567	25
040096103550	543	BASIS Phoenix South	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5700 S 19th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 962-7393	487			47.8%	50 (10.3%)	93 (19.1%)	247 (50.7%)	68 (14.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	$12,233	$658	$56	$1,372	$7,547	$3,972	$11,519	32.8	41.8	639	96
040080303416	544	Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	Public, Charter	K-6	3939 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 248-8025	340			35.9%	129 (37.9%)	52 (15.3%)	116 (34.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.6%)	$6,315	$1,107	$249	$2,462	$3,874	$1,086	$4,960	32.6	38.7	697	153
040880001479	545	Soleng Tom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 East Camino Quince	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-5400	297	18	16.4	41.4%	128 (43.1%)	4 (1.3%)	142 (47.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)		$00			$00			32.6	52.5	517	28
040880000891	546	Tolson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Greasewood Rd	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3300	372	22	16.7	71.8%	32 (8.6%)	18 (4.8%)	291 (78.2%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)		$00			$00			32.6	40.9	657	111
040789001256	547	Orange Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3525 W County 16 1/2 St	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6200	379	20	18.9	88.7%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	362 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,626	$444	$65	$954	$6,770	$1,346	$8,117	32.6	42.7	628	81
040096002880	548	Copper Trails	Public	PK, KG-8	16875 W Canyon Trails Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4100	994	36	27.3	47.9%	258 (26.0%)	88 (8.9%)	581 (58.5%)	29 (2.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.9%)	$8,325	$617	$411	$1,644	$5,768	$1,529	$7,297	32.4	48.7	568	20
040096002381	549	Desert Thunder	Public	PK, KG-8	16750 W Garfield St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4700	911	40	22.5	49.9%	198 (21.7%)	112 (12.3%)	554 (60.8%)	26 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.5%)	$10,127	$868	$394	$2,131	$6,931	$1,933	$8,864	32.3	46.7	585	36
040001601942	550	Center for Academic Success #3 - Douglas K-4	Public, Charter	K-4	919 E 3rd St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 805-6000	261			98.9%	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,397	$1,722	$476	$3,920	$6,024	$1,176	$7,199	32.3	65	391	159

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics 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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection