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)
040775003099	171	Sunset Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	35707 N 33rd Ln	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7800	620	37	16.9	18.9%	459 (74.0%)	24 (3.9%)	88 (14.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (5.3%)	$7,762	$616	$20	$1,252	$6,855	$271	$7,126	78.8	86.5	161	10
040020203141	172	Academy of Tucson Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	9209 E Wrightstown Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 886-6076	181			48.1%	87 (48.1%)	9 (5.0%)	66 (36.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	13 (7.2%)		$00			$00			78.8	62	425	253
040092103428	173	Horizon Honors Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	16233 S 48th St	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 659-3100	820				464 (56.6%)	37 (4.5%)	172 (21.0%)	75 (9.1%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.6%)		$00			$00			78.7	86.5	162	11
040681000574	174	Queen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23636 S 204th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5920	763	42	18.1	17.8%	475 (62.3%)	25 (3.3%)	210 (27.5%)	10 (1.3%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.2%)	$7,890	$388	$29	$806	$6,777	$695	$7,472	78.7	78	253	79
040187002951	175	Haley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3401 S Layton Lakes Blvd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3500	765	45	17.1	10.8%	490 (64.1%)	23 (3.0%)	155 (20.3%)	42 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	$7,286	$543	$78	$1,163	$6,459	$206	$6,665	78.7	90	119	56
040003100689	176	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33625 N North Valley Pkwy	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 223-1335	1,022			9.9%	740 (72.4%)	31 (3.0%)	168 (16.4%)	21 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (5.5%)		$00			$00			78.4	77	272	96
040088103394	177	BASIS Phoenix Central Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 E Indianola Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 962-7393	429				107 (24.9%)	59 (13.8%)	154 (35.9%)	67 (15.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	$11,866	$201	$29	$430	$7,709	$3,928	$11,636	78.4	76.4	279	102
040775003098	178	Terramar Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	7000 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7600	1,015	54	18.9	12.9%	715 (70.4%)	27 (2.7%)	178 (17.5%)	47 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.3%)	$5,317	$284	$15	$583	$4,834	$184	$5,018	78.3	85.6	174	4
040378002118	179	San Tan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3443 E Calistoga Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7200	911	50	18.4	13.0%	593 (65.1%)	20 (2.2%)	240 (26.3%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.2%)	$6,576	$205	$133	$543	$5,822	$416	$6,238	78.2	89.3	129	50
040011203179	180	American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	23908 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2150	2,371				1,763 (74.4%)	45 (1.9%)	437 (18.4%)	15 (0.6%)	20 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	87 (3.7%)	$5,943	$169	$188	$525	$4,110	$1,477	$5,587	78.2	87.8	148	32

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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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