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)
040428001129	361	Nautilus Elementary School	Public	K-6	1425 Patrician Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6060	360	17	21.1	51.9%	245 (68.1%)	1 (0.3%)	97 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$6,974	$590	$93	$1,273	$5,717	$574	$6,291	55.5	67.2	368	7
040775001255	362	Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6150 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5500	489	30	16.5	41.7%	284 (58.1%)	8 (1.6%)	140 (28.6%)	13 (2.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$8,233	$875	$38	$1,788	$7,090	$230	$7,320	55.4	68.7	349	13
040077402934	363	Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	465			49.9%	163 (35.1%)	29 (6.2%)	220 (47.3%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)		$00			$00			55.4	56.5	469	106
040880000859	364	Lineweaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	461 S Bryant Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-7700	501	34	14.6	57.9%	161 (32.1%)	20 (4.0%)	259 (51.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)		$00			$00			55.1	73.2	309	55
040187001996	365	Basha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3535 S Basha Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4400	607	41	14.6	19.9%	298 (49.1%)	36 (5.9%)	152 (25.0%)	51 (8.4%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.9%)	$9,414	$601	$76	$1,278	$8,489	$248	$8,737	55	74.8	294	71
040006502685	366	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	Public, Charter	K-6	22951 S. Power Rd.	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 677-8400	539				376 (69.8%)	12 (2.2%)	101 (18.7%)	19 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	$6,011	$373	$180	$927	$4,376	$1,082	$5,458	55	86.1	168	198
040673000565	367	Granite Mountain Middle School	Public	K-8	1800 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3253	520	34	15.4	36.7%	371 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (20.6%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.8%)	$9,829	$931	$145	$2,006	$6,975	$1,778	$8,753	54.9	63.5	406	39
040269002649	368	Sonoran Heights Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8550	712	40	17.8	35.0%	343 (48.2%)	54 (7.6%)	251 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.7%)	$8,095	$194	$867	$1,254	$6,136	$898	$7,035	54.8			(n/a)
040006501599	369	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	Public, Charter	K-6	22120 E Queen Creek Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-0722	764				563 (73.7%)	12 (1.6%)	129 (16.9%)	8 (1.0%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.4%)	$5,816	$326	$166	$818	$4,401	$923	$5,324	54.8	77.9	255	114
040841000797	370	Thatcher Elementary School	Public	3-6	1350 4th Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7250	541	25	21.8	32.9%	372 (68.8%)	5 (0.9%)	140 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$4,637	$178	$02	$358	$3,771	$687	$4,457	54.7	63.5	408	38

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