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)
040007100832	61	Bright Beginnings School #1	Public, Charter	K-6	400 N Andersen Blvd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Bright Beginnings School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 821-1404	238				140 (58.8%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (18.5%)	34 (14.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)		$00			$00			91.7	95.1	44	17
040080503050	62	Adams Traditional Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2323 W Parkside Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5517	601			8.0%	253 (42.1%)	17 (2.8%)	49 (8.2%)	252 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,078	$65	$433	$563	$5,812	$1,768	$7,579	91.6	95.8	35	27
040068002066	63	Painted Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12620 N Woodburne Ave	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-3800	389	29	13.5	15.7%	236 (60.7%)	6 (1.5%)	104 (26.7%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)		$00			$00			91.4	87.5	149	86
040775003463	64	Sonoran Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-8	32150 N North Foothills Dr	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8400	860	49	17.4	14.9%	609 (70.8%)	25 (2.9%)	126 (14.7%)	34 (4.0%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.0%)	$6,098	$437	$12	$885	$5,355	$295	$5,650	91.3	95	46	18
040083303283	65	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Veritas	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 489-7341	716				480 (67.0%)	12 (1.7%)	126 (17.6%)	37 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.1%)	$10,452	$245	$112	$602	$5,957	$4,138	$10,095	91.2	92.6	77	12
040885002765	66	Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10701 S. White Lightning	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3600	652	44	14.8	16.9%	378 (58.0%)	16 (2.5%)	201 (30.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.3%)	$5,834	$69	$50	$187	$5,640	$76	$5,716	91	94.8	49	17
040880000845	67	Fruchthendler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7470 E Cloud Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-4400	324	22	15	27.5%	167 (51.5%)	9 (2.8%)	112 (34.6%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.4%)		$00			$00			90.8	94.4	56	11
040593002668	68	Wildfire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3997 E Lockwood Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4300	457	30	15	6.8%	365 (79.9%)	5 (1.1%)	55 (12.0%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	$8,321	$181	$170	$533	$7,526	$444	$7,970	90.5	94.3	57	11
040593002268	69	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	477	35	13.5	4.8%	375 (78.6%)	9 (1.9%)	45 (9.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.6%)	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551	90.3	93.3	66	3
040593000276	70	Copper Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17650 N 54th St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7200	484	36	13.3	7.9%	325 (67.1%)	7 (1.4%)	70 (14.5%)	53 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$8,739	$372	$146	$889	$7,648	$573	$8,221	90.2	92.4	79	9

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds