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)
040013401786	141	BASIS Tucson Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3825 E 2nd St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 326-6367	806				219 (27.2%)	46 (5.7%)	346 (42.9%)	128 (15.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.1%)	$9,830	$243	$14	$499	$6,213	$3,360	$9,573	83.5	96.4	30	111
040097503596	142	Phoenix International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E Broadway Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix International Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-2521	139			91.4%	12 (8.6%)	17 (12.2%)	101 (72.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)		$00			$00			83.4	37.3	716	574
040187002587	143	Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 S Bright Angel Way	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3200	612	35	17.4	10.9%	395 (64.5%)	15 (2.5%)	98 (16.0%)	54 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	$8,753	$933	$79	$1,945	$7,457	$284	$7,741	83.4	93	70	73
040378002663	144	Cortina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	19680 S 188th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7800	702	41	17	10.0%	493 (70.2%)	19 (2.7%)	127 (18.1%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	$6,754	$349	$100	$798	$5,950	$354	$6,305	83.2	88.7	138	6
040011201595	145	American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	3155 S San Tan Village Pkwy	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 988-3204	641				465 (72.5%)	12 (1.9%)	107 (16.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	39 (6.1%)	$6,036	$133	$236	$502	$4,160	$1,507	$5,667	83.2	86.4	164	19
040681003583	146	Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22801 E Via Del Jardin	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6900	1,114	53	21	13.9%	774 (69.5%)	20 (1.8%)	249 (22.4%)	19 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.0%)	$5,196	$213	$27	$453	$4,378	$578	$4,956	83.1	89.2	130	16
040083103196	147	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	737				438 (59.4%)	6 (0.8%)	123 (16.7%)	81 (11.0%)	28 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	55 (7.5%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	83	84.5	186	39
040828001150	148	Agua Caliente School	Public	PK, KG-6	11420 E Limberlost Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-2235	470	30	15.7	13.8%	353 (75.1%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.2%)	$10,214	$994	$816	$2,804	$7,755	$648	$8,404	82.2	87	154	6
040423001405	149	Kyrene De Los Lagos School	Public	PK, KG-5	17001 S 34th Way	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-3200	499	29	17.2	14.6%	210 (42.1%)	16 (3.2%)	218 (43.7%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	$5,950	$00	$00	$00	$5,843	$106	$5,949	82.1	83.6	197	48
040775003803	150	Inspiration Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 376-5400	486	32	15.4	9.7%	330 (67.9%)	16 (3.3%)	68 (14.0%)	30 (6.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)								82.1	90.6	110	40

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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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