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)
040011203570	421	American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	Apn 304-64-878	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	428			30.8%	269 (62.9%)	13 (3.0%)	115 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	$10,587	$677	$1,955	$3,308	$6,093	$1,862	$7,955	47.7	56.3	473	52
040025502075	422	Tucson Country Day School	Public, Charter	K-8	9239 E Wrightstown Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Tucson Country Day School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 296-0883	509			29.9%	322 (63.3%)	8 (1.6%)	152 (29.9%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)		$00			$00			47.4	51.3	530	108
040625001242	423	Cotton Boll School	Public	PK, KG-8	8540 W Butler Dr	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4700	804	39	20.8	56.8%	231 (28.7%)	51 (6.3%)	459 (57.1%)	38 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	$7,634	$272	$536	$1,080	$6,118	$708	$6,826	47.2	55.2	488	65
040000400912	424	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Main St	Clarkdale	86324	Yavapai County	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 634-5035	475			39.8%	309 (65.1%)	3 (0.6%)	102 (21.5%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,080	$716	$778	$2,209	$7,680	$906	$8,586	46.9	61.7	430	6
040011203475	425	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,230			26.0%	1,213 (54.4%)	79 (3.5%)	743 (33.3%)	52 (2.3%)	12 (0.5%)	15 (0.7%)	116 (5.2%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	46.7	64.4	399	26
040078102910	426	Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	727			61.9%	24 (3.3%)	11 (1.5%)	647 (89.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			46.7	64.8	394	32
040497001233	427	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3807 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 427-6800	597	44	13.4	37.9%	341 (57.1%)	18 (3.0%)	190 (31.8%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.0%)	$9,469	$445	$153	$1,043	$8,554	$317	$8,871	46.5	62	424	3
040906000915	428	Acacia Elementary School	Public	K-6	3021 W Evans Dr	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5000	788	42	18.8	74.9%	264 (33.5%)	46 (5.8%)	401 (50.9%)	12 (1.5%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	$7,625	$842	$110	$1,793	$5,915	$758	$6,673	46.3	64.7	396	32
040146001050	429	Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	Public	K-6	5130 Paseo Las Palmas	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2970	383	22	17.8	41.8%	148 (38.6%)	19 (5.0%)	172 (44.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.9%)		$00			$00			46.1	57.4	460	31
040032302159	430	Crown Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	12450 W Maryland Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Crown Charter School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-9300	353				92 (26.1%)	67 (19.0%)	172 (48.7%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)		$00			$00			45.8	75.5	287	143

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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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