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)
040880000852	811	Hollinger K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Ajo Way	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1700	687	35	19.5	77.9%	32 (4.7%)	8 (1.2%)	633 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			13.2	30.2	819	8
040432002489	812	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	22150 W Sundance Pkwy	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-2850	642	34	18.8	65.9%	95 (14.8%)	58 (9.0%)	443 (69.0%)	8 (1.2%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.1%)	$8,828	$441	$345	$1,227	$6,510	$1,532	$8,042	13.2	12.9	1166	354
040880001481	813	Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W Drexel Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-3600	533	26	20.3	79.7%	23 (4.3%)	10 (1.9%)	456 (85.6%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)		$00			$00			13.2	10.7	1204	391
040621002006	814	Canyon Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11675 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2610	642	35	18.3	60.7%	81 (12.6%)	58 (9.0%)	450 (70.1%)	24 (3.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	$5,354	$527	$1,090	$2,144	$4,561		$3,737	13.2	23.8	927	113
040960000982	815	C W Mcgraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2345 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7700	584	29	20.1	87.8%	43 (7.4%)	6 (1.0%)	518 (88.7%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$7,512	$1,289	$1,221	$3,800	$4,761	$240	$5,001	13.1	31.5	792	23
040060000007	816	James W. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4530 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 848-8420	739	40	18.7	67.9%	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	676 (91.5%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$10,072	$1,911	$325	$4,148	$6,978	$858	$7,835	13.1	13.9	1143	327
040096001154	817	Eliseo C. Felix School	Public	2-5	540 E La Pasada Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4300	532	21	25.9	86.7%	51 (9.6%)	71 (13.3%)	395 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$8,599	$684	$488	$1,856	$5,571	$1,856	$7,428	13	21.9	962	145
040906000944	818	Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	688	39	17.8	92.9%	54 (7.8%)	39 (5.7%)	539 (78.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579	13	26	886	68
040021801913	819	Burke Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	131 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	American Basic Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-4602	699			74.8%	23 (3.3%)	21 (3.0%)	642 (91.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)		$00			$00			13	17.8	1052	233
040946000974	820	Washington School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 W. Oak St.	Winslow	86047	Navajo County	Winslow Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 288-8600	271	15	18	32.8%	35 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$10,389	$1,921	$393	$4,234	$5,936	$2,139	$8,075	12.8	22.7	947	127

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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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