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)
040817001386	781	Los Amigos Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	621	35	17.7	85.8%	21 (3.4%)	10 (1.6%)	583 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$7,607	$769	$04	$1,543	$6,481	$352	$6,833	14.8	22.4	955	174
040429002845	782	Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-8	7275 W Vineyard Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 605-8540	924	56	16.4	65.8%	65 (7.0%)	239 (25.9%)	553 (59.8%)	7 (0.8%)	21 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	34 (3.7%)	$9,614	$692	$458	$1,843	$6,955	$1,507	$8,463	14.8	23.7	930	148
040472000371	783	Maricopa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18150 N Alterra Pkwy	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-5160	733	51	14.3	64.9%	168 (22.9%)	96 (13.1%)	343 (46.8%)	17 (2.3%)	38 (5.2%)	5 (0.7%)	66 (9.0%)	$11,519	$820	$1,013	$2,652	$8,697	$989	$9,686	14.8	50	554	229
040089103677	784	Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	1445 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 675-9696	923			29.8%	40 (4.3%)	166 (18.0%)	693 (75.1%)	13 (1.4%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,963	$1,609	$1,471	$4,690	$3,513	$2,369	$5,882	14.7	25.9	890	106
040105000056	785	Griffith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 E Palm Ln	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6700	489	32	15.2	84.9%	30 (6.1%)	53 (10.8%)	331 (67.7%)	5 (1.0%)	39 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.7%)		$00			$00			14.5	14.6	1128	343
040253000190	786	Joe Carlson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 N Louis Ave	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 805-4400	419	20	20.9	86.9%	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.4%)	407 (97.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,076	$549	$73	$1,172	$6,267	$186	$6,453	14.5	24.7	915	129
040023902533	787	Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain	Public, Charter	K-8	2504 S 91st Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	P.L.C. Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-2120	875			47.0%	33 (3.8%)	100 (11.4%)	711 (81.3%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)		$00			$00			14.5	26.2	883	96
040593003104	788	Palomino Intermediate School	Public	4-6	15815 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2900	435	27	15.9	81.8%	11 (2.5%)	27 (6.2%)	387 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,851	$1,300	$307	$2,908	$6,751	$492	$7,244	14.4	14.1	1139	351
040831000777	789	Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1325 E Malibu Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6608	364	29	12.4	59.6%	98 (26.9%)	52 (14.3%)	166 (45.6%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	7 (1.9%)	23 (6.3%)		$00			$00			14.4	38.3	700	89
040168002135	790	Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	4308 N 51st Ave Ste 102	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1900	551	31	18	71.9%	13 (2.4%)	43 (7.8%)	481 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,778	$3,739	$535	$8,014	$7,488	$1,015	$8,503	14.3	22.8	946	156

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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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