Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040625001982	741	Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	1,015	44	22.9	65.9%	258 (25.4%)	61 (6.0%)	621 (61.2%)	19 (1.9%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.3%)	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902	17.6	27.6	863	122
040880000828	742	C E Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 W Michigan St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4400	781	41	19.1	78.9%	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	742 (95.0%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)		$00			$00			17.5	24.5	917	175
040028202993	743	Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ	Public, Charter	K-8	1044 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-5008	640			77.8%	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	632 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			17.4	21	982	239
040497000401	744	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	417	31	13.4	84.9%	31 (7.4%)	16 (3.8%)	356 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023	17.4	20.9	986	242
040036103165	745	La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	862			61.8%	234 (27.1%)	107 (12.4%)	471 (54.6%)	23 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)		$00			$00			17.3	26.3	879	134
040752000637	746	San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	393	20	19.6	68.7%	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575	17.3	37.5	715	31
040906000917	747	Arroyo Elementary School	Public	K-8	4535 W Cholla St	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5100	517	36	14.3	80.9%	165 (31.9%)	27 (5.2%)	277 (53.6%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	$8,728	$963	$190	$2,115	$6,829	$747	$7,576	17.3	23.3	936	189
040817000723	748	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	5495 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3100	511	29	17.9	82.8%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	472 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,429	$846	$07	$1,698	$6,164	$412	$6,576	17	21.2	976	228
040625001473	749	Sky View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8624 W Sweetwater Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4850	535	33	16	53.8%	207 (38.7%)	44 (8.2%)	218 (40.7%)	16 (3.0%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	$10,847	$174	$638	$986	$8,596	$1,439	$10,035	16.9	33.7	763	14
040444002435	750	Quentin Elementary School	Public	K-8	11050 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6000	885	46	19.2	68.9%	55 (6.2%)	112 (12.7%)	679 (76.7%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.0%)	$10,384	$735	$326	$1,796	$7,372	$1,951	$9,323	16.9	28.6	848	98

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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.

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