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)
040378002477	401	Gateway Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2069 South De La Torre Drive	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7700	767	42	18.4	40.8%	380 (49.5%)	88 (11.5%)	214 (27.9%)	13 (1.7%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	55 (7.2%)	$7,347	$623	$77	$1,323	$5,950	$696	$6,646	50	56.4	471	70
040068000029	402	Lulu Walker School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 W Roller Coaster Rd	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6517	379	31	12.3	59.9%	114 (30.1%)	8 (2.1%)	224 (59.1%)	17 (4.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)		$00			$00			50	50	552	150
040673000565	403	Granite Mountain Middle School	Public	K-8	1800 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3253	520	34	15.4	36.7%	371 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (20.6%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.8%)	$9,829	$931	$145	$2,006	$6,975	$1,778	$8,753	49.9	63.5	406	3
040225000156	404	Continental Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-4581	639	37	17.2	30.8%	289 (45.2%)	9 (1.4%)	302 (47.3%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$11,264	$686	$1,212	$2,584	$5,695	$3,671	$9,366	49.7	64.5	397	7
040463002197	405	Twin Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7995 W Twin Peaks Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4750	942	57	16.5	25.9%	492 (52.2%)	15 (1.6%)	361 (38.3%)	21 (2.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.9%)	$9,536	$669	$145	$1,482	$7,424	$1,299	$8,723	49.7	59	446	41
040708001880	406	Cloves C Campbell Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2624 E South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3170	413	30	13.7	85.7%	22 (5.3%)	62 (15.0%)	291 (70.5%)	5 (1.2%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$16,369	$1,475	$1,526	$4,475	$11,791	$1,577	$13,368	49.6	40.2	672	266
040036802037	407	Academy of Math and Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1557 W Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 293-2676	581			73.7%	89 (15.3%)	41 (7.1%)	427 (73.5%)	13 (2.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,275	$1,490	$589	$3,570	$4,167	$4,028	$8,195	49.4	77.7	259	148
040031002370	408	Calibre Academy Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	15688 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Calibre Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-2179	546			42.9%	252 (46.2%)	40 (7.3%)	182 (33.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.4%)		$00			$00			49.4	57.7	456	48
040146003062	409	Bella Vista Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 N Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2940	285	15	19.6	56.8%	99 (34.7%)	18 (6.3%)	118 (41.4%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	40 (14.0%)		$00			$00			49.3	66.9	370	39
040432003480	410	Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	655	34	19.2	46.9%	148 (22.6%)	65 (9.9%)	393 (60.0%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.9%)	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354	49.1	62	422	12

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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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