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)
040429001391	51	Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	875	42	20.9	31.9%	164 (18.7%)	155 (17.7%)	409 (46.7%)	74 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.7%)	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322	92.5	95.9	34	17
040060001283	52	Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	723	35	20.6	55.9%	65 (9.0%)	68 (9.4%)	530 (73.3%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479	92.5	91.3	93	41
040775001997	53	Legend Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21150 N Arrowhead Loop Rd	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4500	666	37	18.2	18.8%	467 (70.1%)	18 (2.7%)	113 (17.0%)	27 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.3%)	$6,500	$361	$11	$733	$5,837	$290	$6,127	92.3	90.2	115	62
040011501617	54	Hermosa Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12051 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Hermosa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-5518	212				141 (66.5%)	7 (3.3%)	46 (21.7%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)		$00			$00			92.2	90.9	104	50
040757001102	55	Cochise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9451 N 84th St	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1100	615	35	17.5	3.9%	487 (79.2%)	7 (1.1%)	60 (9.8%)	36 (5.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$7,820	$152	$552	$857	$6,896	$219	$7,115	92.2	94.4	55
040269003656	56	Freedom Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16066 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8650	416	23	18.4	38.7%	188 (45.2%)	29 (7.0%)	156 (37.5%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$11,775	$147	$881	$1,175	$8,586	$2,161	$10,747	92.1	91.8	86	30
040015001793	57	Mexicayotl Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2059 N Grand Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Mexicayotl Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-4018	166			89.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,147	$1,081	$2,342	$4,505	$7,465	$3,259	$10,724	92.1	84	190	133
040028102187	58	Masada Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	365 West Cannon Avenue	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Masada Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-2525	508				508 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			92	95.8	37	21
040063801796	59	Pathfinder Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2906 N Boulder Canyon	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 986-7071	600			13.0%	521 (86.8%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$6,678	$129	$272	$530	$4,199	$2,079	$6,278	92	94.2	58	1
040084103259	60	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16648 N 94th St	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Scottsdale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-0413	1,059				726 (68.6%)	8 (0.8%)	121 (11.4%)	112 (10.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (8.3%)		$00			$00			91.8	95.6	39	21

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds