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)
040625001243	231	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12900 N 71st Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4725	931	45	20.5	27.8%	529 (56.8%)	34 (3.7%)	287 (30.8%)	29 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	$6,245	$50	$223	$324	$5,623	$349	$5,972	71.7	78.1	252	21
040068001001	232	Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	838	52	16.2	15.9%	534 (63.7%)	17 (2.0%)	233 (27.8%)	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)		$00			$00			71.6	81.4	223	9
040340000602	233	Superstition Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 E Monterey Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-6413	787	49	15.9	31.9%	424 (53.9%)	20 (2.5%)	246 (31.3%)	12 (1.5%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.4%)	$7,768	$129	$485	$744	$7,395		$7,154	71.4	80.3	230	3
040269002482	234	Rancho Gabriela	Public	PK, KG-8	15272 W Gabriela Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8500	633	33	19.4	36.8%	306 (48.3%)	32 (5.1%)	236 (37.3%)	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.8%)	$9,745	$151	$882	$1,185	$7,735	$976	$8,711	71.3	77.3	267	33
040187002873	235	Riggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6930 S Seville Blvd W	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3400	833	48	17.2	11.8%	580 (69.6%)	15 (1.8%)	157 (18.8%)	19 (2.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	$8,192	$690	$86	$1,466	$7,209	$208	$7,416	71.3	86	171	64
040885002193	236	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	9950 E Rees Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2602	505	33	15.3	29.9%	227 (45.0%)	15 (3.0%)	205 (40.6%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.5%)	$7,555	$340	$38	$717	$7,017	$161	$7,178	71.2	83.1	204	32
040497000402	237	MacArthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7800	577	36	15.8	26.9%	388 (67.2%)	10 (1.7%)	146 (25.3%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,581	$49	$01	$99	$7,345	$186	$7,531	71.1	79.3	235	2
040630001555	238	Magnet Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	2602 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-6281	419	21	20.4	71.8%	15 (3.6%)	43 (10.3%)	349 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,133	$777	$393	$1,946	$8,442	$521	$8,964	70.9	70.3	336	98
040063803456	239	Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 W. Eastmark Parkway	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 351-8070	345			22.9%	206 (59.7%)	7 (2.0%)	85 (24.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.0%)	$8,240	$276	$73	$626	$4,897	$2,994	$7,891	70.9	85.8	173	66
040006501600	240	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-6	320 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-0722	607				396 (65.2%)	9 (1.5%)	132 (21.7%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (7.6%)	$5,851	$419	$52	$890	$4,419	$961	$5,380	70.8	83.8	193	47

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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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