Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	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)
040423000099	251	Kyrene de la Mirada School	Public	PK, KG-5	5500 W Galveston St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4200	573	40	14.2		245 (42.8%)	35 (6.1%)	154 (26.9%)	50 (8.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.4%)	$7,681	$94	$03	$191	$7,485	$99	$7,584	69.9	83.5	199	52
040002001179	252	Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	850 N Locust St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 226-1212	181				126 (69.6%)	1 (0.6%)	31 (17.1%)	3 (1.7%)	13 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)		$00			$00			69.8	57.5	458	206
040007202264	253	Montessori Education Centre Charter School - North Campus	Public, Charter	K-7	815 N Gilbert Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Montessori Education Centre Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-1381	184				108 (58.7%)	6 (3.3%)	51 (27.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.5%)		$00			$00			69.7	85.8	172	81
040098103605	254	Da Vinci Tree Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8055 E 22nd St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Science Technology Engineering and Math Arizona	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 441-0137	254				77 (30.3%)	10 (3.9%)	141 (55.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)		$00			$00			69.6	39.6	681	427
040340001839	255	Settlers Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	423 E Settlers Point Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1481	570	37	15.2		324 (56.8%)	3 (0.5%)	167 (29.3%)	17 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	$7,966	$66	$510	$641	$7,675		$7,390	69.4	69.2	344	89
040024803089	256	Telesis Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2598 Starlite Ln	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Telesis Center for Learning Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 855-8661	292				196 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (23.6%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)		$00			$00			69.4	57.5	459	203
040438000344	257	Litchfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 E. Wigwam Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6100	689	34	20.5		310 (45.0%)	33 (4.8%)	290 (42.1%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.4%)	$7,624	$243	$201	$688	$6,335	$844	$7,179	69.1	78.3	246	11
040681003477	258	Gateway Polytechnic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5149 S Signal Butte Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7440	983	53	18.6		669 (68.1%)	20 (2.0%)	213 (21.7%)	19 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	$5,828	$229		$458	$5,008	$591	$5,599	68.7	69.8	338	80
040340000265	259	Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E Mesquite St	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1240	580	36	16.1		364 (62.8%)	8 (1.4%)	160 (27.6%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	$7,558	$82	$371	$535	$7,227		$7,105	68.6	77.6	263	4
040074600717	260	EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 W Melody Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-9537	1,371				823 (60.0%)	46 (3.4%)	384 (28.0%)	35 (2.6%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	$9,041	$973	$170	$2,116	$5,286	$2,612	$7,898	68.5	79.4	234	26

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.