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)
040150001528	591	Diamondback Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 Tesota Way	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-6858	356	20	17.8	65.7%	184 (51.7%)	6 (1.7%)	146 (41.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$6,577	$499	$21	$1,019	$5,700	$358	$6,058	28.5	20.5	994	403
040076602901	592	Imagine Coolidge Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1290 W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-5391	681			81.8%	111 (16.3%)	81 (11.9%)	401 (58.9%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.3%)		$00			$00			28.5	37	721	129
040269003124	593	Ashton Ranch Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14898 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8300	543	31	17.5	54.0%	244 (44.9%)	59 (10.9%)	184 (33.9%)	8 (1.5%)	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.6%)	$10,889	$457	$982	$1,897	$8,204	$1,245	$9,449	28.5			(n/a)
040269002340	594	Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15047 N. Parkview Place	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7800	606	35	17.3	53.8%	277 (45.7%)	38 (6.3%)	217 (35.8%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	8 (1.3%)	50 (8.3%)	$12,464	$557	$937	$2,051	$8,927	$2,043	$10,970	28.4	44	611	17
040497001072	595	Pomeroy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1507 W Shawnee Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3700	609	39	15.4	35.8%	278 (45.6%)	15 (2.5%)	229 (37.6%)	15 (2.5%)	14 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (8.9%)	$8,180	$471	$133	$1,076	$6,982	$593	$7,575	28.3	60.3	439	156
040817003500	596	Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	838	39	21.6	66.9%	19 (2.3%)	10 (1.2%)	782 (93.3%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605	28.2	38.6	698	102
040089103676	597	Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	990			66.0%	63 (6.4%)	117 (11.8%)	785 (79.3%)	15 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494	28.2	45.4	600	3
040625000586	598	Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	598	37	16.1	71.7%	169 (28.3%)	71 (11.9%)	307 (51.3%)	11 (1.8%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048	28.2	29.9	830	232
040068000021	599	Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	665	47	14	42.9%	329 (49.5%)	7 (1.1%)	306 (46.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.8%)		$00			$00			28	40.4	667	68
040724001030	600	Lafe Nelson School	Public	K-6	1100 S 10th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7020	455	22	20.6	55.6%	176 (38.7%)	4 (0.9%)	259 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$4,681	$236	$13	$486	$4,138	$294	$4,431	27.8	55.8	483	117

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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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