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)
040880000859	361	Lineweaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	461 S Bryant Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-7700	501	34	14.6	57.9%	161 (32.1%)	20 (4.0%)	259 (51.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)		$00			$00			55.5	73.2	309	52
040681002369	362	Jack Barnes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20750 S 214th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7400	617	36	17.2	13.8%	368 (59.6%)	25 (4.1%)	164 (26.6%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.5%)	$7,101	$242		$485	$6,219	$639	$6,858	55.4	65.7	384	22
040428000339	363	Smoketree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2395 Smoketree Ave N	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6020	621	31	20	48.8%	357 (57.5%)	4 (0.6%)	230 (37.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	$9,959	$1,735	$102	$3,572	$7,239	$882	$8,122	55.3	48.2	573	210
040269003125	364	Cimarron Springs Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	17032 W Surprise Farms Loop S	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8600	589	29	20.3	35.0%	305 (51.8%)	45 (7.6%)	169 (28.7%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.2%)	$8,776	$208	$884	$1,301	$6,745	$938	$7,683	55			(n/a)
040880000846	365	Gale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	678 S Gollob Rd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4500	335	25	13.5	53.7%	135 (40.3%)	15 (4.5%)	149 (44.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.1%)		$00			$00			54.8	75.4	288	77
040187001996	366	Basha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3535 S Basha Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4400	607	41	14.6	19.9%	298 (49.1%)	36 (5.9%)	152 (25.0%)	51 (8.4%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.9%)	$9,414	$601	$76	$1,278	$8,489	$248	$8,737	54.7	74.8	294	72
040094403542	367	Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 E Wilcox Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7780	592				262 (44.3%)	38 (6.4%)	199 (33.6%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.1%)		$00			$00			54.7	69.4	343	24
040428001129	368	Nautilus Elementary School	Public	K-6	1425 Patrician Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6060	360	17	21.1	51.9%	245 (68.1%)	1 (0.3%)	97 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$6,974	$590	$93	$1,273	$5,717	$574	$6,291	54.6	67.2	368
040588000471	369	Palominas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10385 E Highway 92	Hereford	85615	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	426	24	18.1	49.8%	254 (59.6%)	7 (1.6%)	130 (30.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$5,510	$609	$556	$1,775	$4,187	$158	$4,344	54.3	44.7	604	235
040077402934	370	Sonoran Science Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	7450 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 751-2401	465			49.9%	163 (35.1%)	29 (6.2%)	220 (47.3%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)		$00			$00			54.2	56.5	469	99

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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.

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