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)
040757000657	431	Pima Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8330 E Osborn Rd	Scottsdale	85251	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-2800	389	29	13.4	44.7%	176 (45.2%)	14 (3.6%)	151 (38.8%)	13 (3.3%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$10,843	$1,023	$1,101	$3,146	$8,736		$8,719	45.7	66.6	372	59
040094403586	432	Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	10200 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 526-0474	1,098				537 (48.9%)	42 (3.8%)	398 (36.2%)	35 (3.2%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (6.8%)		$00			$00			45.7	57.8	455	23
040269003657	433	Asante Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	23251 N 166th Dr	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8900	1,004	51	19.8	33.0%	501 (49.9%)	48 (4.8%)	356 (35.5%)	14 (1.4%)	14 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	65 (6.5%)	$8,968	$161	$876	$1,199	$6,838	$1,093	$7,930	45.5	62.3	420	13
040000300147	434	Del Rio Elementary School	Public	3-5	1036 N Road 1 W	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-4414	479	25	19.1	57.8%	323 (67.4%)	5 (1.0%)	131 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	$5,857	$1,088	$27	$2,203	$4,463	$279	$4,742	45.5	42.8	626	192
040100603721	435	Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Public, Charter	K-6	3651 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85215	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 576-4000	502			37.8%	280 (55.8%)	28 (5.6%)	140 (27.9%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)		$00			$00			45.3	67.5	367	68
040077502916	436	San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	867				526 (60.7%)	29 (3.3%)	231 (26.6%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.5%)		$00			$00			45	72.5	312	124
040060003659	437	Global Academy of Phoenix	Public	K-8	6615 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2202	287	15	19.1	58.5%	25 (8.7%)	13 (4.5%)	229 (79.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$12,080	$2,338	$82	$4,757	$8,457	$1,204	$9,660	44.9	48.9	566	129
040100803723	438	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-6	9290 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 428-3010	376			58.5%	112 (29.8%)	36 (9.6%)	186 (49.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.0%)		$00			$00			44.7	54.3	499	61
040138002642	439	Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	562	32	17.8	59.8%	147 (26.2%)	41 (7.3%)	318 (56.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.8%)	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669	44.5	50.2	546	107
040082403178	440	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	K-8	18700 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7800	804			44.9%	234 (29.1%)	121 (15.0%)	359 (44.7%)	11 (1.4%)	9 (1.1%)	10 (1.2%)	60 (7.5%)		$00			$00			44.5	45.8	594	154

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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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