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)
040396000650	711	Pueblo Del Sol Middle School	Public	K-8	3449 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6900	745	44	17.1	100.9%	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	689 (92.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)		$00			$00			19.2	21	980	269
040621002274	712	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	641	35	18.3	67.9%	52 (8.1%)	86 (13.4%)	460 (71.8%)	10 (1.6%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990	19	31.5	791	79
040094003499	713	Academy of Math and Science Camelback	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,058			68.0%	43 (4.1%)	93 (8.8%)	908 (85.8%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			19	29.9	829	116
040086303355	714	The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7777 S 15th Ter	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	The Paideia Academies Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 343-3040	625			81.0%	37 (5.9%)	104 (16.6%)	462 (73.9%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)		$00			$00			19	22.4	954	240
040079001461	715	Desert Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 E Broadway Ave	Apache Junction	85119	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7510	536	28	18.9	49.8%	316 (59.0%)	14 (2.6%)	179 (33.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.6%)	$5,318	$711	$04	$1,425	$4,500	$104	$4,603	19	26.5	875	160
040775001048	716	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17624 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5900	475	31	15.3	67.8%	186 (39.2%)	42 (8.8%)	209 (44.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	$9,209	$1,202	$120	$2,523	$7,723	$164	$7,887	18.9	29.9	831	115
040497000389	717	Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N Hunt Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7500	425	38	11.1	72.7%	71 (16.7%)	26 (6.1%)	280 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.6%)	$9,847	$894	$152	$1,941	$8,089	$711	$8,800	18.9	20.5	995	278
040497000394	718	Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7029 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8400	563	41	13.6	68.7%	184 (32.7%)	56 (9.9%)	262 (46.5%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	34 (6.0%)	$8,686	$962	$47	$1,971	$7,558	$119	$7,677	18.8	32	785	67
040593000482	719	Indian Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3633 E Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3200	566	46	12.2	67.8%	134 (23.7%)	31 (5.5%)	366 (64.7%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$9,836	$1,135	$160	$2,429	$8,177	$365	$8,541	18.6	37.9	711	8
040429000341	720	Laveen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4141 W McNeil St	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9110	822	62	13.1	66.9%	67 (8.2%)	140 (17.0%)	523 (63.6%)	19 (2.3%)	35 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (4.0%)	$12,661	$1,330	$374	$3,034	$9,443	$1,514	$10,957	18.6	35.6	734	14

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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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