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)
040880000845	61	Fruchthendler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7470 E Cloud Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-4400	327	20	16		166 (50.8%)	9 (2.8%)	112 (34.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.9%)		$00			$00			91.8	94.4	56	5
040068002066	62	Painted Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12620 N Woodburne Ave	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-3800	431	29	14.7		259 (60.1%)	5 (1.2%)	118 (27.4%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.8%)		$00			$00			91.7	87.5	149	87
040080503050	63	Adams Traditional Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2323 W Parkside Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Choice Academies Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5517	573				205 (35.8%)	15 (2.6%)	49 (8.6%)	280 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)	$8,078	$65	$433	$563	$5,812	$1,768	$7,579	91.7	95.8	35	28
040060001283	64	Alhambra Traditional School	Public	K-8	5725 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 484-8816	742	37	20		55 (7.4%)	70 (9.4%)	555 (74.8%)	38 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	$8,435	$930	$26	$1,887	$6,631	$847	$7,479	91.2	91.3	93	29
040084103259	65	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16648 N 94th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Scottsdale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-0413	1,072				711 (66.3%)	10 (0.9%)	131 (12.2%)	112 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (9.6%)		$00			$00			91.2	95.6	39	26
040063801796	66	Pathfinder Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2906 N Boulder Canyon	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 986-7071	606				521 (86.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$6,678	$129	$272	$530	$4,199	$2,079	$6,278	91.1	94.2	58	8
040083303283	67	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Veritas	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 489-7341	723				475 (65.7%)	15 (2.1%)	129 (17.8%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.3%)	$10,452	$245	$112	$602	$5,957	$4,138	$10,095	90.9	92.6	77	10
040593002668	68	Wildfire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3997 E Lockwood Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4300	443	30	15		340 (76.7%)	8 (1.8%)	58 (13.1%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	$8,321	$181	$170	$533	$7,526	$444	$7,970	90.3	94.3	57	11
040775002434	69	Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	737	44	16.8		583 (79.1%)	8 (1.1%)	85 (11.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	$6,000	$249	$13	$511	$5,524	$214	$5,738	90.3	95.8	36	33
040176001002	70	Ventana Vista Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 N Kolb Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8000	434	29	14.8		228 (52.5%)	5 (1.2%)	160 (36.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$9,125	$240	$675	$1,155	$6,291	$1,919	$8,210	90.2	91.4	92	22

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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