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)
040444002771	751	Estrella Vista Elementary School	Public	K-8	11905 W Cocopah Cir	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6200	887	43	20.6		47 (5.3%)	58 (6.5%)	720 (81.2%)	9 (1.0%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	$9,024	$685	$326	$1,696	$6,129	$1,884	$8,013	17.3	23.3	938	187
040906000917	752	Arroyo Elementary School	Public	K-8	4535 W Cholla St	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5100	543	35	15.7		173 (31.9%)	34 (6.3%)	288 (53.0%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	$8,728	$963	$190	$2,115	$6,829	$747	$7,576	17.3	23.3	936	184
040625001473	753	Sky View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8624 W Sweetwater Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4850	497	33	15.2		193 (38.8%)	40 (8.0%)	190 (38.2%)	14 (2.8%)	15 (3.0%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$10,847	$174	$638	$986	$8,596	$1,439	$10,035	16.9	33.7	763	10
040880000904	754	John E White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 W Canada St	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-5300	627	35	17.9		30 (4.8%)	8 (1.3%)	515 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)		$00			$00			16.8	30.5	811	57
040087103310	755	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S 43rd Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-0472	1,031				93 (9.0%)	213 (20.7%)	611 (59.3%)	45 (4.4%)	18 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (4.5%)		$00			$00			16.8	34.2	758	3
040292002559	756	Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1084 San Tan Hills Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7520	587	41	14.4		212 (36.1%)	42 (7.2%)	271 (46.2%)	8 (1.4%)	16 (2.7%)	7 (1.2%)	31 (5.3%)	$8,461	$361	$529	$1,251	$6,691	$880	$7,571	16.7	34.5	754	2
040028202993	757	Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZ	Public, Charter	K-8	1044 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-5008	583				11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	572 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			16.7	21	982	225
040880000872	758	Roberts Naylor	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 S Columbus Blvd	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-6800	611	41	14.7		72 (11.8%)	151 (24.7%)	328 (53.7%)	22 (3.6%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)		$00			$00			16.7	23.7	931	173
040708001100	759	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-8	8220 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4980	520	26	20		11 (2.1%)	24 (4.6%)	461 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,979	$1,510	$1,390	$4,409	$8,829	$1,250	$10,079	16.6	31	805	46
040089103618	760	Academy of Math and Science Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	4610 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,246				110 (8.8%)	248 (19.9%)	844 (67.7%)	29 (2.3%)	7 (0.6%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,064	$1,564	$1,758	$4,885	$3,499	$2,243	$5,742	16.3	36.8	722	38

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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