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)
040001602443	381	Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Carmelita Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 439-3518	372				188 (50.5%)	28 (7.5%)	109 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	38 (10.2%)	$8,365	$1,711	$845	$4,266	$4,987	$822	$5,809	53.1	71.9	317	64
040340001365	382	Islands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	245 S McQueen Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 497-0742	458	34	13.6		195 (42.6%)	23 (5.0%)	173 (37.8%)	20 (4.4%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	32 (7.0%)	$8,336	$435	$747	$1,618	$7,659		$7,153	53	70.4	335	47
040089103604	383	Academy of Math and Science Peoria Advanced	Public, Charter	K-8	7785 W Peoria Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 887-5392	871				149 (17.1%)	162 (18.6%)	511 (58.7%)	31 (3.6%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,168	$1,395	$1,759	$4,548	$4,403	$2,612	$7,015	52.9	56.3	474	91
040086703342	384	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 656-5555	400				227 (56.8%)	28 (7.0%)	79 (19.8%)	20 (5.0%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.0%)		$00			$00			52.8	63.7	405	21
040063203105	385	Berean Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1169 Colombo Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Cochise Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 459-4113	351				151 (43.0%)	37 (10.5%)	128 (36.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	21 (6.0%)	4 (1.1%)		$00			$00			52.7	50.4	543	158
040225000156	386	Continental Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-4581	626	40	15.6		262 (41.9%)	14 (2.2%)	314 (50.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$11,264	$686	$1,212	$2,584	$5,695	$3,671	$9,366	52.6	64.5	397	11
040146003062	387	Bella Vista Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 N Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2940	280	17	16.9		109 (38.9%)	10 (3.6%)	116 (41.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	35 (12.5%)		$00			$00			52.6	66.9	370	17
040681002369	388	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	630	36	17.7		368 (58.4%)	22 (3.5%)	169 (26.8%)	21 (3.3%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.7%)	$7,101	$242		$485	$6,219	$639	$6,858	52.3	65.7	384	4
040084203300	389	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 505-3640	1,279				610 (47.7%)	22 (1.7%)	511 (40.0%)	46 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	79 (6.2%)		$00			$00			52.3	73.7	303	86
040553001034	390	Robert Bracker Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Camino Diez Mandamientos	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 397-7213	271	17	15.9		1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (98.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,928	$560	$80	$1,200	$6,714	$574	$7,288	52.2	58.8	449	59

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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.

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