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)
040187001532	181	Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 NW Jacaranda Pkwy	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4100	675	37	18.4	21.9%	325 (48.1%)	40 (5.9%)	175 (25.9%)	60 (8.9%)	23 (3.4%)	5 (0.7%)	47 (7.0%)	$7,733	$704	$115	$1,522	$6,687	$228	$6,915	78	86.7	159	22
040630002129	182	Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	453	21	21.6	31.8%	143 (31.6%)	32 (7.1%)	224 (49.4%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617	78	86.3	165	17
040240003323	183	Gowan Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1020 W Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 539-1200	738	32	23.4	25.7%	214 (29.0%)	11 (1.5%)	475 (64.4%)	21 (2.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$8,651	$936	$257	$2,129	$5,915	$1,543	$7,458	78	86.1	170	13
040378001987	184	Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4333 S Deanza Blvd	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-6900	582	42	13.8	14.8%	356 (61.2%)	16 (2.7%)	113 (19.4%)	40 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.6%)	$8,040	$383	$348	$1,114	$6,778	$531	$7,309	77.9	80.7	228	44
040194000140	185	Many Farms Elementary School	Public	K-8	US Highway 191	Many Farms	86538	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9000	306	21	14.5	63.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,818	$8,821	$2,262	$19,904	$8,053	$682	$8,735	77.8	31.5	793	608
040757001384	186	Laguna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10475 E Lakeview Dr	Scottsdale	85258	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-2400	370	30	12.3	11.9%	267 (72.2%)	9 (2.4%)	47 (12.7%)	34 (9.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	$10,408	$295	$761	$1,351	$9,050	$301	$9,352	77.7	87.2	153	33
040593001672	187	Grayhawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7525 E Grayhawk Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6600	358	27	13.5	6.7%	272 (76.0%)	7 (2.0%)	50 (14.0%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$10,444	$407	$244	$1,058	$9,264	$529	$9,793	77.7	92.2	82	105
040083203290	188	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Trivium West	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 414-4883	886				316 (35.7%)	48 (5.4%)	352 (39.7%)	90 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	74 (8.4%)		$00			$00			77.6	82.1	215	27
040775000622	189	Desert Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	35959 N 7th Ave	Desert Hills	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3500	472	29	16.5	22.9%	374 (79.2%)	6 (1.3%)	69 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.2%)	$7,482	$263	$20	$546	$7,019	$179	$7,198	77.6	91	101	88
040089903392	190	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-8	2747 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 397-9260	1,083			16.0%	533 (49.2%)	65 (6.0%)	262 (24.2%)	109 (10.1%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (9.7%)		$00			$00			77.1	84.8	183	7

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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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