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)
040775001330	321	Mountain Shadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19602 N 45th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4300	431	26	16.8	46.9%	244 (56.6%)	30 (7.0%)	108 (25.1%)	17 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$8,971	$912	$30	$1,855	$7,760	$269	$8,029	61.1	64.2	403	82
040340001215	322	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	416	34	12.2	35.8%	221 (53.1%)	19 (4.6%)	123 (29.6%)	11 (2.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.3%)	$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742	61	70.8	328	6
040091000047	323	Ash Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46999 N. Fifth Street	Ash Fork	86320	Yavapai County	Ash Fork Joint Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 637-2561	119	5	23.8	79.0%	61 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$7,678	$575	$757	$1,907	$5,387	$959	$6,346	61	65.3	389	66
040423000336	324	C I Waggoner School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5600	443	30	14.7	22.8%	208 (47.0%)	34 (7.7%)	131 (29.6%)	12 (2.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	$6,715	$70	$02	$142	$6,549	$95	$6,643	61	78.2	248	76
040428000340	325	Starline Elementary School	Public	K-6	3150 Starline Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 505-1490	636	30	21.2	34.0%	472 (74.2%)	2 (0.3%)	118 (18.6%)	18 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	$6,479	$206	$14	$427	$5,328	$932	$6,259	61	64.2	400	75
040450000359	326	Madison Rose Lane School	Public	PK, KG-4	1155 E Rose Ln	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7400	733	38	19.2	37.9%	256 (34.9%)	46 (6.3%)	316 (43.1%)	6 (0.8%)	33 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.4%)	$11,519	$825	$113	$1,764	$8,383	$2,197	$10,580	61	67.6	363	37
040497003229	327	Summit Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1560 W Summit Pl	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3475	1,227	66	18.7	41.9%	542 (44.2%)	77 (6.3%)	443 (36.1%)	36 (2.9%)	32 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	89 (7.3%)	$7,415	$275	$78	$627	$6,560	$503	$7,063	60.7	72.5	313	14
040187002125	328	Jane D. Hull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2424 E Maren Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4500	529	31	17.2	20.8%	288 (54.4%)	22 (4.2%)	123 (23.3%)	33 (6.2%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	$9,821	$1,010	$163	$2,184	$8,334	$313	$8,647	60.7	74.5	295	33
040906001117	329	Sweetwater School	Public	K-8	4602 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6500	428	46	9.2	65.7%	170 (39.7%)	29 (6.8%)	183 (42.8%)	9 (2.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$16,398	$1,159	$198	$2,515	$13,470	$1,571	$15,041	60.1	53.6	507	178
040146001356	330	Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	3228 Saint Andrews Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2960	416	22	18.6	33.7%	234 (56.3%)	11 (2.6%)	140 (33.7%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)		$00			$00			60.1	71	326	4

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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