Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
040100803723	411	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-6	9290 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 428-3010	425				112 (26.4%)	38 (8.9%)	229 (53.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.2%)		$00			$00			49.4	54.3	499	88
040025502075	412	Tucson Country Day School	Public, Charter	K-8	9239 E Wrightstown Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Tucson Country Day School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 296-0883	503				307 (61.0%)	11 (2.2%)	158 (31.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)		$00			$00			49.3	51.3	530	118
040092203458	413	Desert Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5635 Hwy 95	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Desert Star Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 770-4523	503				341 (67.8%)	6 (1.2%)	139 (27.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)		$00			$00			49.2	65.4	388	25
040007401605	414	Kingman Academy of Learning - Intermediate School	Public, Charter	K-8	3419 Harrison St	Kingman	86409	Mohave County	Kingman Academy Of Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 681-3200	344				249 (72.4%)	3 (0.9%)	57 (16.6%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$6,207	$517	$537	$1,570	$4,166	$988	$5,154	49.2	55.2	489	75
040708001880	415	Cloves C Campbell Senior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2624 E South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3170	444	31	14.3		22 (5.0%)	69 (15.5%)	300 (67.6%)	15 (3.4%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.5%)	$16,369	$1,475	$1,526	$4,475	$11,791	$1,577	$13,368	48.8	40.2	672	257
040095403513	416	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 N McQueen Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 757-5400	921				318 (34.5%)	102 (11.1%)	341 (37.0%)	62 (6.7%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	77 (8.4%)		$00			$00			48.8	63	413	3
040011203475	417	American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	463 W. Combs Rd	San Tan Valley	85141	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	2,168				1,118 (51.6%)	85 (3.9%)	779 (35.9%)	52 (2.4%)	10 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (5.5%)	$6,706	$404	$1,422	$2,231	$4,028	$852	$4,879	48.7	64.4	399	18
040009801180	418	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	339				239 (70.5%)	2 (0.6%)	62 (18.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)		$00			$00			48.6	61	435	17
040100603721	419	Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Public, Charter	K-6	3651 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85215	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 576-4000	530				245 (46.2%)	28 (5.3%)	192 (36.2%)	9 (1.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.3%)		$00			$00			48.4	67.5	367	52
040432003480	420	Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	642	36	18		129 (20.1%)	60 (9.3%)	404 (62.9%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354	47.9	62	422	2

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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.