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)
040681003736	201	Schnepf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23161 E Grange Pkwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5935	776	41	19	18.8%	505 (65.1%)	14 (1.8%)	210 (27.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.4%)	$6,895	$2,776		$5,551	$2,667	$1,452	$4,119	75.3	83.3	202	1
040095103532	202	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	7877 W Hillcrest Blvd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9825	657			15.8%	429 (65.3%)	18 (2.7%)	111 (16.9%)	54 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)		$00			$00			74.9	82.7	209	7
040906000652	203	Abraham Lincoln Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	10444 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 896-6300	544	34	16	43.8%	156 (28.7%)	33 (6.1%)	276 (50.7%)	27 (5.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	43 (7.9%)	$8,522	$450	$155	$1,054	$6,802	$1,116	$7,918	74.9	83.4	200	3
040011203576	204	American Leadership Academy Gilbert South K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	1750 E Riggs Rd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2101	452				253 (56.0%)	28 (6.2%)	115 (25.4%)	15 (3.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.5%)	$7,582	$50	$210	$310	$5,274	$2,049	$7,322	74.9	81.8	218	14
040005400756	205	Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4535 N 28th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Villa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 955-2210	491				360 (73.3%)	10 (2.0%)	82 (16.7%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)		$00			$00			74.9	83.6	198	7
040775002486	206	West Wing School	Public	PK, KG-8	26716 N High Desert Dr	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5000	1,042	50	20.7	9.9%	804 (77.2%)	16 (1.5%)	147 (14.1%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (4.4%)	$5,473	$418	$13	$849	$4,812	$231	$5,043	74.4	89.5	126	80
040094403503	207	Leman Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7720 N Silverbell Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 639-8080	1,146				497 (43.4%)	35 (3.1%)	499 (43.5%)	60 (5.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.1%)		$00			$00			74.4	86.1	169	38
040080003288	208	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear	Public, Charter	K-5	17532 W Harrison St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 882-1140	600				270 (45.0%)	29 (4.8%)	250 (41.7%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	$5,421	$282	$143	$707	$3,442	$1,554	$4,996	74.4	77	273	65
040730003339	209	Copper View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 S. Starlight View Lane	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	616	27	22.8	29.9%	190 (30.8%)	17 (2.8%)	364 (59.1%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$5,817	$190		$379	$5,247	$381	$5,628	74.3	72.2	315	106
040042402526	210	Imagine Rosefield	Public, Charter	K-5	12050 N Bullard Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Rosefield Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-4300	508			34.6%	275 (54.1%)	29 (5.7%)	144 (28.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.8%)		$00			$00			74.2	77.3	268	58

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America