Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040340002284	161	Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3045 S Canyon Rim	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-3216	849	54	15.7	27.8%	507 (59.7%)	22 (2.6%)	243 (28.6%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.5%)	$8,142	$339	$06	$684	$7,567	$231	$7,797	80.2	88.7	139	22
040681001232	162	Desert Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22301 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5912	793	42	18.9	16.9%	550 (69.4%)	10 (1.3%)	172 (21.7%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.7%)	$5,912	$338		$675	$4,906	$669	$5,574	80.1	84.4	187	25
040378003007	163	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3507 S Ranch House Pkwy	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8200	679	43	15.8	16.8%	436 (64.2%)	19 (2.8%)	168 (24.7%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.2%)	$6,866	$257	$109	$623	$6,047	$453	$6,500	79.9	85.4	177	14
040187002480	164	Santan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4700	651	42	15.5	14.9%	384 (59.0%)	34 (5.2%)	110 (16.9%)	55 (8.4%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.0%)	$9,109	$1,391	$104	$2,886	$7,387	$226	$7,614	79.8	89.5	125	39
040085003341	165	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	471				189 (40.1%)	32 (6.8%)	123 (26.1%)	99 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)		$00			$00			79.7	84.4	188	23
040269002401	166	Marley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	15042 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8200	1,084	52	21	26.8%	590 (54.4%)	47 (4.3%)	342 (31.5%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	81 (7.5%)	$8,020	$151	$868	$1,170	$6,367	$634	$7,002	79.6	83.9	191	25
040094403504	167	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	1,021				613 (60.0%)	7 (0.7%)	307 (30.1%)	29 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.1%)		$00			$00			79.5	87.9	145	22
040024102029	168	Paradise Honors Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	15533 W Paradise Ln	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 975-2646	1,878			19.0%	1,151 (61.3%)	80 (4.3%)	465 (24.8%)	31 (1.7%)	11 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	133 (7.1%)	$8,082	$162	$502	$825	$6,065	$1,354	$7,419	79.3	86.7	160	8
040906000928	169	Lookout Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 W Coral Gables Dr	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 896-5800	881	44	20.2	24.0%	569 (64.6%)	50 (5.7%)	166 (18.8%)	16 (1.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.3%)	$6,769	$358	$80	$795	$5,603	$728	$6,331	79.3	79.3	236	67
040009301086	170	Skyview School	Public, Charter	K-8	125 S Rush St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Skyview School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 776-1730	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()		$00			$00			79.1	61.2	434	264

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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.

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