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)
040089103399	551	Academy of Mathematics and Science South	Public, Charter	K-8	3335 W Flower St	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 888-9572	571			79.0%	19 (3.3%)	44 (7.7%)	504 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,643	$1,577	$1,970	$5,124	$4,477	$2,618	$7,096	32.2	38.5	699	148
040094403767	552	Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	6180 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 462-1202	784				293 (37.4%)	19 (2.4%)	408 (52.0%)	18 (2.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)		$00			$00			32.2	43.6	615	63
040880000843	553	Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8001 E Stella Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4300	201	16	12.5	71.6%	56 (27.9%)	22 (10.9%)	104 (51.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)		$00			$00			32	26.3	878	325
040387000381	554	Coyote Springs Elementary School	Public	K-6	6625 N. Robert Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4300	592	33	18	46.8%	394 (66.6%)	3 (0.5%)	149 (25.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.9%)	$8,972	$895	$189	$1,979	$6,730	$1,157	$7,888	31.8	43.1	620	66
040880000897	555	Van Buskirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E Fair St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3700	275	24	11.6	83.6%	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	261 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)		$00			$00			31.7	37.5	713	158
040075502371	556	Freedom Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 E Paradise Ln	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Freedom Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 424-0771	329			43.8%	216 (65.7%)	9 (2.7%)	85 (25.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$9,373	$264	$284	$811	$5,482	$3,343	$8,825	31.7	44.6	606	50
040019103434	557	Champion Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	222 South McQueen Road	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	376			63.8%	50 (13.3%)	87 (23.1%)	203 (54.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (5.9%)		$00			$00			31.7	27	869	312
040497000393	558	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3220 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1701	456	37	12.2	61.6%	174 (38.2%)	19 (4.2%)	235 (51.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (3.9%)	$11,275	$1,024	$28	$2,076	$10,075	$148	$10,223	31.7	43.3	618	60
040146000077	559	Carmichael Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 N Carmichael Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2950	299	16	18.6	74.6%	77 (25.8%)	27 (9.0%)	156 (52.2%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	29 (9.7%)		$00			$00			31.5	30.2	821	262
040625000513	560	Peoria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11501 N 79th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4450	554	39	14.2	67.7%	125 (22.6%)	29 (5.2%)	366 (66.1%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,021	$571	$447	$1,588	$7,518	$486	$8,004	31.2	41	656	96

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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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