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)
040095903579	441	Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 N 99th Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4320	1,312			49.9%	214 (16.3%)	125 (9.5%)	839 (63.9%)	62 (4.7%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (4.7%)		$00			$00			44.4	47.6	577	136
040423001299	442	Kyrene de la Colina School	Public	PK, KG-5	13612 S 36th St	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-2600	472	35	13.5	40.9%	146 (30.9%)	75 (15.9%)	134 (28.4%)	18 (3.8%)	45 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	49 (10.4%)	$8,531	$361	$47	$769	$8,040	$83	$8,123	44.2	58	453	11
040625001242	443	Cotton Boll School	Public	PK, KG-8	8540 W Butler Dr	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4700	804	39	20.8	56.8%	231 (28.7%)	51 (6.3%)	459 (57.1%)	38 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	$7,634	$272	$536	$1,080	$6,118	$708	$6,826	44.1	55.2	488	45
040032602162	444	Arizona Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16011 N Dysart Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Success School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4959	982			66.0%	167 (17.0%)	92 (9.4%)	667 (67.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.8%)	$10,734	$1,371	$1,942	$4,684	$5,475	$1,946	$7,421	44	56.1	477	33
040146001050	445	Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	Public	K-6	5130 Paseo Las Palmas	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2970	383	22	17.8	41.8%	148 (38.6%)	19 (5.0%)	172 (44.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.9%)		$00			$00			43.8	57.4	460	15
040625000515	446	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6315 W Port Au Prince Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4550	402	30	13.5	60.9%	168 (41.8%)	32 (8.0%)	165 (41.0%)	8 (2.0%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.7%)	$11,598	$570	$871	$2,011	$8,150	$2,007	$10,157	43.6	42.4	632	186
040138002642	447	Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	562	32	17.8	59.8%	147 (26.2%)	41 (7.3%)	318 (56.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.8%)	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669	43.6	50.2	546	99
040060003659	448	Global Academy of Phoenix	Public	K-8	6615 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2202	287	15	19.1	58.5%	25 (8.7%)	13 (4.5%)	229 (79.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$12,080	$2,338	$82	$4,757	$8,457	$1,204	$9,660	43.5	48.9	566	118
040096203551	449	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,049			30.9%	551 (52.5%)	44 (4.2%)	317 (30.2%)	37 (3.5%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	84 (8.0%)		$00			$00			43.4	57.8	454	5
040713001484	450	Round Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 S. Brown St.	Eagar	85925	Apache County	Round Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 333-6600	494	30	16.4	56.9%	339 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (25.3%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$8,046	$862	$349	$2,072	$6,002	$833	$6,836	43.3	68.3	357	93

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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

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