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)
040096000049	671	Michael Anderson	Public	PK, KG-8	45 S 3rd Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-5105	758	35	21.6	88.8%	31 (4.1%)	36 (4.7%)	677 (89.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,298	$859	$441	$2,159	$6,922	$2,077	$8,998	21.7	36.1	729	58
040382000300	672	Hulet Elementary School	Public	2-5	600 W Buffalo St	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-6181	350	22	15.6	64.9%	89 (25.4%)	3 (0.9%)	116 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.9%)	$8,802	$1,550	$355	$3,455	$6,669	$228	$6,897	21.5	40.4	666	6
040396000319	673	Joseph Zito Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2500	346	22	15.7	78.9%	4 (1.2%)	15 (4.3%)	319 (92.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)		$00			$00			21.4	24.9	908	235
040087703354	674	Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	673			89.9%	28 (4.2%)	85 (12.6%)	537 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114	21.4	30.4	812	138
040472002665	675	Santa Cruz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19845 N Costa Del Sol	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-5170	764	44	17.3	58.9%	165 (21.6%)	112 (14.7%)	386 (50.5%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	62 (8.1%)	$10,872	$379	$993	$1,751	$8,449	$1,051	$9,500	21.3	39	692	17
040444002497	676	Country Place Elementary	Public	K-8	10207 W Country Place Blvd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6100	937	49	19.1	74.0%	36 (3.8%)	110 (11.7%)	742 (79.2%)	5 (0.5%)	18 (1.9%)	8 (0.9%)	18 (1.9%)	$9,848	$761	$311	$1,833	$6,899	$1,877	$8,776	21.3	30.3	818	142
040094203497	677	Ethos Academy- A Challenge Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8840 N 43rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Ethos Academy - A Challenge Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 249-3211	359			92.8%	63 (17.5%)	60 (16.7%)	222 (61.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)		$00			$00			21.3	27.4	864	187
040423001127	678	Kyrene de los Ninos School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 E Dava Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-4600	419	31	13.4	73.7%	36 (8.6%)	78 (18.6%)	193 (46.1%)	10 (2.4%)	69 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$10,072	$932	$76	$1,940	$8,993	$71	$9,064	21.2	28.4	854	176
040292000227	679	Florence K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	460 S. Park Street	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-3540	771	39	19.6	55.9%	332 (43.1%)	24 (3.1%)	355 (46.0%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.5%)	$6,133	$285	$317	$888	$5,149	$381	$5,530	21.2	35.3	739	60
040463001164	680	Picture Rocks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5875 N Sanders Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 616-3700	493	39	12.6	66.9%	302 (61.3%)	6 (1.2%)	156 (31.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$13,016	$1,932	$422	$4,286	$9,391	$1,271	$10,662	21.1	28.9	843	163

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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.
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