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)
040880000897	561	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	152
040075502371	562	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	44
040019103434	563	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	306
040096002880	564	Copper Trails	Public	PK, KG-8	16875 W Canyon Trails Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4100	994	36	27.3	47.9%	258 (26.0%)	88 (8.9%)	581 (58.5%)	29 (2.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.9%)	$8,325	$617	$411	$1,644	$5,768	$1,529	$7,297	31.6	48.7	568	4
040253000186	565	Clawson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1235 E 7th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-8466	344	15	22.3	82.6%	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	331 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,320	$324	$117	$766	$5,449	$430	$5,878	31.5	48.8	567	2
040399002938	566	Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43521 N Kenworthy Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3530	546	23	23.5	39.9%	290 (53.1%)	17 (3.1%)	188 (34.4%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.6%)	$7,647	$134	$45	$313	$6,852	$617	$7,468	31.3	47.5	579	13
040625001137	567	Sundance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7051 W Cholla St	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4675	604	33	18.1	64.9%	224 (37.1%)	20 (3.3%)	311 (51.5%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.0%)	$7,998	$364	$702	$1,431	$5,959	$972	$6,931	31.2	34.4	756	189
040096002381	568	Desert Thunder	Public	PK, KG-8	16750 W Garfield St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4700	911	40	22.5	49.9%	198 (21.7%)	112 (12.3%)	554 (60.8%)	26 (2.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.5%)	$10,127	$868	$394	$2,131	$6,931	$1,933	$8,864	31	46.7	585	17
040094403767	569	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			30.8	43.6	615	46
040593000126	570	Cactus View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17602 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2500	562	41	13.5	58.9%	199 (35.4%)	60 (10.7%)	248 (44.1%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	$9,589	$1,078	$270	$2,427	$7,522	$718	$8,240	30.7	24.8	914	344

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