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)
040240002779	481	Mesquite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4100	608	27	22.5		73 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	507 (83.4%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$8,510	$1,173	$270	$2,615	$5,501	$1,568	$7,068	39.7	51.2	531	50
040497000417	482	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2260 W Isabella Ave	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4100	463	31	14.9		147 (31.7%)	39 (8.4%)	184 (39.7%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.4%)	10 (2.2%)	34 (7.3%)	$9,194	$875	$183	$1,934	$7,722	$414	$8,135	39.5	40.5	665	183
040428000337	483	Havasupai Elementary School	Public	K-6	880 Cashmere Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6040	319	18	17.7		159 (49.8%)	1 (0.3%)	144 (45.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$7,538	$654	$93	$1,402	$6,054	$737	$6,791	39.5	64.1	404	79
040079002212	484	Peralta Trail Elementary School	Public	K-6	10965 E Peralta Rd	Apache Junction	85118	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7540	288	15	19.8		161 (55.9%)	10 (3.5%)	93 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$4,980	$883	$21	$1,787	$3,992	$84	$4,076	39.4	44.8	602	118
040146000077	485	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	19.2		85 (28.4%)	26 (8.7%)	153 (51.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.0%)		$00			$00			39.3	30.2	821	336
040024402153	486	Sequoia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 890-4001	685				77 (11.2%)	34 (5.0%)	530 (77.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	$13,787	$1,805	$2,983	$6,594	$5,688	$3,311	$8,999	39.1	17.2	1065	579
040775000682	487	Park Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20012 N 35th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4100	544	38	14.1		223 (41.0%)	26 (4.8%)	210 (38.6%)	35 (6.4%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.2%)	$7,968	$800	$27	$1,628	$6,886	$254	$7,140	39.1	56.1	479	8
040084503242	488	Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	Public, Charter	K-8	4815 W Hunt Hwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-6787	317				168 (53.0%)	25 (7.9%)	98 (30.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)		$00			$00			38.7	47.3	582	94
040146001051	489	Town & Country Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1313 S Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2980	428	21	20.8		201 (47.0%)	10 (2.3%)	171 (40.0%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.5%)		$00			$00			38.6	37.6	712	223
040593000610	490	Whispering Wind Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	15844 N 43rd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-7300	448	43	10.3		186 (41.5%)	21 (4.7%)	185 (41.3%)	21 (4.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$9,986	$706	$270	$1,682	$8,645	$365	$9,010	38.4	57.5	457	33

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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