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)
040378002356	261	Power Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4351 S Ranch House Pkwy	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7600	623	40	15.4	25.8%	423 (67.9%)	28 (4.5%)	117 (18.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.6%)	$8,128	$366	$147	$880	$7,194	$420	$7,614	68.4	77.1	269	8
040074600717	262	EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 W Melody Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-9537	1,429				884 (61.9%)	62 (4.3%)	366 (25.6%)	43 (3.0%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (4.3%)	$9,041	$973	$170	$2,116	$5,286	$2,612	$7,898	68.2	79.4	234	28
040423000335	263	Kyrene del Norte School	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 E Redfield Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4800	477	25	19	22.9%	146 (30.6%)	18 (3.8%)	270 (56.6%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$6,392	$00	$01	$01	$6,289	$103	$6,391	67.9	78.9	240	23
040187001289	264	Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	Public	PK, KG-6	125 S 132nd St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6800	467	35	13.3	31.7%	217 (46.5%)	24 (5.1%)	150 (32.1%)	20 (4.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.1%)	$10,111	$580	$77	$1,237	$9,077	$377	$9,454	67.9	69.8	340	76
040340001839	265	Settlers Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	423 E Settlers Point Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1481	574	36	15.8	23.9%	333 (58.0%)	7 (1.2%)	171 (29.8%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	$7,966	$66	$510	$641	$7,675		$7,390	67.6	69.2	344	79
040532000438	266	Metcalf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	Fairbanks Rd #1	Morenci	85540	Greenlee County	Morenci Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 865-7290	770	40	19.2	36.9%	214 (27.8%)	5 (0.6%)	481 (62.5%)	7 (0.9%)	42 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$7,645	$411	$436	$1,259	$6,583	$215	$6,798	67.6	81.2	225	41
040438002782	267	Verrado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20873 W Sunrise Ln	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1600	867	39	22.2	20.0%	455 (52.5%)	38 (4.4%)	292 (33.7%)	22 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.6%)	$6,841	$04	$05	$13	$6,195	$637	$6,832	67.4	83.4	201	66
040340003146	268	Spectrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2846 S Spectrum Way	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 917-0117	584	42	14	25.9%	255 (43.7%)	42 (7.2%)	181 (31.0%)	37 (6.3%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (9.1%)	$9,287	$145	$14	$304	$8,841	$287	$9,128	67.3	86.2	166	102
040074502856	269	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	17760 N Regent Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-9999	1,268			35.9%	445 (35.1%)	177 (14.0%)	494 (39.0%)	36 (2.8%)	23 (1.8%)	9 (0.7%)	84 (6.6%)		$00			$00			67.3	68	359	90
040775001146	270	Traditional Academy at Bellair	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-5700	216	19	11.3	46.8%	118 (54.6%)	9 (4.2%)	78 (36.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	$13,003	$538	$49	$1,126	$12,017	$399	$12,416	67	75.1	290	20

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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.
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