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)
040187002346	191	Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Emmett Dr	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4900	737	41	17.9	14.9%	270 (36.6%)	36 (4.9%)	273 (37.0%)	95 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.0%)	$7,069	$569	$135	$1,272	$6,118	$248	$6,365	77.1	87	155	36
040757001475	192	Redfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9181 E Redfield Rd	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4000	428	31	14	19.9%	283 (66.1%)	22 (5.1%)	67 (15.7%)	37 (8.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$8,690	$60	$656	$776	$7,896	$78	$7,974	77.1	89.1	132	60
040013501748	193	Challenge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5801 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Challenge School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5411	393			24.7%	216 (55.0%)	19 (4.8%)	93 (23.7%)	40 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)		$00			$00			76.8	92.7	76	117
040463003588	194	Dove Mountain K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 W Moore Rd	Marana	85658	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4500	920	50	18.2	18.9%	483 (52.5%)	15 (1.6%)	355 (38.6%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (5.2%)	$9,310	$629	$148	$1,406	$7,047	$1,486	$8,533	76.8	87.8	146	48
040340001490	195	Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	498	37	13.3	22.7%	309 (62.0%)	4 (0.8%)	128 (25.7%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.8%)	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661	76.7	78.7	242	47
040775001563	196	Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4035 W Alameda Rd	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-4700	621	43	14.4	24.8%	426 (68.6%)	8 (1.3%)	127 (20.5%)	15 (2.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	$7,679	$493	$10	$997	$6,942	$234	$7,176	76.3	80	232	36
040625002657	197	Vistancia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	30009 N Sunrise Pt	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6500	1,173	53	22.1	10.9%	794 (67.7%)	41 (3.5%)	227 (19.4%)	26 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.6%)	$6,515	$50	$65	$165	$5,648	$752	$6,400	76.2	75	291	94
040011203340	198	American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	4507 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2110	412				274 (66.5%)	4 (1.0%)	100 (24.3%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.6%)	$7,594	$68	$353	$489	$4,986	$2,187	$7,173	76.1	87.4	150	48
040438003478	199	Verrado Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20895 W Hamilton St	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3300	1,017	42	24.2	22.9%	463 (45.5%)	62 (6.1%)	398 (39.1%)	10 (1.0%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.5%)	$5,735	$01	$01	$03	$5,129	$604	$5,733	76	80.4	229	30
040026802092	200	Desert View Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3777 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Juniper Tree Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 314-1102	986				199 (20.2%)	18 (1.8%)	726 (73.6%)	27 (2.7%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,414	$654	$1,709	$3,017	$5,700	$1,351	$7,051	75.9	77.8	256	56

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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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