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)
040274000203	11	Mary C O'Brien Elementary School	Public	K-6	1400 N Eleven Mile Corner Rd	Casa Grande	85194	Pinal County	Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 450-4400	122	14	9		36 (29.5%)	3 (2.5%)	65 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	14 (11.5%)	$22,613	$03	$913	$920	$19,132	$2,565	$21,696	97.4	95.6	41	30
040098003607	12	BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	7496 E Tierra Buena Ln	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 900-1858	465				91 (19.6%)	11 (2.4%)	49 (10.5%)	279 (60.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.1%)	$10,691	$382	$45	$808	$6,686	$3,578	$10,264	97.3	96.6	27	15
040497003348	13	Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2600	857	39	21.9		577 (67.3%)	19 (2.2%)	192 (22.4%)	22 (2.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)	$6,933	$51	$02	$104	$6,697	$183	$6,880	97	98.5	7	6
040593003313	14	Fireside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3725 E. Love Cactus Drive	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4700	689	44	15.7		461 (66.9%)	8 (1.2%)	63 (9.1%)	118 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$6,885	$297	$137	$732	$6,106	$344	$6,451	96.9	98.3	10	4
040090503419	15	BASIS Oro Valley Primary	Public, Charter	K-6	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 812-5900	649				202 (31.1%)	24 (3.7%)	166 (25.6%)	197 (30.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.6%)	$10,026	$347	$52	$746	$6,311	$3,316	$9,627	96.9	98.6	4	11
040083403244	16	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-6474	529				240 (45.4%)	26 (4.9%)	108 (20.4%)	90 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.5%)		$00			$00			96.6	97	22	6
040187002646	17	Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence	Public	PK, KG-6	1405 W Lake Dr	Sun Lakes	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2700	809	42	19.4		167 (20.6%)	24 (3.0%)	75 (9.3%)	502 (62.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	$6,127	$483	$62	$1,028	$5,345	$237	$5,582	96.4	98.3	8	9
040018701906	18	Stepping Stones Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	35812 N 7th St	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Stepping Stones Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 465-4910	219				183 (83.6%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)		$00			$00			96.4	82	216	198
040757001194	19	Cheyenne Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	13636 N 100th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-5600	895	45	19.8		705 (78.8%)	4 (0.4%)	85 (9.5%)	65 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	$5,968	$80	$482	$642	$5,322	$85	$5,406	96.4	97.5	17	2
040593000606	20	Sonoran Sky Elementary School	Public	K-6	12990 N 75th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6500	515	34	15.3		356 (69.1%)	9 (1.7%)	75 (14.6%)	24 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	$8,366	$269	$127	$665	$7,557	$413	$7,970	96.2	97.2	20

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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