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)
040194000145	301	Tsaile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64	Tsaile	86556	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9100	390	28	13.9	72.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,419	$9,002	$2,012	$20,015	$7,243	$1,162	$8,405	63.1	43.9	612	311
040497001167	302	Sirrine Montessori Center	Public	PK, KG-6	591 W Mesquite St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3601	354	23	15.1	55.6%	81 (22.9%)	33 (9.3%)	176 (49.7%)	11 (3.1%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.6%)	$8,834	$782	$69	$1,632	$7,661	$323	$7,983	63	23.3	937	635
040432001467	303	Estrella Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10301 S San Miguel Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2820	533	26	20.9	26.6%	298 (55.9%)	21 (3.9%)	181 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$8,530	$255	$362	$873	$6,363	$1,549	$7,912	63	81.1	226	77
040673001433	304	Abia Judd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1749 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3263	505	34	14.8	36.8%	366 (72.5%)	3 (0.6%)	97 (19.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	$10,105	$917	$148	$1,981	$7,438	$1,604	$9,041	63	82.5	212	92
040340001215	305	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	416	34	12.2	35.8%	221 (53.1%)	19 (4.6%)	123 (29.6%)	11 (2.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.3%)	$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742	62.7	70.8	328	23
040187003479	306	Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22700 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8400	673	43	15.5	17.8%	430 (63.9%)	13 (1.9%)	159 (23.6%)	14 (2.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.4%)	$8,326	$763	$82	$1,609	$7,234	$247	$7,481	62.5	75.8	284	22
040039502305	307	Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	459 N Gilbert Rd Ste D165	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-6646	324			29.6%	139 (42.9%)	31 (9.6%)	119 (36.7%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)		$00			$00			62.5	65.7	383	76
040008101010	308	Presidio School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1695 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Presidio School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 881-5222	377			59.7%	126 (33.4%)	26 (6.9%)	174 (46.2%)	14 (3.7%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)		$00			$00			62.3	56	481	173
040438002342	309	Corte Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 N Santa Fe Trl	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1000	560	33	17.2	50.9%	155 (27.7%)	55 (9.8%)	292 (52.1%)	28 (5.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	$7,545	$343	$09	$696	$5,977	$1,216	$7,193	62.2	67.9	360	51
040002103446	310	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	185 E. University Ave.	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Colorado City Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-9050	380	15	25.3	64.7%	371 (97.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,677	$2,045	$613	$4,704	$5,174	$1,844	$7,018	62.2	69.1	345	35

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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.
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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education