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)
040880000872	751	Roberts Naylor	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 S Columbus Blvd	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-6800	537	41	13.1	86.8%	66 (12.3%)	107 (19.9%)	324 (60.3%)	17 (3.2%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)		$00			$00			16.7	23.7	931	180
040292002210	752	Walker Butte K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	29697 N Desert Willow Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5360	813	46	17.5	57.8%	358 (44.0%)	77 (9.5%)	303 (37.3%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (2.1%)	12 (1.5%)	40 (4.9%)	$8,080	$785	$353	$1,922	$6,547	$395	$6,942	16.6	31.5	794	42
040849002488	753	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8802 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 533-3901	681	29	23.6	79.9%	22 (3.2%)	51 (7.5%)	581 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,552	$1,181	$921	$3,283	$6,266	$2,184	$8,450	16.6	28.4	853	100
040497000420	754	Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1829 N Grand	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5000	593	37	15.9	76.9%	67 (11.3%)	37 (6.2%)	369 (62.2%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (16.9%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	$8,674	$954	$71	$1,978	$7,513	$136	$7,650	16.5	28.9	844	90
040880000899	755	Vesey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 S Butts Rd	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4600	562	30	18.9	71.7%	60 (10.7%)	15 (2.7%)	422 (75.1%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)		$00			$00			16.5	35.1	744	11
040269002907	756	Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	12701 N Main St	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8950	914	45	20.5	77.9%	167 (18.3%)	79 (8.6%)	592 (64.8%)	9 (1.0%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	$8,788	$803	$956	$2,563	$5,934	$1,094	$7,028	16.5	26.4	877	121
040089103618	757	Academy of Math and Science Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	4610 W Glendale Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,249			78.9%	110 (8.8%)	231 (18.5%)	868 (69.5%)	20 (1.6%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,064	$1,564	$1,758	$4,885	$3,499	$2,243	$5,742	16.4	36.8	722	35
040625000507	758	Alta Loma School	Public	PK, KG-8	9750 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4575	729	37	19.8	68.9%	127 (17.4%)	70 (9.6%)	472 (64.7%)	17 (2.3%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.4%)	$8,397	$232	$854	$1,317	$6,555	$757	$7,312	16.4	35.7	733	25
040540000447	759	William R Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Murphy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 353-5221	553	22	25.1	86.8%	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	517 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,121	$940	$30	$1,911	$4,544	$606	$5,150	16.2	10.1	1218	459
040324001213	760	Rio Colorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1055 N. Main Street	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6902	503	17	29.5	96.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,075	$984	$624	$2,592	$5,796	$670	$6,467	16.1	26.8	873	113

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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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