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)
040564001416	631	Mountain Vista School	Public	PK, KG-8	2618 W El Paseo	Oracle	85623	Pinal County	Oracle Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 896-3071	403	26	15.5		148 (36.7%)	7 (1.7%)	240 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$8,401	$980	$1,541	$3,501	$1,503	$4,378	$5,880	25.1	25.6	897	266
040593000475	632	Campo Bello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2650 E Contention Mine Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5200	612	44	13.9		107 (17.5%)	21 (3.4%)	441 (72.1%)	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.9%)	$9,957	$1,444	$197	$3,084	$7,782	$535	$8,317	24.8	34.9	746	114
040286000220	633	Eva Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	850 N Bonito St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4044	384	29	13.3		143 (37.2%)	2 (0.5%)	144 (37.5%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$9,420	$944	$46	$1,934	$7,795	$635	$8,430	24.7	54	501	132
040060000009	634	Catalina Ventura School	Public	K-8	6331 W. 39th Ave.	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-7445	886	49	18		77 (8.7%)	50 (5.6%)	626 (70.7%)	101 (11.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.6%)	$8,291	$1,278	$61	$2,616	$6,214	$739	$6,953	24.6	38.2	702	68
040286002097	635	Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4090	430	28	15.3		130 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	197 (45.8%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.0%)	$8,688	$386	$76	$847	$7,255	$971	$8,227	24.6	27	871	236
040880000905	636	W V Whitmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5330 E Glenn St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8000	304	23	13.1		107 (35.2%)	23 (7.6%)	130 (42.8%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.3%)	28 (9.2%)		$00			$00			24.5	18.5	1032	396
040286001363	637	Thomas M Knoles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4005 E Butler Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4120	428	32	13.3		177 (41.4%)	5 (1.2%)	87 (20.3%)	5 (1.2%)	129 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$8,541	$1,062	$03	$2,128	$6,908	$567	$7,475	24.5	40.4	669	32
040292002637	638	Anthem Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2700 N. Anthem Way	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-6400	705	42	16.9		335 (47.5%)	39 (5.5%)	255 (36.2%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	52 (7.4%)	$5,824	$237	$236	$709	$4,908	$443	$5,351	24.1	40.8	659	21
040906000942	639	Sunburst School	Public	PK, KG-6	14218 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6400	586	32	18.3		247 (42.2%)	71 (12.1%)	211 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$8,197	$867	$166	$1,900	$6,100	$1,064	$7,164	24.1	42.8	625	14
040292002862	640	Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	Public	K-8	35900 N Charbray Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7600	742	43	17.4		329 (44.3%)	39 (5.3%)	303 (40.8%)	11 (1.5%)	15 (2.0%)	11 (1.5%)	34 (4.6%)	$6,667	$399	$273	$1,072	$5,463	$531	$5,994	24	36.5	725	85

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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