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)
040429002769	631	Desert Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6855 W Meadows Loop E	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2020	848	54	15.7	70.9%	72 (8.5%)	166 (19.6%)	518 (61.1%)	15 (1.8%)	39 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	32 (3.8%)	$10,311	$621	$286	$1,528	$7,959	$1,445	$9,405	24.7	40.1	674	43
040292002637	632	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	743	43	17.3	44.8%	374 (50.3%)	41 (5.5%)	268 (36.1%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	$5,824	$237	$236	$709	$4,908	$443	$5,351	24.6	40.8	659	27
040880000905	633	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	313	22	14.5	22.7%	97 (31.0%)	19 (6.1%)	137 (43.8%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.5%)	39 (12.5%)		$00			$00			24.5	18.5	1032	399
040429003336	634	Rogers Ranch School	Public	K-8	6735 S 47th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2030	1,015	53	19	71.9%	72 (7.1%)	237 (23.3%)	593 (58.4%)	30 (3.0%)	36 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.0%)	$8,781	$448	$289	$1,186	$6,808	$1,235	$8,043	24.5	39.2	687	53
040060000009	635	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	872	48	18.1	74.9%	59 (6.8%)	55 (6.3%)	643 (73.7%)	88 (10.1%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,291	$1,278	$61	$2,616	$6,214	$739	$6,953	24.5	38.2	702	67
040306002355	636	Sun Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-5	8150 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2000	528	25	21.1	65.9%	30 (5.7%)	51 (9.7%)	420 (79.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)		$00			$00			24.4	25.3	901	265
040286000220	637	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	394	28	14.2	43.7%	166 (42.1%)	3 (0.8%)	141 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	74 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,420	$944	$46	$1,934	$7,795	$635	$8,430	24.3	54	501	136
040292002862	638	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	49.9%	336 (45.3%)	49 (6.6%)	297 (40.0%)	11 (1.5%)	18 (2.4%)	8 (1.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$6,667	$399	$273	$1,072	$5,463	$531	$5,994	24.1	36.5	725	87
040269000197	639	Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	646	37	17.4	75.9%	95 (14.7%)	44 (6.8%)	457 (70.7%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.0%)	$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966	24			(n/a)
040340001537	640	Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1820 S Harris Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-7060	384	38	10.1	75.5%	128 (33.3%)	34 (8.9%)	181 (47.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	10 (2.6%)	17 (4.4%)	$10,597	$1,146	$621	$2,912	$9,082		$8,830	24	39.2	686	46

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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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