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)
040621001573	701	Copper King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10730 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2580	786	41	19.1	73.8%	81 (10.3%)	73 (9.3%)	576 (73.3%)	13 (1.7%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.8%)	$6,150	$605	$1,048	$2,258	$5,274		$4,497	19.8	31.6	790	89
040019101909	702	Champion Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S Jesse Owens Pkwy	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	485			92.8%	10 (2.1%)	76 (15.7%)	387 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)		$00			$00			19.6	28.8	845	143
040497001667	703	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5619 E Glade Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9250	465	32	14.6	59.8%	173 (37.2%)	39 (8.4%)	199 (42.8%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.8%)	$7,520	$540	$160	$1,240	$6,419	$401	$6,820	19.6	27	870	167
040472002922	704	Saddleback Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18600 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 568-6110	795	55	14.3	55.8%	207 (26.0%)	100 (12.6%)	354 (44.5%)	18 (2.3%)	68 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (5.8%)	$11,859	$571	$990	$2,132	$9,312	$987	$10,299	19.5	33.5	766	62
040906000929	705	Manzanita Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8430 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 348-2200	618	41	15.2	90.9%	101 (16.3%)	55 (8.9%)	393 (63.6%)	13 (2.1%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	$9,687	$874	$224	$1,972	$7,050	$1,539	$8,589	19.4	23.7	932	227
040096403553	706	Synergy Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Synergy Public School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 416-1040	595			78.8%	35 (5.9%)	46 (7.7%)	491 (82.5%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)		$00			$00			19.3	15.8	1094	388
040463000367	707	Marjorie W Estes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11279 W Grier Rd Ste 100	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 682-4738	570	48	11.8	48.8%	252 (44.2%)	8 (1.4%)	275 (48.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.7%)	$12,445	$1,627	$351	$3,605	$9,053	$1,413	$10,467	19.3	33.1	769	62
040301000233	708	Homer Davis Elementary School	Public	K-6	4250 N Romero Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8250	411	30	13.5	85.6%	65 (15.8%)	12 (2.9%)	328 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,117	$1,108	$844	$3,061	$6,345		$6,164	19.3	25.6	896	188
040775001504	709	Esperanza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	251 W Mohawk Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3700	499	36	13.7	58.7%	192 (38.5%)	40 (8.0%)	210 (42.1%)	14 (2.8%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.4%)	$7,533	$1,011	$96	$2,118	$6,269	$157	$6,426	19.2	26.5	876	167
040429000342	710	Maurice C. Cash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3851 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9120	839	47	17.7	89.9%	24 (2.9%)	26 (3.1%)	760 (90.6%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$10,011	$884	$257	$2,026	$7,366	$1,504	$8,870	19.2	28.2	856	146

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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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