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)
040423000099	241	Kyrene de la Mirada School	Public	PK, KG-5	5500 W Galveston St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4200	568	35	16.1	21.8%	226 (39.8%)	40 (7.0%)	153 (26.9%)	63 (11.1%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.9%)	$7,681	$94	$03	$191	$7,485	$99	$7,584	70.8	83.5	199	42
040002601389	242	Capps Elementary School	Public	4-6	3375 Buckskin Canyon Rd	Heber	85928	Navajo County	Heber-Overgaard Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 535-4622	120	8	14.4	49.2%	86 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)		$00			$00			70.8	64.2	401	159
040673000570	243	Taylor Hicks School	Public	K-5	1845 Campbell Ave	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3276	385	27	14.4	39.7%	241 (62.6%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (26.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.5%)	$11,131	$1,265	$243	$2,774	$7,948	$1,675	$9,622	70.7	81.3	224	19
040340001192	244	Finley Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	375 S Columbus Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1624	638	38	16.9	22.9%	373 (58.5%)	14 (2.2%)	196 (30.7%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.5%)	$7,862	$306	$543	$1,155	$7,225		$7,013	70.7	87.3	151	93
040438003661	245	Belen Soto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18601 W Campbell Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3400	997	44	22.6	17.9%	476 (47.7%)	38 (3.8%)	413 (41.4%)	12 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.0%)	$5,386	$00			$4,856	$529	$5,386	70.6	73.1	310	65
040085703260	246	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	498				198 (39.8%)	29 (5.8%)	183 (36.7%)	20 (4.0%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.4%)		$00			$00			70.5	92.4	80	166
040007500893	247	Young Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E Valencia Rd	Bullhead City	86426	Mohave County	Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-1100	411				278 (67.6%)	4 (1.0%)	118 (28.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)		$00			$00			70.3	70.4	334	87
040002001179	248	Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	850 N Locust St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 226-1212	170				125 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (17.6%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)		$00			$00			69.8	57.5	458	210
040301001033	249	Robert Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-6	6901 N Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8500	321	24	13.6	43.6%	139 (43.3%)	6 (1.9%)	168 (52.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$7,082	$716	$822	$2,255	$5,887		$5,544	69.8	78.7	243	6
040007202264	250	Montessori Education Centre Charter School - North Campus	Public, Charter	K-7	815 N Gilbert Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Montessori Education Centre Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-1381	207				129 (62.3%)	5 (2.4%)	53 (25.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.8%)		$00			$00			69.7	85.8	172	78

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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