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)
040497001305	621	O'Connor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4840 E Adobe St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7877	418	27	15.4		193 (46.2%)	17 (4.1%)	166 (39.7%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.5%)	$9,334	$1,025	$69	$2,120	$7,827	$411	$8,239	26.1	28.8	846	225
040630000533	622	Kenilworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 N 5th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3889	489	27	18.1		37 (7.6%)	39 (8.0%)	371 (75.9%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$9,653	$1,156	$336	$2,648	$7,289	$872	$8,161	26.1	28.5	849	227
040269000201	623	Surprise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12907 W Greenway Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7400	831	48	17.3		147 (17.7%)	74 (8.9%)	537 (64.6%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	15 (1.8%)	47 (5.7%)	$11,021	$818	$1,008	$2,645	$8,133	$1,061	$9,194	26.1	50.6	541	82
040076602901	624	Imagine Coolidge Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1290 W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-5391	655				105 (16.0%)	84 (12.8%)	379 (57.9%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.5%)		$00			$00			25.9	37	721	97
040187000615	625	Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Arrowhead Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7000	743	50	15		156 (21.0%)	99 (13.3%)	336 (45.2%)	38 (5.1%)	47 (6.3%)	8 (1.1%)	59 (7.9%)	$10,080	$1,190	$243	$2,622	$8,432	$216	$8,648	25.9	50	550	75
040237003612	626	Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 S Monte Tesoro Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-7039	596	34	17.5		273 (45.8%)	5 (0.8%)	284 (47.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)		$00			$00			25.6	35.2	741	115
040301001489	627	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 W Wetmore Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8200	439	28	15.6		117 (26.7%)	3 (0.7%)	300 (68.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	$7,664	$691	$821	$2,203	$6,436		$6,152	25.3	50	551	76
040089103581	628	Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky	Public, Charter	K-8	5757 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 888-1732	1,354				47 (3.5%)	75 (5.5%)	1,217 (89.9%)	6 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,122	$1,395	$1,678	$4,468	$3,255	$1,795	$5,049	25.3	38	707	79
040387001465	629	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-6	8601 E Loos Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4700	365	26	14.3		165 (45.2%)	2 (0.5%)	181 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,703	$1,882	$194	$3,958	$9,032	$1,595	$10,627	25.2	20.3	998	369
040775000675	630	Constitution Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18440 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6100	597	39	15.3		150 (25.1%)	51 (8.5%)	338 (56.6%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.4%)	$8,083	$1,211	$56	$2,478	$6,683	$133	$6,816	25.1	41.3	646	16

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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