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)
040081903187	71	Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,023				656 (64.1%)	21 (2.1%)	163 (15.9%)	104 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.6%)	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607	90.2	95.6	40	31
040019003247	72	Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback	Public, Charter	K-8	3715 N Washington Ave	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-6311	252				4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	244 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			89.9	80.1	231	159
040269002837	73	Canyon Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	17359 W Surprise Farms Loop N	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8450	985	46	21.6		545 (55.3%)	54 (5.5%)	270 (27.4%)	26 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (8.4%)	$7,590	$143	$864	$1,151	$5,746	$836	$6,582	89.8	93.2	67	6
040775002127	74	Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7241 W Rose Garden Ln	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4800	964	50	19.1		568 (58.9%)	41 (4.3%)	166 (17.2%)	127 (13.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.7%)	$6,347	$413	$23	$849	$5,696	$214	$5,910	89.6	93.8	62	12
040340000260	75	Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2801	946	56	16.8		755 (79.8%)	8 (0.8%)	134 (14.2%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)	$5,430	$109	$185	$402	$5,002	$135	$5,137	89.4	91.9	85	10
040775002358	76	Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	533	45	11.9		377 (70.7%)	11 (2.1%)	77 (14.4%)	26 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	$7,929	$664	$12	$1,340	$7,077	$176	$7,253	89.4	95	47	29
040885003489	77	Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17650 S Canyon Edge Trl	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3700	374	21	17.7		199 (53.2%)	12 (3.2%)	133 (35.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$6,378	$07	$10	$24	$6,188	$172	$6,361	89.4	89.5	124	47
040315000247	78	General Myer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	45103 Burns Street	Fort Huachuca	85613	Cochise County	Fort Huachuca Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 459-8986	261	17	15.2		127 (48.7%)	15 (5.7%)	71 (27.2%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	36 (13.8%)	$11,773	$5,176	$584	$10,936	$4,936	$1,077	$6,013	89	91.1	98	20
040091103440	79	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,510				1,260 (83.4%)	7 (0.5%)	151 (10.0%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	70 (4.6%)		$00			$00			88.8	85.6	175	96
040593002268	80	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	457	33	14		353 (77.2%)	9 (2.0%)	51 (11.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.9%)	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551	88.8	93.3	66	14

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.