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)
040002601389	241	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	160
040885001510	242	Acacia Elementary School	Public	K-5	12955 E Colossal Cave Rd	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2200	743	37	19.8	28.8%	377 (50.7%)	19 (2.6%)	282 (38.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.4%)	$6,059	$392	$36	$819	$5,556	$75	$5,631	70.7	74	298	56
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
040085703260	244	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	164
040831000783	245	Rover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 E Watson Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-7122	338	26	13.1	43.8%	123 (36.4%)	24 (7.1%)	136 (40.2%)	10 (3.0%)	14 (4.1%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.0%)		$00			$00			70.4	82.9	206	39
040497000402	246	MacArthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7800	577	36	15.8	26.9%	388 (67.2%)	10 (1.7%)	146 (25.3%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,581	$49	$01	$99	$7,345	$186	$7,531	70.4	79.3	235	11
040497000551	247	Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6650 E Raftriver St	Mesa	85215	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7900	434	34	12.7	24.9%	301 (69.4%)	9 (2.1%)	84 (19.4%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.8%)	$8,641	$360	$05	$725	$8,008	$268	$8,276	70.2	77.3	266	19
040438003661	248	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	70.1	73.1	310	62
040340000602	249	Superstition Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 E Monterey Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-6413	787	49	15.9	31.9%	424 (53.9%)	20 (2.5%)	246 (31.3%)	12 (1.5%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.4%)	$7,768	$129	$485	$744	$7,395		$7,154	70.1	80.3	230	19
040378002356	250	Power Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4351 S Ranch House Pkwy	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7600	623	40	15.4	25.8%	423 (67.9%)	28 (4.5%)	117 (18.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.6%)	$8,128	$366	$147	$880	$7,194	$420	$7,614	69.9	77.1	269	19

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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