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)
040340001401	451	Burk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Burk St	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-3816	460	37	12.6		211 (45.9%)	13 (2.8%)	194 (42.2%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.9%)	$9,854	$1,056	$568	$2,680	$8,057	$173	$8,230	43.2	61.9	427	24
040082403178	452	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	K-8	18700 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7800	824				240 (29.1%)	128 (15.5%)	365 (44.3%)	11 (1.3%)	13 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	61 (7.4%)		$00			$00			43	45.8	594	142
040094403586	453	Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	10200 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 526-0474	1,118				547 (48.9%)	38 (3.4%)	406 (36.3%)	35 (3.1%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (7.3%)		$00			$00			43	57.8	455	2
040387002563	454	Granville Elementary School	Public	K-6	5250 N Stover Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4800	513	28	18.3		316 (61.6%)	3 (0.6%)	154 (30.0%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.8%)	$9,162	$872	$197	$1,940	$6,915	$1,179	$8,094	43	61.5	431	23
040269002126	455	West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 W Greenway Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7750	810	45	18.2		309 (38.1%)	62 (7.7%)	331 (40.9%)	13 (1.6%)	15 (1.9%)	6 (0.7%)	74 (9.1%)	$9,675	$555	$954	$2,063	$7,290	$877	$8,167	42.9	44.6	605	150
040463000333	456	Quail Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 579-4700	570	40	14.2		253 (44.4%)	8 (1.4%)	254 (44.6%)	15 (2.6%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	$11,990	$1,068	$216	$2,352	$9,413	$1,293	$10,706	42.9	44.5	607	151
040340000257	457	Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	175 W Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-8624	572	43	13.4		176 (30.8%)	16 (2.8%)	335 (58.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	$8,886	$444	$617	$1,505	$8,208		$7,825	42.7	56.2	475	18
040802000700	458	St David Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 W Patton St	Saint David	85630	Cochise County	St David Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-4781	300	20	14.7		247 (82.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$2,796	$630	$07	$1,268	$2,057	$101	$2,158	42.6	39.5	682	224
040472002560	459	Pima Butte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	42202 W Rancho El Dorado Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7150	415	27	15.6		160 (38.6%)	42 (10.1%)	155 (37.3%)	11 (2.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	$10,102	$238	$964	$1,439	$7,768	$1,133	$8,901	42.5	74.4	296	163
040269001462	460	Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15150 W Mondell Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7600	798	42	19.2		325 (40.7%)	61 (7.6%)	307 (38.5%)	14 (1.8%)	18 (2.3%)	8 (1.0%)	65 (8.1%)	$10,636	$557	$989	$2,103	$7,766	$1,324	$9,090	42.4	66.3	375	85

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