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)
040378002477	421	Gateway Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2069 South De La Torre Drive	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7700	780	44	17.8		355 (45.5%)	86 (11.0%)	231 (29.6%)	19 (2.4%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.4%)	70 (9.0%)	$7,347	$623	$77	$1,323	$5,950	$696	$6,646	47.7	56.4	471	50
040018401713	422	Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 855-6325	395				125 (31.6%)	51 (12.9%)	142 (35.9%)	15 (3.8%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.1%)		$00			$00			47.7	57.3	462	40
040084703301	423	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,313				219 (16.7%)	119 (9.1%)	857 (65.3%)	33 (2.5%)	8 (0.6%)	8 (0.6%)	69 (5.3%)		$00			$00			47.6	56	480	57
040078102910	424	Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	719				22 (3.1%)	15 (2.1%)	635 (88.3%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			47.6	64.8	394	30
040324003116	425	Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1508 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6915	751	22	34.1		3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	747 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			47.2	63.3	410	15
040032002227	426	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	8556 E Loos Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 775-0238	278				148 (53.2%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$41,611	$5,296	$1,092	$11,684	$26,344	$8,879	$35,223	47	54.4	497	71
040438002499	427	Barbara B. Robey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1400	561	34	16.7		126 (22.5%)	78 (13.9%)	291 (51.9%)	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.5%)	$8,267	$622	$06	$1,251	$6,704	$934	$7,638	46.9	60	441	14
040880001264	428	Borton Primary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 22nd St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1000	279	30	9.3		69 (24.7%)	14 (5.0%)	177 (63.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)		$00			$00			46.8	43.6	616	188
040077502916	429	San Tan Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3959 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	San Tan Montessori School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-0811	888				536 (60.4%)	34 (3.8%)	237 (26.7%)	22 (2.5%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.6%)		$00			$00			46.6	72.5	312	117
040906000939	430	Sahuaro School	Public	PK, KG-6	12835 N 33rd Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6200	565	38	15		148 (26.2%)	45 (8.0%)	306 (54.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.6%)	$8,218	$1,080	$184	$2,345	$5,983	$971	$6,953	46.3	50	553	123

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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:

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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.