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)
040463002784	261	Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8500 N Continental Links Dr	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7000	411	29	14.1		192 (46.7%)	16 (3.9%)	166 (40.4%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	$10,764	$740	$180	$1,659	$8,467	$1,377	$9,844	68.3	66.6	371	110
040063803456	262	Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 W. Eastmark Parkway	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 351-8070	340				192 (56.5%)	9 (2.6%)	89 (26.2%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	$8,240	$276	$73	$626	$4,897	$2,994	$7,891	68.3	85.8	173	89
040497000230	263	Entz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4132 E Adobe St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7200	592	35	17.1		362 (61.1%)	20 (3.4%)	168 (28.4%)	8 (1.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	$8,131	$933	$12	$1,877	$6,836	$351	$7,187	68.2	73.3	308	45
040340002476	264	Meridian	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4032	833	53	15.7		522 (62.7%)	16 (1.9%)	240 (28.8%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.9%)	$7,565	$17	$10	$44	$7,374	$164	$7,537	68.1	83.7	196	68
040074502856	265	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	17760 N Regent Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-9999	1,312				416 (31.7%)	212 (16.2%)	502 (38.3%)	45 (3.4%)	24 (1.8%)	11 (0.8%)	102 (7.8%)		$00			$00			67.9	68	359	94
040532000438	266	Metcalf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	Fairbanks Rd #1	Morenci	85540	Greenlee County	Morenci Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 865-7290	791	44	18.1		214 (27.1%)	2 (0.3%)	501 (63.3%)	9 (1.1%)	46 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$7,645	$411	$436	$1,259	$6,583	$215	$6,798	67.6	81.2	225	41
040286001463	267	Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 S Gillenwater Dr	Flagstaff	86005	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4000	559	36	15.7		358 (64.0%)	8 (1.4%)	97 (17.4%)	6 (1.1%)	61 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$7,426	$494	$11	$1,000	$6,343	$576	$6,920	67.5	78.1	249	18
040340003146	268	Spectrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2846 S Spectrum Way	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 917-0117	564	41	13.7		234 (41.5%)	32 (5.7%)	192 (34.0%)	38 (6.7%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.2%)	$9,287	$145	$14	$304	$8,841	$287	$9,128	67.3	86.2	166	102
040378002805	269	Chaparral Elementary School	Public	K-8	3380 E Frye Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7900	749	51	14.7		451 (60.2%)	35 (4.7%)	175 (23.4%)	28 (3.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	$7,402	$564	$436	$1,564	$5,944	$458	$6,402	67.2	78.8	241	28
040301001033	270	Robert Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-6	6901 N Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8500	305	20	15.6		125 (41.0%)	8 (2.6%)	159 (52.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$7,082	$716	$822	$2,255	$5,887		$5,544	67.1	78.7	243	27

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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.

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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.