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)
040593000478	131	Desert Shadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5902 E Sweetwater Ave	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6900	479	35	13.7		331 (69.1%)	8 (1.7%)	85 (17.7%)	13 (2.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$9,356	$609	$144	$1,363	$7,882	$721	$8,602	84.2	90.7	108	23
040378002663	132	Cortina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	19680 S 188th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7800	664	39	17		469 (70.6%)	13 (2.0%)	113 (17.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.2%)	$6,754	$349	$100	$798	$5,950	$354	$6,305	84.1	88.7	138	6
040016501755	133	Keystone Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-9	1025 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Keystone Montessori Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 460-7312	197				94 (47.7%)	9 (4.6%)	62 (31.5%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.7%)		$00			$00			83.9	70.9	327	194
040387001057	134	Liberty Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 N Lake Valley Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4500	813	39	21.1		478 (58.8%)	2 (0.2%)	294 (36.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$8,134	$895	$189	$1,979	$5,920	$1,131	$7,050	83.9	88.9	134
040089803393	135	BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	867				288 (33.2%)	54 (6.2%)	153 (17.6%)	306 (35.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.3%)	$8,723	$203	$99	$505	$6,242	$2,179	$8,420	83.8	90.8	105	30
040775003803	136	Inspiration Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 376-5400	671	36	18.9		461 (68.7%)	19 (2.8%)	100 (14.9%)	30 (4.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.9%)								83.7	90.6	110	26
040187002587	137	Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 S Bright Angel Way	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3200	576	40	14.5		361 (62.7%)	16 (2.8%)	96 (16.7%)	47 (8.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.9%)	$8,753	$933	$79	$1,945	$7,457	$284	$7,741	83.6	93	70	67
040013401786	138	BASIS Tucson Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3825 E 2nd St	Tucson	85716	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 326-6367	823				181 (22.0%)	67 (8.1%)	383 (46.5%)	121 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.5%)	$9,830	$243	$14	$499	$6,213	$3,360	$9,573	83.5	96.4	30	108
040828001150	139	Agua Caliente School	Public	PK, KG-6	11420 E Limberlost Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-2235	428	30	14.3		315 (73.6%)	2 (0.5%)	88 (20.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,214	$994	$816	$2,804	$7,755	$648	$8,404	83.5	87	154	15
040097503596	140	Phoenix International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E Broadway Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix International Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-2521	185				17 (9.2%)	35 (18.9%)	119 (64.3%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)		$00			$00			83.4	37.3	716	576

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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