Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 904)	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)
040497000413	851	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	828 S Valencia	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4205	529	38	14	70.7%	75 (14.2%)	71 (13.4%)	257 (48.6%)	12 (2.3%)	56 (10.6%)	23 (4.3%)	35 (6.6%)	$9,388	$921	$227	$2,070	$7,802	$437	$8,239	10.9	18.2	1039	188
040444003533	852	Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	1700 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6400	788	37	21.2	65.9%	53 (6.7%)	96 (12.2%)	589 (74.7%)	14 (1.8%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	$9,829	$696	$330	$1,722	$6,781	$2,022	$8,803	10.9	21.2	975	123
040171001027	853	Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7787	467	24	19.4	84.8%	100 (21.4%)	28 (6.0%)	269 (57.6%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.7%)	$9,356	$1,773	$257	$3,803	$5,835	$1,491	$7,326	10.8	11.8	1188	335
040029501495	854	Cerbat Elementary	Public	K-5	2689 E Jagerson Ave	Kingman	86409	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 757-5100	700	34	20.5	78.0%	470 (67.1%)	6 (0.9%)	179 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.3%)		$00			$00			10.8	20.9	988	134
040168000104	855	Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7960 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4700	709	42	16.8	66.9%	14 (2.0%)	19 (2.7%)	655 (92.4%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$12,636	$3,339	$411	$7,089	$7,322	$1,563	$8,885	10.7	23.4	934	79
040171000112	856	Saguaro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 N Center Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7661	475	21	22.6	87.8%	61 (12.8%)	34 (7.2%)	311 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$7,801	$1,295	$261	$2,852	$5,432	$812	$6,244	10.6	25.5	898	42
040068000027	857	L M Prince School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 E Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6350	466	37	12.5	92.7%	61 (13.1%)	78 (16.7%)	270 (57.9%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.1%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.6%)		$00			$00			10.5	15	1109	252
040429002398	858	Cheatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4725 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-7040	744	47	15.7	78.9%	58 (7.8%)	211 (28.4%)	409 (55.0%)	15 (2.0%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	$9,698	$678	$302	$1,659	$7,321	$1,396	$8,717	10.5	21.2	974	116
040396000314	859	Alta E Butler School	Public	K-5	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2300	550	34	16.1	88.9%	15 (2.7%)	27 (4.9%)	501 (91.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			10.4	12	1184	325
040015701728	860	Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 E Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 461-3222	3,083				2,068 (67.1%)	125 (4.1%)	612 (19.9%)	26 (0.8%)	110 (3.6%)	13 (0.4%)	129 (4.2%)	$7,425	$593	$252	$1,437	$1,785	$4,795	$6,580	10.3	18.8	1024	164

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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