Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040497000418	881	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 N Sycamore	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4860	576	42	13.6	79.9%	75 (13.0%)	62 (10.8%)	354 (61.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.9%)	6 (1.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$9,239	$531	$96	$1,157	$8,288	$325	$8,613	8.6	13.4	1153	272
040396000317	882	P T Coe Elementary School	Public	K-5	3801 W Roanoke Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2400	380	24	15.8	85.8%	4 (1.1%)	42 (11.1%)	324 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)		$00			$00			8.4	20.8	989	107
040060000008	883	Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	858	46	18.6	88.8%	68 (7.9%)	129 (15.0%)	591 (68.9%)	37 (4.3%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510	8.3	10.6	1208	325
040350000289	884	Copper Rim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Mesquite	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5800	765	38	20.1	55.8%	263 (34.4%)	1 (0.1%)	311 (40.7%)	6 (0.8%)	154 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.5%)	$7,011	$558	$172	$1,288	$5,882	$399	$6,281	8.1	17.6	1057	173
040232000164	885	West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	460 S 7th St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2703	733	27	27.1	73.8%	162 (22.1%)	78 (10.6%)	411 (56.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.6%)		$00			$00			8.1	13.8	1148	263
040043202200	886	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	5,122				1,882 (36.7%)	500 (9.8%)	2,047 (40.0%)	86 (1.7%)	162 (3.2%)	16 (0.3%)	429 (8.4%)		$00			$00			8	16.9	1071	185
040396000318	887	J B Sutton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-3200	544	33	16.4	94.7%	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.2%)	517 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			8	15.9	1089	202
040943000967	888	Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center	Public	4-6	Navajo Route 7	Fort Defiance	86504	Apache County	Window Rock Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 729-6815	355	20	17.7	46.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			7.8	12.2	1181	293
040882002496	889	Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	663	32	20.7	61.8%	43 (6.5%)	143 (21.6%)	442 (66.7%)	10 (1.5%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859	7.7	22.1	959	70
040032903159	890	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,392				2,578 (40.3%)	316 (4.9%)	2,786 (43.6%)	75 (1.2%)	257 (4.0%)	15 (0.2%)	365 (5.7%)		$00			$00			7.4	15	1112	222

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences