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)
040775001048	671	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17624 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5900	467	27	17.2		177 (37.9%)	36 (7.7%)	211 (45.2%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$9,209	$1,202	$120	$2,523	$7,723	$164	$7,887	21.7	29.9	831	160
040306002355	672	Sun Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-5	8150 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2000	584	27	21.6		19 (3.3%)	61 (10.4%)	474 (81.2%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)		$00			$00			21.7	25.3	901	229
040752000635	673	Mountain View School	Public	K-5	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8401	386	22	17.2		9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,991	$796	$291	$1,883	$5,985	$919	$6,904	21.7	25.9	889	216
040187001359	674	Shumway Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 N Shumway Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7400	483	42	11.5		129 (26.7%)	28 (5.8%)	248 (51.3%)	25 (5.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	$10,611	$1,306	$183	$2,796	$8,928	$193	$9,122	21.7	37.2	719	45
040906000929	675	Manzanita Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8430 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 348-2200	549	36	15.4		79 (14.4%)	37 (6.7%)	373 (67.9%)	12 (2.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$9,687	$874	$224	$1,972	$7,050	$1,539	$8,589	21.5	23.7	932	257
040292000227	676	Florence K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	460 S. Park Street	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-3540	758	42	18.2		312 (41.2%)	26 (3.4%)	361 (47.6%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.3%)	$6,133	$285	$317	$888	$5,149	$381	$5,530	21.4	35.3	739	63
040396000319	677	Joseph Zito Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2500	374	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	12 (3.2%)	347 (92.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)		$00			$00			21.4	24.9	908	231
040497000385	678	Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2325 E Adobe St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9800	514	32	16.3		190 (37.0%)	25 (4.9%)	250 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	10 (1.9%)	23 (4.5%)	$9,586	$631	$142	$1,404	$8,685	$127	$8,813	21.4	30.3	817	139
040087703354	679	Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	678				33 (4.9%)	92 (13.6%)	526 (77.6%)	8 (1.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114	21.4	30.4	812	133
040087503345	680	Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,087				50 (4.6%)	58 (5.3%)	938 (86.3%)	21 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)		$00			$00			21.4	31.1	804	124

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.