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)
040029500328	451	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Detroit Ave	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-6197	793	35	22.6	62.9%	480 (60.5%)	12 (1.5%)	237 (29.9%)	13 (1.6%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)		$00			$00			43.1	59	447	4
040497000417	452	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2260 W Isabella Ave	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4100	460	32	14.2	50.9%	156 (33.9%)	39 (8.5%)	173 (37.6%)	10 (2.2%)	36 (7.8%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (8.3%)	$9,194	$875	$183	$1,934	$7,722	$414	$8,135	43	40.5	665	213
040340000257	453	Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	175 W Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-8624	586	45	13.1	36.9%	205 (35.0%)	23 (3.9%)	305 (52.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.1%)	$8,886	$444	$617	$1,505	$8,208		$7,825	43	56.2	475	22
040032602162	454	Arizona Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16011 N Dysart Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Success School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 974-4959	982			66.0%	167 (17.0%)	92 (9.4%)	667 (67.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.8%)	$10,734	$1,371	$1,942	$4,684	$5,475	$1,946	$7,421	42.9	56.1	477	23
040906000923	455	Desert View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8621 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4000	350	30	11.5	92.9%	47 (13.4%)	24 (6.9%)	255 (72.9%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$9,195	$2,228	$172	$4,628	$6,133	$662	$6,795	42.8	47.7	576	121
040286001364	456	Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7150 Silver Saddle Rd	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4150	395	28	14.1	39.7%	200 (50.6%)	1 (0.3%)	92 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	$7,797	$509	$134	$1,152	$6,504	$650	$7,154	42.5	41.2	650	194
040269000199	457	El Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13500 N El Mirage Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7200	764	37	20.6	79.8%	110 (14.4%)	77 (10.1%)	530 (69.4%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.9%)	$11,196	$855	$947	$2,657	$8,198	$1,196	$9,394	42.4	51.1	535	78
040423001299	458	Kyrene de la Colina School	Public	PK, KG-5	13612 S 36th St	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-2600	472	35	13.5	40.9%	146 (30.9%)	75 (15.9%)	134 (28.4%)	18 (3.8%)	45 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	49 (10.4%)	$8,531	$361	$47	$769	$8,040	$83	$8,123	42.4	58	453	5
040387002563	459	Granville Elementary School	Public	K-6	5250 N Stover Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4800	514	28	18.1	48.8%	315 (61.3%)	2 (0.4%)	160 (31.1%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	$9,162	$872	$197	$1,940	$6,915	$1,179	$8,094	42.4	61.5	431	28
040463000333	460	Quail Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 W Cortaro Farms Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 579-4700	558	40	13.9	48.9%	253 (45.3%)	15 (2.7%)	230 (41.2%)	15 (2.7%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	$11,990	$1,068	$216	$2,352	$9,413	$1,293	$10,706	42	44.5	607	147

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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.
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Educational resources:

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