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)
040429003336	641	Rogers Ranch School	Public	K-8	6735 S 47th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2030	1,051	53	19.8		66 (6.3%)	266 (25.3%)	619 (58.9%)	26 (2.5%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.3%)	$8,781	$448	$289	$1,186	$6,808	$1,235	$8,043	24	39.2	687	46
040593000483	642	Larkspur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2450 E Larkspur Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3300	320	34	9.3		86 (26.9%)	23 (7.2%)	179 (55.9%)	5 (1.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	$15,710	$4,161	$484	$8,806	$9,894	$1,172	$11,065	23.9	30.1	824	182
040423000332	643	Kyrene de las Lomas School	Public	PK, KG-5	11820 S Warner Elliot Loop	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-3400	450	30	15		89 (19.8%)	92 (20.4%)	195 (43.3%)	12 (2.7%)	30 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	$8,652	$930	$75	$1,934	$7,315	$333	$7,648	23.8	43	622	21
040096002255	644	Desert Star	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 S 157th Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4600	630	30	21		158 (25.1%)	76 (12.1%)	371 (58.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	$11,076	$957	$595	$2,509	$7,418	$2,106	$9,524	23.6	40.7	661	17
040906000931	645	Moon Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	13425 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6000	488	37	13.1		109 (22.3%)	50 (10.2%)	263 (53.9%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	$11,309	$1,311	$248	$2,870	$8,369	$1,382	$9,750	23.3	41.2	651	6
040432003733	646	Blue Horizons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20070 W. Blue Horizons Pkwy. N	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-6600	940	48	19.5		194 (20.6%)	81 (8.6%)	610 (64.9%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	36 (3.8%)	$8,971	$569	$351	$1,490	$6,520	$1,531	$8,051	23.1	29.7	832	186
040429002769	647	Desert Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6855 W Meadows Loop E	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2020	924	56	16.4		84 (9.1%)	204 (22.1%)	553 (59.8%)	12 (1.3%)	41 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.9%)	$10,311	$621	$286	$1,528	$7,959	$1,445	$9,405	23.1	40.1	674	27
040444002908	648	Tres Rios Elementary School	Public	K-8	5025 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6300	630	38	16.5		28 (4.4%)	52 (8.3%)	531 (84.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$10,605	$780	$344	$1,905	$7,438	$2,043	$9,481	23.1	23.1	941	293
040023503157	649	Avalon Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1045 S San Marcos Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 671-4585	298				147 (49.3%)	6 (2.0%)	118 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.4%)		$00			$00			23	24.4	919	270
040789002568	650	Encanto Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N. Cesar Chavez Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6700	419	23	18.2		5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,132	$421	$75	$917	$6,504	$1,132	$7,636	22.9	28	860	210

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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