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)
040082203221	291	Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17667 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Daisy Education Corporation dba. Sonoran Science A	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 776-9344	233			40.3%	113 (48.5%)	37 (15.9%)	51 (21.9%)	7 (3.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.0%)		$00			$00			64.2	46.7	587	296
040022302199	292	Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2325 W Sunset Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 665-3400	723			38.9%	257 (35.5%)	54 (7.5%)	297 (41.1%)	72 (10.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)		$00			$00			64.1	77.9	254	38
040808001105	293	St Johns Middle School	Public	4-8	555 West 7th Street	Saint Johns	85936	Apache County	St Johns Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 337-2132	340	20	17	43.5%	215 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	92 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$6,438	$551	$110	$1,212	$5,083	$693	$5,777	64.1	81.7	221	72
040000100616	294	Desert Sun Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	27880 N. 64th Street	Scottsdale	85266	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2900	322	24	13.4	13.7%	242 (75.2%)	5 (1.6%)	55 (17.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$2,495	$80	$57	$216	$1,867	$491	$2,358	63.8	64.9	392	98
040463001408	295	Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 W Freer Dr	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-5150	385	27	14.2	40.5%	202 (52.5%)	6 (1.6%)	150 (39.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$13,035	$837	$189	$1,864	$10,702	$1,306	$12,009	63.7	73.7	302	7
040074602864	296	Eduprize School	Public, Charter	K-8	4567 W Roberts Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1610	1,643				1,078 (65.6%)	54 (3.3%)	414 (25.2%)	10 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	72 (4.4%)	$7,179	$540	$79	$1,158	$4,689	$1,871	$6,561	63.7	71.5	322	26
040757000646	297	Hohokam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8451 E Oak St	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-1800	441	32	13.8	66.7%	128 (29.0%)	22 (5.0%)	227 (51.5%)	12 (2.7%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$12,238	$795	$1,801	$3,391	$9,321	$321	$9,642	63.7	66.2	377	80
040775001436	298	Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7490 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 376-4100	610	38	15.8	43.8%	327 (53.6%)	47 (7.7%)	153 (25.1%)	27 (4.4%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (7.7%)	$7,127	$797	$27	$1,622	$6,032	$271	$6,302	63.6	73.5	305	7
040757000662	299	Tavan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4610 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-3500	608	40	15.3	58.9%	178 (29.3%)	55 (9.0%)	311 (51.2%)	15 (2.5%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	$9,345	$624	$986	$2,234	$7,388	$347	$7,735	63.5	77.5	264	35
040432002383	300	Westar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17777 W Westar Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 237-2840	773	39	20	21.0%	419 (54.2%)	38 (4.9%)	253 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$8,888	$810	$332	$1,952	$6,268	$1,478	$7,746	63.1	67.1	369	69

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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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