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)
040011203779	341	American Leadership Academy Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6913 E Rembrandt Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 420-2101	811				580 (71.5%)	21 (2.6%)	152 (18.7%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$7,197	$3,023	$199	$6,245	$2,155	$1,819	$3,974	58.8	67.6	366	25
040340000601	342	Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N Key Biscayne Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-9343	496	39	12.6		243 (49.0%)	16 (3.2%)	174 (35.1%)	21 (4.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.5%)	$9,630	$187	$503	$877	$9,371		$8,939	58.7	72	316	26
040438001420	343	Palm Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 N 135th Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6400	653	37	17.6		202 (30.9%)	62 (9.5%)	310 (47.5%)	25 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.7%)	$8,143	$258	$02	$517	$6,707	$1,176	$7,883	58.5	68.4	353	10
040770001253	344	Linden Elementary School	Public	K-5	1009 School House Ln	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6017	201	13	15.4		159 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,899	$476	$454	$1,406	$6,840	$1,129	$7,969	58.4	76.6	278	66
040625001668	345	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	915	52	17.7		607 (66.3%)	13 (1.4%)	209 (22.8%)	34 (3.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094	58.3	77.1	270	75
040096001878	346	Wildflower Accelerated Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	325 S Wildflower Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-5205	708	29	24.4		145 (20.5%)	97 (13.7%)	423 (59.7%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	19 (2.7%)	$10,590	$889	$541	$2,319	$7,159	$2,001	$9,160	58.2	69.7	341	5
040757000646	347	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	459	32	14.4		125 (27.2%)	29 (6.3%)	239 (52.1%)	11 (2.4%)	26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.7%)	$12,238	$795	$1,801	$3,391	$9,321	$321	$9,642	57.9	66.2	377	30
040625000585	348	Desert Harbor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15585 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 486-6200	799	44	18.3		428 (53.6%)	39 (4.9%)	246 (30.8%)	28 (3.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$8,513	$69	$300	$438	$7,212	$931	$8,144	57.7	68.4	354	6
040428000339	349	Smoketree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2395 Smoketree Ave N	Lake Havasu City	86403	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6020	549	29	18.9		287 (52.3%)	2 (0.4%)	230 (41.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$9,959	$1,735	$102	$3,572	$7,239	$882	$8,122	57.3	48.2	573	224
040880000846	350	Gale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	678 S Gollob Rd	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4500	321	25	12.9		132 (41.1%)	12 (3.7%)	142 (44.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	28 (8.7%)		$00			$00			57.1	75.4	288	62

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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