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)
040340002833	231	Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3680 S Quartz St	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-5732	507	35	14.5		315 (62.1%)	20 (3.9%)	120 (23.7%)	13 (2.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.5%)	$8,006	$00	$22	$22	$7,692	$292	$7,984	71.9	73.7	304	73
040630001555	232	Magnet Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	2602 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-6281	372	26	14.3		14 (3.8%)	24 (6.5%)	332 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,133	$777	$393	$1,946	$8,442	$521	$8,964	71.8	70.3	336	104
040681002485	233	Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22706 East Village Loop Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7420	611	35	17.4		375 (61.4%)	15 (2.5%)	176 (28.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (5.7%)	$7,003	$355	$10	$720	$5,782	$855	$6,638	71.8	85	181	52
040187002873	234	Riggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6930 S Seville Blvd W	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3400	837	47	18		548 (65.5%)	22 (2.6%)	165 (19.7%)	29 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.1%)	$8,192	$690	$86	$1,466	$7,209	$208	$7,416	71.5	86	171	63
040423000656	235	Kyrene de las Brisas School	Public	PK, KG-5	777 N Desert Breeze Blvd E Bld	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2000	601	36	16.5		225 (37.4%)	52 (8.7%)	192 (31.9%)	36 (6.0%)	22 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	69 (11.5%)	$6,653	$54	$02	$110	$6,498	$98	$6,597	71.4	83.8	194	41
040269002482	236	Rancho Gabriela	Public	PK, KG-8	15272 W Gabriela Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8500	571	31	18.4		258 (45.2%)	38 (6.7%)	221 (38.7%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.0%)	$9,745	$151	$882	$1,185	$7,735	$976	$8,711	71.3	77.3	267	31
040438002782	237	Verrado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20873 W Sunrise Ln	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1600	911	41	22.2		456 (50.1%)	42 (4.6%)	340 (37.3%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.7%)	$6,841	$04	$05	$13	$6,195	$637	$6,832	71.2	83.4	201	36
040269002780	238	Mountain View	Public	PK, KG-8	18302 W Burton Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7450	965	49	19.8		448 (46.4%)	33 (3.4%)	384 (39.8%)	18 (1.9%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	68 (7.0%)	$7,586	$149	$859	$1,156	$5,904	$674	$6,578	71.2	73.8	299	61
040625001243	239	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12900 N 71st Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4725	926	45	20.8		521 (56.3%)	26 (2.8%)	288 (31.1%)	40 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.0%)	$6,245	$50	$223	$324	$5,623	$349	$5,972	71.2	78.1	252	13
040006501600	240	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-6	320 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-0722	628				394 (62.7%)	11 (1.8%)	147 (23.4%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.2%)	$5,851	$419	$52	$890	$4,419	$961	$5,380	71.1	83.8	193	47

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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.