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)
040081903187	71	Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,029				688 (66.9%)	16 (1.6%)	157 (15.3%)	86 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607	90.2	95.6	40	31
040176001002	72	Ventana Vista Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 N Kolb Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-8000	470	32	14.7	9.8%	264 (56.2%)	8 (1.7%)	154 (32.8%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$9,125	$240	$675	$1,155	$6,291	$1,919	$8,210	89.9	91.4	92	20
040019003247	73	Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback	Public, Charter	K-8	3715 N Washington Ave	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-6311	252			58.7%	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	239 (94.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			89.9	80.1	231	158
040011101594	74	Center for Educational Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 E Elliot Rd Ste 9	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-1940	319				200 (62.7%)	18 (5.6%)	72 (22.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	16 (5.0%)		$00			$00			89.4	82.4	213	139
040340000261	75	Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1211 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2803	567	37	15.4	28.7%	332 (58.6%)	25 (4.4%)	133 (23.5%)	11 (1.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.7%)	$7,810	$273	$647	$1,194	$7,019		$6,890	89.3	84.6	185	110
040757001671	76	Desert Canyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10203 E McDowell Mountain Ranc	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1700	496	35	14.3	6.7%	376 (75.8%)	13 (2.6%)	58 (11.7%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	$7,545	$274	$01	$549	$6,863	$408	$7,271	89.2	94.6	52	24
040775002434	77	Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	807	47	17.3	15.9%	639 (79.2%)	6 (0.7%)	99 (12.3%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.5%)	$6,000	$249	$13	$511	$5,524	$214	$5,738	89.2	95.8	36	41
040340000260	78	Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2801	969	55	17.6	4.9%	758 (78.2%)	10 (1.0%)	140 (14.4%)	18 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.9%)	$5,430	$109	$185	$402	$5,002	$135	$5,137	88.9	91.9	85	7
040269002837	79	Canyon Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	17359 W Surprise Farms Loop N	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8450	944	45	21.2	32.8%	523 (55.4%)	56 (5.9%)	266 (28.2%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (7.3%)	$7,590	$143	$864	$1,151	$5,746	$836	$6,582	88.7	93.2	67	12
040450000358	80	Madison Richard Simis School	Public	PK, KG-4	7302 N 10th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7300	955	42	23	13.9%	609 (63.8%)	25 (2.6%)	218 (22.8%)	17 (1.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.2%)	$10,345	$759	$103	$1,621	$7,481	$2,002	$9,483	88.7	91.7	87	7

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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.
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

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