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)
040091000047	321	Ash Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46999 N. Fifth Street	Ash Fork	86320	Yavapai County	Ash Fork Joint Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 637-2561	119	5	23.8	79.0%	61 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$7,678	$575	$757	$1,907	$5,387	$959	$6,346	61	65.3	389	68
040146001356	322	Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	3228 Saint Andrews Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2960	416	22	18.6	33.7%	234 (56.3%)	11 (2.6%)	140 (33.7%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)		$00			$00			61	71	326	4
040450000359	323	Madison Rose Lane School	Public	PK, KG-4	1155 E Rose Ln	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7400	733	38	19.2	37.9%	256 (34.9%)	46 (6.3%)	316 (43.1%)	6 (0.8%)	33 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.4%)	$11,519	$825	$113	$1,764	$8,383	$2,197	$10,580	61	67.6	363	40
040885001003	324	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 E Esmond Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2302	712	43	16.6	33.8%	274 (38.5%)	42 (5.9%)	343 (48.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.2%)	$6,728	$622	$65	$1,309	$5,867	$175	$6,041	60.9	86.9	156	168
040906001117	325	Sweetwater School	Public	K-8	4602 W Sweetwater Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6500	428	46	9.2	65.7%	170 (39.7%)	29 (6.8%)	183 (42.8%)	9 (2.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$16,398	$1,159	$198	$2,515	$13,470	$1,571	$15,041	60.6	53.6	507	182
040068001394	326	Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N Copper Spring Trl	Tucson	85737	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6800	297	31	9.5	24.6%	178 (59.9%)	13 (4.4%)	90 (30.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)		$00			$00			60.6	65.5	386	60
040187002379	327	T. Dale Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2425 S Pleasant Dr	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5900	685	40	17.3	35.8%	262 (38.2%)	50 (7.3%)	278 (40.6%)	40 (5.8%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$8,273	$652	$91	$1,395	$7,333	$198	$7,531	60.5	78.1	250	77
040423000336	328	C I Waggoner School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5600	443	30	14.7	22.8%	208 (47.0%)	34 (7.7%)	131 (29.6%)	12 (2.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	$6,715	$70	$02	$142	$6,549	$95	$6,643	60.4	78.2	248	80
040463003516	329	Gladden Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11745 W Gladden Farms Dr	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 682-1180	747	43	17.5	23.8%	422 (56.5%)	7 (0.9%)	276 (36.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	$9,702	$683	$167	$1,532	$7,571	$1,281	$8,852	60.3	77.6	262	67
040593001239	330	Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6010 E Acoma Dr	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7100	371	31	11.9	11.9%	249 (67.1%)	3 (0.8%)	78 (21.0%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$11,908	$412	$311	$1,135	$10,710	$474	$11,185	60.3	78.5	245	85

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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.
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