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)
040342000269	831	Glendale Landmark School	Public	PK, KG-8	5730 W Myrtle Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4001	828	41	20.1	92.9%	84 (10.1%)	113 (13.6%)	565 (68.2%)	14 (1.7%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (4.0%)	$9,394	$1,371	$506	$3,248	$5,915	$1,602	$7,517	12	10.4	1214	383
040085303297	832	South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4039 E Raymond St Ste 3	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	South Phoenix Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	323			76.8%	17 (5.3%)	121 (37.5%)	152 (47.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.9%)	$9,279	$1,899	$282	$4,080	$2,729	$4,369	$7,098	12	24.5	916	84
040168003122	833	Manuel Pena Junior School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-3100	749	34	22.3	67.8%	28 (3.7%)	89 (11.9%)	590 (78.8%)	8 (1.1%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$11,966	$3,338	$436	$7,111	$6,782	$1,411	$8,193	12	18.3	1038	205
040702002487	834	Kings Ridge School	Public	2-8	3650 S 64th Ln	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-8960	353	18	19.6	83.9%	16 (4.5%)	53 (15.0%)	259 (73.4%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$6,594	$304	$634	$1,241	$5,046	$611	$5,656	12			(n/a)
040831000776	835	Holdeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1326 W 18th St	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 966-9934	388	29	13.3	87.9%	35 (9.0%)	95 (24.5%)	188 (48.5%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.4%)	31 (8.0%)	14 (3.6%)		$00			$00			12	26	887	52
040279001060	836	Eloy Intermediate School	Public	1-8	1101 N. Sunshine Blvd.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2130	260	15	17.3	88.8%	16 (6.2%)	28 (10.8%)	196 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	$10,857	$1,877	$529	$4,283	$6,083	$2,368	$8,451	11.8	16.6	1079	243
040060001486	837	Granada Elementary School-West Campus	Public	PK, KG-4	3232 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-1403	857	43	19.9	72.9%	13 (1.5%)	85 (9.9%)	706 (82.4%)	31 (3.6%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$9,334	$2,247	$53	$4,547	$6,195	$840	$7,034	11.8	14.1	1140	303
040497000398	838	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	630	40	15.9	85.7%	31 (4.9%)	8 (1.3%)	548 (87.0%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.9%)	6 (1.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$8,849	$800	$58	$1,659	$7,498	$493	$7,991	11.8	29	840	2
040060000010	839	Cordova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 N 35th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-0704	657	36	18.2	89.8%	13 (2.0%)	46 (7.0%)	558 (84.9%)	21 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	$10,256	$2,090	$49	$4,229	$7,219	$898	$8,117	11.7	14.5	1132	293
040497000378	840	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	738 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4300	629	37	16.8	75.8%	83 (13.2%)	74 (11.8%)	341 (54.2%)	3 (0.5%)	80 (12.7%)	13 (2.1%)	35 (5.6%)	$8,921	$904	$192	$2,000	$7,604	$221	$7,825	11.6	20.4	997	157

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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.

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