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)
040625001424	391	Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7841 W Sweetwater Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4800	769	40	19.4	39.9%	432 (56.2%)	28 (3.6%)	243 (31.6%)	31 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$7,830	$62	$290	$413	$6,938	$540	$7,478	51.1	70.4	333	58
040001602443	392	Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Carmelita Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 439-3518	353			64.9%	172 (48.7%)	31 (8.8%)	103 (29.2%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.5%)	$8,365	$1,711	$845	$4,266	$4,987	$822	$5,809	51.1	71.9	317	75
040593001471	393	Hidden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1919 E Sharon Dr	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3100	329	30	11	47.7%	146 (44.4%)	26 (7.9%)	131 (39.8%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.6%)	$12,014	$1,675	$289	$3,639	$9,455	$595	$10,050	51	55.9	482	89
040673000566	394	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Park Ave	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3249	309	26	11.8	53.7%	211 (68.3%)	5 (1.6%)	66 (21.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$12,339	$2,263	$381	$4,908	$7,962	$1,733	$9,695	51	69.8	339	55
040497000553	395	Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4925 E Ingram St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8500	545	38	14.3	36.0%	358 (65.7%)	24 (4.4%)	128 (23.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$9,394	$653	$39	$1,346	$8,400	$301	$8,701	50.7	76.3	280	115
040018401713	396	Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 855-6325	427			45.7%	146 (34.2%)	46 (10.8%)	153 (35.8%)	16 (3.7%)	14 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (11.2%)		$00			$00			50.4	57.3	462	66
040324003116	397	Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1508 N. 10th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6915	757	28	27	88.8%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	753 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			50.2	63.3	410	13
040032002227	398	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	8556 E Loos Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 775-0238	266			55.6%	130 (48.9%)	2 (0.8%)	119 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$41,611	$5,296	$1,092	$11,684	$26,344	$8,879	$35,223	50.1	54.4	497	99
040423001231	399	Kyrene de la Paloma School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 W Whitten St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5000	487	31	15.7	26.9%	232 (47.6%)	29 (6.0%)	149 (30.6%)	14 (2.9%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	43 (8.8%)	$7,890	$250	$02	$502	$7,579	$60	$7,638	50.1	70.7	329	70
040092203458	400	Desert Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5635 Hwy 95	Fort Mohave	86426	Mohave County	Desert Star Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 770-4523	480				347 (72.3%)	4 (0.8%)	109 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)		$00			$00			50	65.4	388	12

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