Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040453000361	41	Maine Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	10 N. Spring Valley Rd.	Parks	86018	Coconino County	Maine Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 635-2115	137	12	11.4	34.3%	110 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)		$00			$00			94.5	59.9	442	401
040021702010	42	Mission Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12990 E Shea Blvd	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	Little Lamb Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 860-4330	133				91 (68.4%)	4 (3.0%)	23 (17.3%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.3%)		$00			$00			94.5	70.5	332	290
040681003651	43	Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19684 S. 225th Pl	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7490	703	31	22.3	7.0%	518 (73.7%)	25 (3.6%)	114 (16.2%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.6%)	$6,694	$149		$299	$5,630	$915	$6,545	94.4	95.7	38	5
040176000117	44	Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	5301 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7900	525	38	13.8	9.9%	259 (49.3%)	6 (1.1%)	127 (24.2%)	68 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	59 (11.2%)	$9,474	$227	$628	$1,081	$6,946	$1,673	$8,620	94.2	92.7	74	30
040087303353	45	Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	Public, Charter	K-6	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 996-4355	818				487 (59.5%)	11 (1.3%)	138 (16.9%)	120 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.6%)	$9,649	$233	$59	$525	$5,666	$3,690	$9,357	94.2	89.9	120	75
040450002874	46	Madison Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	925 E Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 745-4000	736	30	24.9	12.9%	431 (58.6%)	27 (3.7%)	193 (26.2%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.2%)	$8,752	$630	$104	$1,364	$6,055	$1,964	$8,018	94	97.5	19	27
040007200834	47	Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa	Public, Charter	K-7	2834 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Montessori Education Centre Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-8375	250				157 (62.8%)	6 (2.4%)	65 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	19 (7.6%)		$00			$00			93.9	88.8	135	88
040041502414	48	AMCS at Anthem dba Caurus Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	41900 N 42nd Ave	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 551-5083	274			18.6%	201 (73.4%)	4 (1.5%)	45 (16.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)		$00			$00			93.9	65.7	385	337
040497001186	49	Las Sendas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 N Red Mtn	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8725	747	41	18.2	8.8%	566 (75.8%)	15 (2.0%)	117 (15.7%)	13 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.3%)	$7,040	$145	$06	$296	$6,527	$363	$6,890	93.5	92.7	75	26
040035902292	50	Challenger Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	1315 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Challenger Basic School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 830-1750	320				264 (82.5%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.6%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)		$00			$00			93.4	97	23	27

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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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