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)
040029501126	501	Hualapai Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Eastern St	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-1919	799	36	22.1	45.8%	527 (66.0%)	8 (1.0%)	204 (25.5%)	5 (0.6%)	16 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.4%)		$00			$00			37.4	34.7	751	250
040588001498	502	Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-8	5148 S Coronado School Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	444	25	17.9	39.9%	260 (58.6%)	4 (0.9%)	146 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	$5,400	$287	$522	$1,096	$4,471	$119	$4,591	37.3	50.9	536	34
040775000682	503	Park Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20012 N 35th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4100	600	41	14.6	54.0%	249 (41.5%)	40 (6.7%)	215 (35.8%)	38 (6.3%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.5%)	$7,968	$800	$27	$1,628	$6,886	$254	$7,140	37.1	56.1	479	24
040625000132	504	Marshall Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12995 N Marshall Ranch Dr	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 486-6450	700	40	17.4	45.0%	326 (46.6%)	38 (5.4%)	257 (36.7%)	31 (4.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	$8,605	$187	$309	$683	$7,201	$908	$8,109	37.1	53	510	6
040497001409	505	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	849 S Sunnyvale	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8800	393	33	12	57.8%	168 (42.7%)	18 (4.6%)	171 (43.5%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$10,954	$1,069	$68	$2,206	$9,273	$544	$9,817	36.9	31.3	796	291
040880001262	506	Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	4757 E Winsett St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6600	383	26	14.6	72.8%	69 (18.0%)	28 (7.3%)	260 (67.9%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)		$00			$00			36.8	61	436	70
040340001838	507	Oak Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 W Houston Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 632-4785	418	38	11	50.7%	177 (42.3%)	15 (3.6%)	187 (44.7%)	8 (1.9%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.1%)	$11,696	$1,095	$1,051	$3,241	$10,249		$9,550	36.7	40.1	676	169
040880000819	508	Annie Kellond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 E Lehigh Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5100	420	24	17.8	64.8%	145 (34.5%)	21 (5.0%)	216 (51.4%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)		$00			$00			36.6	51.7	526	18
040240002779	509	Mesquite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4100	628	25	25.1	54.9%	82 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	516 (82.2%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	$8,510	$1,173	$270	$2,615	$5,501	$1,568	$7,068	36.6	51.2	531	22
040724002267	510	Ruth Powell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1041 S 14th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7030	529	23	23	47.8%	222 (42.0%)	2 (0.4%)	278 (52.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$4,803	$321	$08	$650	$4,301	$173	$4,474	36.4	47.4	581	71

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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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