Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	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)
040730003582	391	Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	829	49	16.8		214 (25.8%)	22 (2.7%)	548 (66.1%)	11 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300	52.2	63.3	409	18
040960000991	392	O C Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 W 12th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7900	367	21	17.4		27 (7.4%)	6 (1.6%)	324 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,026	$1,635	$1,298	$4,568	$7,676	$417	$8,093	52.1	38.1	704	312
040497000553	393	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	502	34	14.7		335 (66.7%)	10 (2.0%)	125 (24.9%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	$9,394	$653	$39	$1,346	$8,400	$301	$8,701	51.8	76.3	280	113
040011203365	394	American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4380 N. Hunt Hwy	Florence	85312	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-9800	1,050				559 (53.2%)	63 (6.0%)	341 (32.5%)	11 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	68 (6.5%)	$8,963	$707	$1,828	$3,242	$4,753	$1,675	$6,428	51.7	60.8	437	43
040301001000	395	J Robert Hendricks Elementary School	Public	K-6	3400 W Orange Grove Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8400	468	33	14.3		146 (31.2%)	9 (1.9%)	283 (60.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.7%)	$7,415	$910	$817	$2,636	$5,986		$5,689	51.7	75.4	289	106
040036802037	396	Academy of Math and Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1557 W Prince Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 293-2676	607				69 (11.4%)	38 (6.3%)	482 (79.4%)	8 (1.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,275	$1,490	$589	$3,570	$4,167	$4,028	$8,195	51.6	77.7	259	137
040092703190	397	Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	41800 N Barnes Pkwy	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 655-5553	940				578 (61.5%)	24 (2.6%)	254 (27.0%)	27 (2.9%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)		$00			$00			51.4	76.8	275	122
040588000471	398	Palominas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10385 E Highway 92	Hereford	85615	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	375	24	15.9		228 (60.8%)	7 (1.9%)	115 (30.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$5,510	$609	$556	$1,775	$4,187	$158	$4,344	51.3	44.7	604	206
040497001827	399	Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	762	46	16.5		378 (49.6%)	27 (3.5%)	302 (39.6%)	11 (1.4%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.5%)	$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351	51.3	63.1	412	13
040093003462	400	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	555 South Jackrabbit Trail	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-8003	862				289 (33.5%)	43 (5.0%)	448 (52.0%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.5%)		$00			$00			51.1	66	379	21

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.