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)
040497002108	481	Brinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11455 E Sunland Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4075	454	29	15.7	52.9%	195 (43.0%)	27 (5.9%)	193 (42.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (5.9%)	$8,728	$911	$56	$1,877	$7,565	$196	$7,762	39.3	40.9	658	177
040269001462	482	Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15150 W Mondell Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7600	791	44	18.1	58.9%	312 (39.4%)	67 (8.5%)	296 (37.4%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	88 (11.1%)	$10,636	$557	$989	$2,103	$7,766	$1,324	$9,090	39.1	66.3	375	107
040024402153	483	Sequoia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 890-4001	362			83.7%	37 (10.2%)	26 (7.2%)	291 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,787	$1,805	$2,983	$6,594	$5,688	$3,311	$8,999	39.1	17.2	1065	582
040428001130	484	Oro Grande Classical Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Pawnee Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6080	333	16	20.8	41.7%	221 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$7,372	$506	$72	$1,083	$6,149	$645	$6,794	39	48.9	565	81
040423001877	485	Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-3000	448	34	13.3	27.9%	183 (40.8%)	52 (11.6%)	128 (28.6%)	19 (4.2%)	21 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.6%)	$7,895	$202	$02	$405	$7,636	$56	$7,692	38.8	59.9	443	42
040880000866	486	Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9066 E 29th St	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4900	237	21	11	63.7%	116 (48.9%)	13 (5.5%)	86 (36.3%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)		$00			$00			38.8	59.1	445	41
040428000337	487	Havasupai Elementary School	Public	K-6	880 Cashmere Dr	Lake Havasu City	86404	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 505-6040	338	17	19.8	54.7%	184 (54.4%)	1 (0.3%)	137 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$7,538	$654	$93	$1,402	$6,054	$737	$6,791	38.7	64.1	404	83
040084503242	488	Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	Public, Charter	K-8	4815 W Hunt Hwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-6787	364			30.8%	191 (52.5%)	24 (6.6%)	117 (32.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)		$00			$00			38.7	47.3	582	94
040960000981	489	Alice Byrne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7500	314	22	14.2	70.7%	54 (17.2%)	4 (1.3%)	244 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$10,222	$1,310	$1,259	$3,879	$7,091	$561	$7,653	38.7	53.6	508	19
040658000560	490	Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3050 Porter Mountain Road	Lakeside	85929	Navajo County	Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 368-6182	818	51	16.1	59.8%	405 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (28.2%)	12 (1.5%)	119 (14.5%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (5.9%)	$6,815	$678	$99	$1,455	$5,520	$517	$6,037	38.5	43.8	614	124

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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.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide