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)
040960001804	461	Desert Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 S Avenue 7 1/2 E	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8600	841	38	22.1	58.9%	176 (20.9%)	14 (1.7%)	632 (75.1%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$7,339	$1,233	$1,225	$3,691	$4,936		$4,881	41.9	58.8	448	13
040079002212	462	Peralta Trail Elementary School	Public	K-6	10965 E Peralta Rd	Apache Junction	85118	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 677-7540	286	12	23.8	73.8%	167 (58.4%)	5 (1.7%)	89 (31.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$4,980	$883	$21	$1,787	$3,992	$84	$4,076	41.8	44.8	602	140
040340001401	463	Burk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Burk St	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-3816	481	41	11.7	48.9%	219 (45.5%)	11 (2.3%)	213 (44.3%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$9,854	$1,056	$568	$2,680	$8,057	$173	$8,230	41.8	61.9	427	36
040034001940	464	Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-6	7301 E Baseline Rd	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Noah Webster Schools - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 986-2335	575			44.9%	294 (51.1%)	19 (3.3%)	210 (36.5%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)		$00			$00			41.7	62.1	421	43
040625000512	465	Kachina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5304 W Crocus Dr	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4500	327	22	14.8	58.7%	141 (43.1%)	18 (5.5%)	135 (41.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	$13,711	$596	$840	$2,033	$9,515	$2,759	$12,274	41.5	29.3	836	371
040817000719	466	Elvira Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 W Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2800	695	29	23.9	77.8%	16 (2.3%)	9 (1.3%)	647 (93.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$6,730	$754	$00	$1,507	$5,734	$243	$5,976	41.5	49.1	563	97
040269002126	467	West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 W Greenway Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7750	764	41	18.6	53.9%	307 (40.2%)	68 (8.9%)	294 (38.5%)	19 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.2%)	$9,675	$555	$954	$2,063	$7,290	$877	$8,167	41.4	44.6	605	138
040789001565	468	Desert Sonora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 N. carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6300	439	25	17.5	86.8%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	429 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,341	$949	$69	$1,967	$8,159	$1,164	$9,323	41.3	48.5	570	102
040593000610	469	Whispering Wind Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	15844 N 43rd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-7300	518	45	11.4	45.8%	225 (43.4%)	30 (5.8%)	200 (38.6%)	22 (4.2%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$9,986	$706	$270	$1,682	$8,645	$365	$9,010	41.3	57.5	457	12
040472002560	470	Pima Butte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	42202 W Rancho El Dorado Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-7150	428	25	17.1	39.7%	175 (40.9%)	50 (11.7%)	154 (36.0%)	11 (2.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.2%)	$10,102	$238	$964	$1,439	$7,768	$1,133	$8,901	41.2	74.4	296	174

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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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