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)
040724000623	491	Dorothy Stinson School	Public	PK, KG-6	2013 S 8th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7010	583	27	21.5	48.9%	221 (37.9%)	8 (1.4%)	336 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$4,418	$211	$06	$428	$4,021	$180	$4,201	38.2	50.2	545	54
040588001498	492	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	38.1	50.9	536	44
040096002494	493	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15151 W Centerra Dr S	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4800	629	23	27.3	51.8%	131 (20.8%)	68 (10.8%)	377 (59.9%)	20 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.1%)	$9,882	$708	$474	$1,890	$6,481	$2,219	$8,700	38.1	50.7	538	45
040472002920	494	Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43800 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-6100	774	51	15.2	51.8%	222 (28.7%)	82 (10.6%)	362 (46.8%)	14 (1.8%)	18 (2.3%)	11 (1.4%)	65 (8.4%)	$10,473	$312	$998	$1,622	$8,154	$1,009	$9,163	38.1	49.8	556	62
040497002108	495	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	38	40.9	658	163
040240000171	496	Pueblo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2803 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3600	562	27	21.2	77.8%	73 (13.0%)	7 (1.2%)	462 (82.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,064	$3,624	$333	$7,581	$4,423	$1,684	$6,107	37.9	50.1	549	53
040880000819	497	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			37.8	51.7	526	29
040593001869	498	Sunset Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-6	2727 E Siesta Ln	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5100	366	34	10.6	53.8%	123 (33.6%)	27 (7.4%)	176 (48.1%)	13 (3.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.5%)	$12,626	$2,206	$346	$4,759	$9,674	$400	$10,074	37.8	51.4	529	31
040817000719	499	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	37.7	49.1	563	64
040625000132	500	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	37.5	53	510	10

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.