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)
040042502527	581	Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	585				262 (44.8%)	15 (2.6%)	258 (44.1%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.6%)		$00			$00			29.5	41.1	653	72
040625001090	582	Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-8	5312 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4525	493	29	17.1		143 (29.0%)	40 (8.1%)	262 (53.1%)	18 (3.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527	29.5	36.1	728	146
040324002389	583	Educational Pastor Elementary 4	Public	K-6	985 Sixth Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6980	646	22	29.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	646 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,274	$889	$558	$2,337	$5,415	$411	$5,826	29.2	40.3	671	88
040096503556	584	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1130 E University Dr STE 230	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(844) 692-3372	3,563				1,619 (45.4%)	233 (6.5%)	1,164 (32.7%)	144 (4.0%)	154 (4.3%)	14 (0.4%)	235 (6.6%)		$00			$00			29.1	46.2	590	6
040546002875	585	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17161 W Bajada Rd	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-5880	657				380 (57.8%)	17 (2.6%)	219 (33.3%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.0%)	$5,834	$1,031	$737	$2,799	$3,734	$332	$4,066	29	33	770	185
040960000988	586	James B Rolle School	Public	PK, KG-6	2711 S Engler Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8200	530	27	19.4		124 (23.4%)	2 (0.4%)	383 (72.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$8,366	$1,200	$1,261	$3,660	$5,783	$123	$5,905	28.9	52.7	515	71
040324000250	587	Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18745 S. Gadsden Street	Gadsden	85336	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6970	442	16	27.6		1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,140	$1,121	$529	$2,772	$5,895	$594	$6,489	28.7	40.6	663	76
040150001528	588	Diamondback Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 Tesota Way	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 758-6858	349	17	20.5		166 (47.6%)	5 (1.4%)	158 (45.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$6,577	$499	$21	$1,019	$5,700	$358	$6,058	28.5	20.5	994	406
040079703230	589	Academy Del Sol - Star Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	7102 W Valley Crest Pl	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Academy Del Sol Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 789-7731	497				29 (5.8%)	22 (4.4%)	436 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			28.5	45.6	598	9
040269002340	590	Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15047 N. Parkview Place	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7800	572	37	15.4		261 (45.6%)	42 (7.3%)	216 (37.8%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.5%)	$12,464	$557	$937	$2,051	$8,927	$2,043	$10,970	28.4	44	611	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.