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)
040625001137	561	Sundance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7051 W Cholla St	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4675	604	33	18.1	64.9%	224 (37.1%)	20 (3.3%)	311 (51.5%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.0%)	$7,998	$364	$702	$1,431	$5,959	$972	$6,931	31.2	34.4	756	195
040625001090	562	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	437	29	15.3	59.7%	139 (31.8%)	41 (9.4%)	210 (48.1%)	16 (3.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527	31.1	36.1	728	166
040399002938	563	Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43521 N Kenworthy Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3530	546	23	23.5	39.9%	290 (53.1%)	17 (3.1%)	188 (34.4%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.6%)	$7,647	$134	$45	$313	$6,852	$617	$7,468	31	47.5	579	16
040108000059	564	Beaver Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	4810 E Beaver Creek Rd	Rimrock	86335	Yavapai County	Beaver Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 567-4631	340	13	26.1	51.8%	182 (53.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)		$00			$00			31	35.1	742	178
040324000250	565	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	461	20	23	96.7%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	459 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,140	$1,121	$529	$2,772	$5,895	$594	$6,489	30.9	40.6	663	98
040593000126	566	Cactus View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17602 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2500	562	41	13.5	58.9%	199 (35.4%)	60 (10.7%)	248 (44.1%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	$9,589	$1,078	$270	$2,427	$7,522	$718	$8,240	30.7	24.8	914	348
040324002389	567	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	615	23	26.7	85.9%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	611 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,274	$889	$558	$2,337	$5,415	$411	$5,826	30.6	40.3	671	104
040399003067	568	Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40300 N Simonton Blvd	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5330	470	24	20	56.8%	270 (57.4%)	20 (4.3%)	149 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	$6,407	$488	$129	$1,105	$5,503	$287	$5,790	30.6	34.3	757	189
040423002000	569	Kyrene del Milenio	Public	PK, KG-5	4630 E Frye Rd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4000	536	38	13.9	38.8%	179 (33.4%)	65 (12.1%)	167 (31.2%)	32 (6.0%)	26 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	62 (11.6%)	$8,140	$402	$04	$808	$7,641	$93	$7,734	30.6	51.2	532	37
040240000036	570	Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3700	486	20	24.9	74.9%	52 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	423 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,268	$3,036	$289	$6,362	$4,359	$1,584	$5,943	30.6	38.7	695	125

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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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Educational resources:

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