Best Schools in Arizona

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)
040438001881	491	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2150 N Rancho Santa Fe Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 535-6500	564	30	19.1	52.8%	122 (21.6%)	53 (9.4%)	342 (60.6%)	10 (1.8%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.6%)	$7,680	$639	$03	$1,281	$6,163	$875	$7,038	38.4	57.4	461	30
040730002196	492	Sahuarita Intermediate School	Public	3-5	350 W Sahuarita Rd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 625-3502	392	19	20.6	35.7%	124 (31.6%)	13 (3.3%)	217 (55.4%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$5,727	$424		$849	$4,885	$418	$5,303	38.2	54.6	493	1
040625001316	493	Desert Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12901 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4750	494	32	15.3	46.8%	208 (42.1%)	29 (5.9%)	203 (41.1%)	21 (4.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$9,472	$281	$394	$956	$7,466	$1,331	$8,797	38.1	50.8	537	44
040429003697	494	Estrella Foothills Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5400 W Carver Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2050	682	41	16.4	49.9%	107 (15.7%)	99 (14.5%)	390 (57.2%)	19 (2.8%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	$14,942	$1,376	$772	$3,523	$10,780	$2,015	$12,795	38.1	51.8	523	29
040240000017	495	H L Suverkrup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1590 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3500	559	27	21	68.9%	63 (11.3%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (84.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$9,582	$1,320	$321	$2,961	$6,401	$1,540	$7,941	38.1	41.2	649	154
040593001869	496	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	33
040625001380	497	Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4775	618	36	17	63.8%	198 (32.0%)	42 (6.8%)	314 (50.8%)	18 (2.9%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	$8,490	$403	$496	$1,302	$7,185	$406	$7,590	37.8	45.6	597	100
040621001499	498	Garden Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10825 W Garden Lakes Pkwy	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2520	885	42	21	56.9%	166 (18.8%)	76 (8.6%)	546 (61.7%)	35 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.3%)	$5,360	$507	$1,198	$2,211	$4,387		$3,655	37.7	46.7	586	88
040240000171	499	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	37.6	50.1	549	50
040146001051	500	Town & Country Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1313 S Lenzner Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2980	433	20	22.2	47.6%	212 (49.0%)	20 (4.6%)	157 (36.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.9%)		$00			$00			37.5	37.6	712	212

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