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)
040438002430	471	Dreaming Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13335 W Missouri Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1200	702	32	21.9	44.9%	207 (29.5%)	49 (7.0%)	373 (53.1%)	19 (2.7%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	42 (6.0%)	$7,165	$326	$10	$662	$5,917	$912	$6,828	41.1	65.4	387	84
040724000623	472	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	40.5	50.2	545	73
040775000684	473	Village Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Morningside Dr	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6300	444	25	17.7	74.8%	138 (31.1%)	48 (10.8%)	211 (47.5%)	9 (2.0%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$8,025	$1,077	$323	$2,476	$6,516	$109	$6,626	40	57	466	7
040021200060	474	Benson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-6708	560	30	18.6	53.9%	338 (60.4%)	3 (0.5%)	177 (31.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	25 (4.5%)	$10,475	$1,499	$589	$3,586	$7,039	$1,349	$8,388	39.9	61.4	432	42
040009201075	475	Franklin Phonetic Primary School	Public, Charter	K-8	6116 E. Highway 69	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Franklin Phonetic Primary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 775-6747	417			44.8%	241 (57.8%)	2 (0.5%)	151 (36.2%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)		$00			$00			39.9	41.5	642	167
040973603835	476	Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	585			30.8%	256 (43.8%)	56 (9.6%)	201 (34.4%)	11 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	48 (8.2%)								39.9	67.6	364	112
040472002920	477	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	39.5	49.8	556	79
040096002494	478	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	39.4	50.7	538	60
040625000515	479	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6315 W Port Au Prince Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4550	402	30	13.5	60.9%	168 (41.8%)	32 (8.0%)	165 (41.0%)	8 (2.0%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.7%)	$11,598	$570	$871	$2,011	$8,150	$2,007	$10,157	39.4	42.4	632	153
040100703722	480	Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley	Public, Charter	K-6	2747 W Union Hills Drive	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 422-9025	451			48.8%	200 (44.3%)	39 (8.6%)	153 (33.9%)	13 (2.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)		$00			$00			39.4	50.6	540	60

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