Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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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)
040730003582	381	Wrightson Ridge K-8 School	Public	K-8	16325 S Rancho Sahuarita Blvd	Sahuarita	85629	Pima County	Sahuarita Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-3502	795	54	14.6	46.9%	211 (26.5%)	20 (2.5%)	517 (65.0%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	32 (4.0%)	$6,582	$269	$13	$552	$5,891	$409	$6,300	52.7	63.3	409	28
040063203105	382	Berean Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1169 Colombo Ave	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Cochise Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 459-4113	354			60.7%	158 (44.6%)	34 (9.6%)	126 (35.6%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.5%)	14 (4.0%)	6 (1.7%)		$00			$00			52.7	50.4	543	161
040841000797	383	Thatcher Elementary School	Public	3-6	1350 4th Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7250	541	25	21.8	32.9%	372 (68.8%)	5 (0.9%)	140 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$4,637	$178	$02	$358	$3,771	$687	$4,457	52.7	63.5	408	25
040009801180	384	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	312				203 (65.1%)	5 (1.6%)	62 (19.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)		$00			$00			52.5	61	435	51
040093003462	385	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	555 South Jackrabbit Trail	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-8003	640				246 (38.4%)	33 (5.2%)	306 (47.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.7%)		$00			$00			52.1	66	379	6
040960000991	386	O C Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 W 12th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7900	368	23	16	82.9%	41 (11.1%)	7 (1.9%)	315 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,026	$1,635	$1,298	$4,568	$7,676	$417	$8,093	52.1	38.1	704	318
040423001371	387	Kyrene de la Mariposa School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 E Knox Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-3800	476	32	15	31.9%	161 (33.8%)	53 (11.1%)	144 (30.3%)	22 (4.6%)	25 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.5%)	$6,914	$163	$02	$328	$6,415	$333	$6,749	52.1	68.5	352	35
040269002649	388	Sonoran Heights Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8550	712	40	17.8	35.0%	343 (48.2%)	54 (7.6%)	251 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.7%)	$8,095	$194	$867	$1,254	$6,136	$898	$7,035	51.8			(n/a)
040497001374	389	Mendoza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2000	454	36	12.7	47.8%	273 (60.1%)	18 (4.0%)	137 (30.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$10,864	$841	$142	$1,824	$9,496	$385	$9,881	51.8	70.7	330	59
040086703342	390	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 656-5555	418				246 (58.9%)	32 (7.7%)	80 (19.1%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.2%)		$00			$00			51.4	63.7	405	15

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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