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)
040775002127	81	Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7241 W Rose Garden Ln	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4800	898	50	17.9	16.8%	573 (63.8%)	32 (3.6%)	166 (18.5%)	83 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.5%)	$6,347	$413	$23	$849	$5,696	$214	$5,910	88.6	93.8	62	19
040187003321	82	John & Carol Carlson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 S White Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3800	649	40	16.2	6.8%	419 (64.6%)	27 (4.2%)	119 (18.3%)	37 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	$8,861	$731	$88	$1,550	$7,804	$238	$8,042	88.6	91.5	89	7
040091103440	83	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,370				1,151 (84.0%)	10 (0.7%)	139 (10.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	50 (3.6%)		$00			$00			88.5	85.6	175	92
040775002358	84	Gavilan Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Memorial Dr	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7400	565	46	12.2	12.7%	409 (72.4%)	13 (2.3%)	82 (14.5%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$7,929	$664	$12	$1,340	$7,077	$176	$7,253	88.5	95	47	37
040757000647	85	Hopi Elementary School	Public	K-5	5110 E Lafayette Blvd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-2000	676	36	19	9.9%	507 (75.0%)	20 (3.0%)	83 (12.3%)	30 (4.4%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (3.8%)	$6,857	$88	$546	$721	$6,067	$157	$6,224	88.3	93.8	63	22
040010001714	86	Hearn Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	17606 N 7th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Hearn)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-9160	663			37.9%	371 (56.0%)	32 (4.8%)	240 (36.2%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)		$00			$00			88.1	90.2	116	30
040315000247	87	General Myer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	45103 Burns Street	Fort Huachuca	85613	Cochise County	Fort Huachuca Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 459-8986	253	18	13.9	24.5%	136 (53.8%)	24 (9.5%)	56 (22.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	29 (11.5%)	$11,773	$5,176	$584	$10,936	$4,936	$1,077	$6,013	88.1	91.1	98	11
040828000761	88	Tanque Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2600 N Fennimore Ave	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Tanque Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 749-4244	644	39	16.7	15.8%	468 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (21.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	$9,154	$783	$789	$2,356	$6,788	$793	$7,582	88	91.5	90	2
040885003489	89	Copper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17650 S Canyon Edge Trl	Corona de Tucson	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3700	398	21	18.5	16.6%	233 (58.5%)	8 (2.0%)	128 (32.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.5%)	$6,378	$07	$10	$24	$6,188	$172	$6,361	87.9	89.5	124	35
040187002479	90	Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom	Public	PK, KG-6	6040 S Joslyn Ln	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2600	619	35	17.9	8.9%	335 (54.1%)	25 (4.0%)	125 (20.2%)	76 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)	$8,791	$846	$92	$1,784	$7,613	$239	$7,852	87.9	91.2	96	6

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education