Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	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)
040789001565	471	Desert Sonora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 N. carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6300	403	24	16.7		12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,341	$949	$69	$1,967	$8,159	$1,164	$9,323	41.3	48.5	570	99
040286001364	472	Sturgeon Cromer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7150 Silver Saddle Rd	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4150	378	28	13.5		181 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (23.5%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (21.7%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.8%)	$7,797	$509	$134	$1,152	$6,504	$650	$7,154	40.9	41.2	650	178
040880001452	473	Davis Bilingual Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Saint Marys Rd	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1400	304	18	17.3		72 (23.7%)	11 (3.6%)	202 (66.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)		$00			$00			40.5	52.3	519	46
040438002430	474	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	671	35	19.4		193 (28.8%)	57 (8.5%)	338 (50.4%)	16 (2.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	52 (7.7%)	$7,165	$326	$10	$662	$5,917	$912	$6,828	40.1	65.4	387	87
040029500328	475	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Detroit Ave	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-6197	803	33	24.3		500 (62.3%)	16 (2.0%)	224 (27.9%)	16 (2.0%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)		$00			$00			40	59	447	28
040009201075	476	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	356				200 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (37.4%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)		$00			$00			39.9	41.5	642	166
040100703722	477	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	508				198 (39.0%)	49 (9.6%)	201 (39.6%)	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.1%)		$00			$00			39.8	50.6	540	63
040775000684	478	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	440	27	16.5		128 (29.1%)	37 (8.4%)	228 (51.8%)	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	$8,025	$1,077	$323	$2,476	$6,516	$109	$6,626	39.8	57	466	12
040429003697	479	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	895	48	18.6		147 (16.4%)	141 (15.8%)	506 (56.5%)	28 (3.1%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.6%)	$14,942	$1,376	$772	$3,523	$10,780	$2,015	$12,795	39.7	51.8	523	44
040973603835	480	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	690				294 (42.6%)	74 (10.7%)	231 (33.5%)	21 (3.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	56 (8.1%)								39.7	67.6	364	116

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science 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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.