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)
040269002679	221	Western Peaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18063 W Surprise Farms Loop S	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8750	628	36	17.4	40.9%	299 (47.6%)	49 (7.8%)	191 (30.4%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	63 (10.0%)	$11,848	$309	$873	$1,491	$9,089	$1,577	$10,666	72.9	85	180	41
040625000584	222	Paseo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7880 W Greenway Rd	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5075	719	37	19.2	29.9%	367 (51.0%)	29 (4.0%)	247 (34.4%)	23 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	$7,680	$63	$202	$329	$6,233	$1,180	$7,414	72.8	74.3	297	75
040750000633	223	Little Red Schoolhouse	Public	PK, KG-8	7 Duquesne Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0737	183			70.5%	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			72.6	66.1	378	155
040097803585	224	Edison School of Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	8340 W Northern Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Edison Project	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 282-2871	251			55.4%	63 (25.1%)	19 (7.6%)	151 (60.2%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$10,083	$863	$1,014	$2,740	$6,598	$1,608	$8,206	72.5	60.5	438	214
040775002636	225	Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	801	51	15.7	19.0%	585 (73.0%)	17 (2.1%)	111 (13.9%)	15 (1.9%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.9%)	$6,746	$512	$13	$1,036	$6,049	$173	$6,222	72.3	88.7	137	88
040885001955	226	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	554	35	15.6	26.7%	229 (41.3%)	30 (5.4%)	236 (42.6%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.6%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	72.3	90.1	118	108
040438000344	227	Litchfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 E. Wigwam Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6100	707	36	19.6	21.9%	303 (42.9%)	36 (5.1%)	305 (43.1%)	17 (2.4%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	$7,624	$243	$201	$688	$6,335	$844	$7,179	72.2	78.3	246	19
040775001874	228	Anthem School	Public	PK, KG-8	41020 N Freedom Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3700	438	28	15.6	16.7%	337 (76.9%)	4 (0.9%)	59 (13.5%)	8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$7,781	$680	$27	$1,386	$6,809	$265	$7,074	72	81.7	219	9
040782001938	229	Snowflake Intermediate School	Public	4-6	62 W 2nd St S	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 536-4156	411	19	22	44.8%	309 (75.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$6,262	$523	$666	$1,711	$4,443	$630	$5,073	72	82.9	207	22
040269002780	230	Mountain View	Public	PK, KG-8	18302 W Burton Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7450	943	50	19	26.9%	462 (49.0%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.0%)	11 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	63 (6.7%)	$7,586	$149	$859	$1,156	$5,904	$674	$6,578	71.7	73.8	299	69

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide