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)
040906000945	691	Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	4626 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3300	529	31	17.3	70.9%	121 (22.9%)	46 (8.7%)	301 (56.9%)	21 (4.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.9%)	$8,869	$874	$217	$1,964	$6,813	$965	$7,778	20.2	24.9	909	218
040497000385	692	Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2325 E Adobe St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9800	517	36	14.2	60.7%	194 (37.5%)	38 (7.4%)	245 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.1%)	$9,586	$631	$142	$1,404	$8,685	$127	$8,813	20.2	30.3	817	125
040625000510	693	Desert Palms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11441 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4600	477	27	17.4	58.9%	156 (32.7%)	39 (8.2%)	222 (46.5%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$9,393	$408	$747	$1,563	$7,351	$887	$8,238	20.1	25.3	902	209
040095303527	694	The Grande Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	950 N Peart Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	The Grande Innovation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 381-2360	827			55.9%	224 (27.1%)	27 (3.3%)	522 (63.1%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.5%)		$00			$00			20	32	786	92
040463001165	695	Roadrunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16651 W Calle Carmela	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 616-6363	374	31	12	72.7%	200 (53.5%)	4 (1.1%)	160 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$13,274	$2,029	$443	$4,500	$9,195	$1,607	$10,802	19.9	25.7	893	198
040789001566	696	Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1002 South Somerton Ave	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6400	712	35	20.3	81.9%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	697 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,891	$588	$88	$1,264	$7,240	$974	$8,214	19.9	30.4	814	118
040880001506	697	Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E 6th St	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-2900	560	42	13.2	67.0%	47 (8.4%)	14 (2.5%)	460 (82.1%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)		$00			$00			19.9	29	839	142
040324001806	698	Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1245 N. Main St.	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6940	629	22	28.5	95.9%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	624 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,875	$1,004	$521	$2,530	$5,639	$711	$6,350	19.9	34.7	749	51
040906000927	699	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	3040 W Yucca St	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5800	455	27	16.6	82.6%	101 (22.2%)	40 (8.8%)	255 (56.0%)	11 (2.4%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$8,113	$742	$181	$1,665	$6,269	$921	$7,190	19.8	34.1	759	60
040960002567	700	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9943 S. 28th Street	Yuma	85367	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8800	627	31	20.2	58.9%	177 (28.2%)	6 (1.0%)	417 (66.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$6,475	$1,127	$1,187	$3,440	$4,231		$4,162	19.8	42.3	633	67

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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

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