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)
040187001058	861	Frye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Frye Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6400	578	40	14.4	83.9%	39 (6.7%)	58 (10.0%)	432 (74.7%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	$10,922	$1,595	$222	$3,411	$8,840	$265	$9,105	10.1	19.1	1018	157
040232002800	862	Heartland Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-6	1667 W Caroline St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2100	525	22	23.8	84.0%	87 (16.6%)	54 (10.3%)	266 (50.7%)	7 (1.3%)	65 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)		$00			$00			9.9	14.7	1124	262
040497000229	863	Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K-7	125 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5100	513	36	14.4	76.8%	63 (12.3%)	41 (8.0%)	315 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.5%)	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.7%)	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087	9.9	10.5	1212	349
040916002190	864	Seven Mile School	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 Ft. Apache	Whiteriver	85941	Navajo County	Whiteriver Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 358-5800	442	33	13.3	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	429 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			9.8	7.4	1240	376
040817000735	865	Mission Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 W Santa Rosa St	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3500	499	35	14.2	79.8%	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	455 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,529	$916	$10	$1,841	$8,318	$286	$8,604	9.7	19.6	1011	146
040906000936	866	Richard E Miller School	Public	K-5	2021 W Alice Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3000	398	27	15	86.7%	45 (11.3%)	97 (24.4%)	177 (44.5%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.5%)	$10,006	$1,730	$462	$3,922	$6,913	$901	$7,814	9.6	13.7	1150	284
040168000102	867	Peralta School	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5600	871	35	24.8	78.0%	13 (1.5%)	43 (4.9%)	792 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.0%)	$11,898	$3,564	$391	$7,520	$6,692	$1,251	$7,943	9.6	27.3	865	2
040168000096	868	Heatherbrae School	Public	PK, KG-6	7070 W Heatherbrae Dr	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5200	612	22	27.8	77.9%	11 (1.8%)	68 (11.1%)	522 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,796	$2,039	$624	$4,703	$8,620	$1,513	$10,133	9.6	19.9	1005	137
040088703561	869	Vista College Prep - Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	4520 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-7069	436			66.7%	5 (1.1%)	32 (7.3%)	389 (89.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$7,980	$928	$1,331	$3,187	$4,435	$1,285	$5,721	9.5	18.8	1025	156
040497000400	870	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	426	35	12.2	84.7%	36 (8.5%)	17 (4.0%)	356 (83.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.1%)	$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350	9.4	15.8	1095	225

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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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