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)
040607001088	601	Julia Randall Elementary School	Public	2-5	902 W Main St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 468-2600	576	36	16.1	57.8%	355 (61.6%)	4 (0.7%)	163 (28.3%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$6,722	$511	$179	$1,202	$5,643	$388	$6,031	27.7	36.6	724	123
040089502450	602	Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	418			79.7%	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	405 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			27.4	32.1	781	179
040644000557	603	Pima Elementary School	Public	K-6	131 S. Main Street	Pima	85543	Graham County	Pima Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 387-8051	539	27	20.1	41.7%	366 (67.9%)	4 (0.7%)	160 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,875	$388	$93	$869	$5,308	$86	$5,393	27.4	44.5	608	5
040564001416	604	Mountain Vista School	Public	PK, KG-8	2618 W El Paseo	Oracle	85623	Pinal County	Oracle Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 896-3071	399	29	13.7	54.6%	148 (37.1%)	7 (1.8%)	238 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,401	$980	$1,541	$3,501	$1,503	$4,378	$5,880	27.3	25.6	897	293
040138003575	605	Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	758	40	18.9	66.9%	132 (17.4%)	73 (9.6%)	525 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809	27.1	40.6	664	59
040301001489	606	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 W Wetmore Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8200	448	29	15.5	80.8%	125 (27.9%)	5 (1.1%)	298 (66.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.2%)	$7,664	$691	$821	$2,203	$6,436		$6,152	26.9	50	551	55
040286001363	607	Thomas M Knoles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4005 E Butler Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4120	490	31	16	36.7%	230 (46.9%)	3 (0.6%)	109 (22.2%)	6 (1.2%)	114 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$8,541	$1,062	$03	$2,128	$6,908	$567	$7,475	26.9	40.4	669	62
040585000470	608	Palo Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 S. Palo Verde Road	Palo Verde	85343	Maricopa County	Palo Verde Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-3680	446	23	19.6	70.6%	125 (28.0%)	8 (1.8%)	303 (67.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$13,346	$1,964	$1,954	$5,883	$7,679	$1,749	$9,428	26.9	53.8	503	105
040849001705	609	Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8803 W Van Buren St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5260	694	32	21.5	79.8%	34 (4.9%)	62 (8.9%)	577 (83.1%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$10,979	$1,022	$918	$2,961	$6,932	$2,107	$9,039	26.7	41.9	638	29
040831000763	610	Aguilar School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 S Forest Ave	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-2544	401	30	13.2	63.8%	35 (8.7%)	26 (6.5%)	265 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)		$00			$00			26.7	35.3	738	128

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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