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)
040168000105	531	Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	6602 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4600	727	32	23	69.7%	19 (2.6%)	46 (6.3%)	644 (88.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,442	$3,851	$440	$8,142	$7,689	$1,461	$9,151	34.5	51.6	527	4
040450000678	532	Madison Camelview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2002 E Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7200	593	30	19.7	54.8%	105 (17.7%)	55 (9.3%)	341 (57.5%)	12 (2.0%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$12,216	$1,451	$126	$3,028	$8,088	$2,551	$10,639	34.4	35.4	737	205
040880000966	533	Robins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3939 N Magnetite Ln	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4300	494	27	18.1	53.8%	72 (14.6%)	16 (3.2%)	362 (73.3%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.3%)		$00			$00			34.1	62.9	415	118
040187000013	534	Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Superstition Blvd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7300	507	37	13.8	62.7%	132 (26.0%)	31 (6.1%)	281 (55.4%)	21 (4.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	$10,638	$1,399	$198	$2,996	$8,820	$221	$9,041	33.9	36.4	726	192
040237003241	535	Mountain View Preparatory School	Public	K-8	2939 E Del Rio Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 649-8144	403	23	17.4	32.8%	237 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	134 (33.3%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	$6,510	$457	$02	$916	$5,411	$639	$6,050	33.7	55.3	486	49
040253000193	536	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 E 11th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-2442	390	15	26	74.6%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	378 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$6,323	$465	$162	$1,091	$5,575	$122	$5,697	33.6	38.3	701	165
040593001240	537	Eagle Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19801 N 13th St	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5700	374	31	12.1	60.7%	138 (36.9%)	29 (7.8%)	173 (46.3%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.9%)	18 (4.8%)	$11,768	$1,205	$564	$2,973	$9,228	$771	$9,999	33.6	46.9	584	47
040906000926	538	Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14850 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5600	444	29	15.3	65.8%	195 (43.9%)	35 (7.9%)	163 (36.7%)	13 (2.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$10,796	$1,027	$256	$2,310	$8,238	$1,275	$9,513	33.6	51.2	533	5
040831000764	539	Arredondo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 E Carson Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-2744	460	29	16.1	70.0%	94 (20.4%)	52 (11.3%)	229 (49.8%)	10 (2.2%)	33 (7.2%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.8%)		$00			$00			33.2	40.8	660	121
040076302915	540	EAGLE College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2450 W South Mountain Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	EAGLE South Mountain Charter Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 323-5400	458			54.8%	38 (8.3%)	39 (8.5%)	341 (74.5%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)		$00			$00			33.2	35.4	735	195

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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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