Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA and AzSCI test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	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)
040831000773	311	Fuller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1975 E Cornell Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 897-6228	513	35	14.7		220 (42.9%)	49 (9.6%)	168 (32.7%)	8 (1.6%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.7%)		$00			$00			62.2	82.7	210	101
040423001370	312	Kyrene Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 W Galveston St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5400	577	38	15.2		139 (24.1%)	87 (15.1%)	207 (35.9%)	53 (9.2%)	31 (5.4%)	5 (0.9%)	55 (9.5%)	$6,636	$00	$01	$01	$6,443	$192	$6,635	62.2	73.8	300	12
040438002342	313	Corte Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 N Santa Fe Trl	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1000	551	32	17.2		146 (26.5%)	53 (9.6%)	292 (53.0%)	26 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	23 (4.2%)	$7,545	$343	$09	$696	$5,977	$1,216	$7,193	61.9	67.9	360	47
040041302411	314	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	412				220 (53.4%)	6 (1.5%)	168 (40.8%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)		$00			$00			61.5	68.6	351	37
040438003185	315	Mabel Padgett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15430 W. Turney	Litchfield Park	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3200	580	35	16.5		205 (35.3%)	35 (6.0%)	269 (46.4%)	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.9%)	$8,505	$211	$28	$449	$7,424	$843	$8,267	61.5	76.1	281	34
040885001003	316	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 E Esmond Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2302	759	44	17		287 (37.8%)	45 (5.9%)	353 (46.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.2%)	$6,728	$622	$65	$1,309	$5,867	$175	$6,041	61.4	86.9	156	160
040831000765	317	Broadmor Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 E Aepli Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 967-6599	619	33	18.5		268 (43.3%)	57 (9.2%)	191 (30.9%)	17 (2.7%)	16 (2.6%)	26 (4.2%)	44 (7.1%)		$00			$00			61.3	72.5	314	3
040775001436	318	Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7490 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 376-4100	558	39	14.3		277 (49.6%)	52 (9.3%)	142 (25.4%)	23 (4.1%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.3%)	$7,127	$797	$27	$1,622	$6,032	$271	$6,302	61.3	73.5	305	13
040399003231	319	Combs Traditional Academy	Public	K-6	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5320	204	12	17.7		93 (45.6%)	7 (3.4%)	90 (44.1%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$6,463	$342	$66	$750	$5,791	$264	$6,056	61.2	76.7	276	43
040033901939	320	Destiny School	Public, Charter	K-8	798 E Prickly Pear Dr	Globe	85501	Gila County	Destiny School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-0925	365				94 (25.8%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (22.5%)	7 (1.9%)	171 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)		$00			$00			61.2	77.7	258	62

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.