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)
040593000484	311	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5125 E Marilyn Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6200	366	34	10.7	22.7%	244 (66.7%)	6 (1.6%)	75 (20.5%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (6.0%)	$11,000	$1,016	$243	$2,274	$9,201	$541	$9,742	62	77.5	265	46
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	584	37	15.8	39.7%	147 (25.2%)	87 (14.9%)	204 (34.9%)	54 (9.2%)	45 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	$6,636	$00	$01	$01	$6,443	$192	$6,635	61.9	73.8	300	12
040146000080	313	Village Meadows Elementary School	Public	K-6	905 El Camino Real	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2990	394	20	20.2	55.8%	159 (40.4%)	21 (5.3%)	169 (42.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.6%)		$00			$00			61.7	59.2	444	131
040497003229	314	Summit Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1560 W Summit Pl	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3475	1,227	66	18.7	41.9%	542 (44.2%)	77 (6.3%)	443 (36.1%)	36 (2.9%)	32 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	89 (7.3%)	$7,415	$275	$78	$627	$6,560	$503	$7,063	61.7	72.5	313	1
040553001470	315	Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-5	2301 N Al Harrison Rd	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-2885	515	24	21.4	62.7%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	506 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,391	$505	$39	$1,049	$5,367	$480	$5,847	61.7	62	423	108
040831000773	316	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	517	36	14.2	34.8%	240 (46.4%)	39 (7.5%)	173 (33.5%)	9 (1.7%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)		$00			$00			61.5	82.7	210	106
040399003231	317	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	227	15	15.1	41.4%	108 (47.6%)	13 (5.7%)	92 (40.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$6,463	$342	$66	$750	$5,791	$264	$6,056	61.2	76.7	276	41
040831000765	318	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	598	35	16.9	37.8%	277 (46.3%)	47 (7.9%)	161 (26.9%)	18 (3.0%)	19 (3.2%)	34 (5.7%)	42 (7.0%)		$00			$00			61.2	72.5	314	4
040438001420	319	Palm Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 N 135th Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6400	671	33	20.3	31.9%	221 (32.9%)	53 (7.9%)	310 (46.2%)	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (7.5%)	$8,143	$258	$02	$517	$6,707	$1,176	$7,883	61.1	68.4	353	34
040187002380	320	Navarrete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6490 S Sun Groves Blvd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4800	461	29	15.7	22.8%	255 (55.3%)	25 (5.4%)	126 (27.3%)	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	$10,007	$1,380	$108	$2,869	$8,259	$259	$8,518	61	70.6	331	11

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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

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