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)
040585000470	611	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	481	25	19.4		129 (26.8%)	8 (1.7%)	333 (69.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,346	$1,964	$1,954	$5,883	$7,679	$1,749	$9,428	26.9	53.8	503	108
040831000763	612	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	419	31	13.4		42 (10.0%)	30 (7.2%)	275 (65.6%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.3%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.7%)		$00			$00			26.8	35.3	738	126
040849001705	613	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	776	38	20.2		28 (3.6%)	69 (8.9%)	657 (84.7%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,979	$1,022	$918	$2,961	$6,932	$2,107	$9,039	26.8	41.9	638	25
040497001497	614	Falcon Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1645 N Sterling	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8600	541	37	14.4		312 (57.7%)	9 (1.7%)	169 (31.2%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.4%)	$9,634	$874	$25	$1,772	$8,552	$184	$8,736	26.8	42	636	22
040724001030	615	Lafe Nelson School	Public	K-6	1100 S 10th Ave	Safford	85546	Graham County	Safford Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7020	462	18	25.6		166 (35.9%)	5 (1.1%)	272 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$4,681	$236	$13	$486	$4,138	$294	$4,431	26.6	55.8	483	132
040060002002	616	Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	680	36	18.8		11 (1.6%)	63 (9.3%)	545 (80.1%)	27 (4.0%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467	26.5			(n/a)
040168000098	617	John F. Long	Public	PK, KG-6	4407 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4300	614	30	20.4		12 (2.0%)	41 (6.7%)	533 (86.8%)	9 (1.5%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,408	$2,026	$515	$4,568	$8,452	$1,414	$9,866	26.3	31.1	803	186
040931001118	618	Williams Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 N 7th St	Williams	86046	Coconino County	Williams Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 635-4428	412	25	16.4		182 (44.2%)	9 (2.2%)	191 (46.4%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)		$00			$00			26.3	38	706	88
040925000956	619	Willcox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 W Delos St	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8603	382	24	15.9		98 (25.7%)	8 (2.1%)	271 (70.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,483	$1,429	$10	$2,868	$5,757	$287	$6,044	26.3	46.2	591	28
040138002490	620	Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23800 W Hadley St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8531	622	32	19.7		106 (17.0%)	60 (9.6%)	423 (68.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$8,329	$520	$82	$1,121	$6,170	$1,557	$7,728	26.3	32.5	776	156

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