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)
040540000447	761	William R Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Murphy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 353-5221	536	18	29.7		4 (0.7%)	24 (4.5%)	501 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$6,121	$940	$30	$1,911	$4,544	$606	$5,150	16.2	10.1	1218	457
040324001213	762	Rio Colorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1055 N. Main Street	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6902	539	19	28.3		3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	534 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,075	$984	$624	$2,592	$5,796	$670	$6,467	16.1	26.8	873	111
040306003084	763	Western Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6250 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2100	501	24	20.8		25 (5.0%)	30 (6.0%)	428 (85.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)		$00			$00			16	14.8	1119	356
040625000507	764	Alta Loma School	Public	PK, KG-8	9750 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4575	660	35	18.6		112 (17.0%)	72 (10.9%)	422 (63.9%)	11 (1.7%)	15 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.5%)	$8,397	$232	$854	$1,317	$6,555	$757	$7,312	15.9	35.7	733	31
040497000382	765	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Horne	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5300	550	34	16.2		116 (21.1%)	18 (3.3%)	369 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$8,813	$855	$152	$1,863	$7,438	$367	$7,805	15.9	21.5	972	207
040342001538	766	Bicentennial South School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 W Colter St	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4012	780	34	22.9		28 (3.6%)	37 (4.7%)	692 (88.7%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$12,022	$2,112	$447	$4,671	$7,595	$1,868	$9,463	15.9	24.9	910	144
040702000581	767	Riverside Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-4	1414 S 51st Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 272-1339	394	23	17.1		18 (4.6%)	70 (17.8%)	286 (72.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$8,105	$687	$167	$1,541	$5,564	$1,688	$7,251	15.8	34.4	755	12
040880000899	768	Vesey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 S Butts Rd	Tucson	85757	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4600	586	33	17.6		73 (12.5%)	13 (2.2%)	441 (75.3%)	5 (0.9%)	40 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)		$00			$00			15.8	35.1	744	24
040105000055	769	David Crockett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Balsz Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 629-6600	517	31	16.9		31 (6.0%)	200 (38.7%)	244 (47.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)		$00			$00			15.8	19.6	1010	241
040497000420	770	Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1829 N Grand	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5000	569	37	15.3		64 (11.2%)	29 (5.1%)	358 (62.9%)	3 (0.5%)	89 (15.6%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$8,674	$954	$71	$1,978	$7,513	$136	$7,650	15.6	28.9	844	74

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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