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)
040029501544	711	Black Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-8	3404 N Santa Maria Rd	Golden Valley	86413	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 565-9111	513	28	18.3		299 (58.3%)	7 (1.4%)	160 (31.2%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)		$00			$00			19.4	19	1019	308
040906000945	712	Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	4626 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3300	526	33	16.1		116 (22.1%)	42 (8.0%)	304 (57.8%)	23 (4.4%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.9%)	$8,869	$874	$217	$1,964	$6,813	$965	$7,778	19.4	24.9	909	197
040096403553	713	Synergy Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701 W Bethany Home Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Synergy Public School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 416-1040	558				30 (5.4%)	44 (7.9%)	463 (83.0%)	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)		$00			$00			19.3	15.8	1094	381
040382000300	714	Hulet Elementary School	Public	2-5	600 W Buffalo St	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-6181	358	22	16.3		92 (25.7%)	3 (0.8%)	121 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (31.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.5%)	$8,802	$1,550	$355	$3,455	$6,669	$228	$6,897	19.3	40.4	666	48
040444002435	715	Quentin Elementary School	Public	K-8	11050 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6000	856	45	19		55 (6.4%)	126 (14.7%)	633 (73.9%)	15 (1.8%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$10,384	$735	$326	$1,796	$7,372	$1,951	$9,323	19.3	28.6	848	133
040301000233	716	Homer Davis Elementary School	Public	K-6	4250 N Romero Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8250	380	28	13.6		48 (12.6%)	7 (1.8%)	321 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,117	$1,108	$844	$3,061	$6,345		$6,164	19.3	25.6	896	180
040775001047	717	Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3910 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5300	520	36	14.4		278 (53.5%)	11 (2.1%)	177 (34.0%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.2%)	$8,055	$1,409	$48	$2,867	$6,379	$218	$6,597	19.2	34.8	747	30
040095303527	718	The Grande Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	950 N Peart Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	The Grande Innovation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 381-2360	828				202 (24.4%)	19 (2.3%)	558 (67.4%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.0%)		$00			$00			19.1	32	786	68
040621001573	719	Copper King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10730 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2580	745	37	20.1		74 (9.9%)	88 (11.8%)	543 (72.9%)	9 (1.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	$6,150	$605	$1,048	$2,258	$5,274		$4,497	19.1	31.6	790	71
040880000906	720	John B Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 E Linden St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8100	422	37	11.4		60 (14.2%)	99 (23.5%)	200 (47.4%)	10 (2.4%)	15 (3.6%)	21 (5.0%)	17 (4.0%)		$00			$00			19.1	31.1	801	81

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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.

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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.