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)
040849002132	771	Sheely Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9450 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5270	679	33	20.5	81.7%	38 (5.6%)	135 (19.9%)	469 (69.1%)	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$11,786	$1,240	$918	$3,397	$7,536	$2,093	$9,628	15.5	22.1	960	189
040138003052	772	Inca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23601 W Durango St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3500	577	24	24	62.9%	123 (21.3%)	56 (9.7%)	356 (61.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.4%)	$9,825	$496	$86	$1,077	$7,280	$1,964	$9,244	15.4	34.1	760	12
040708002498	773	Bernard Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S 27th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3180	617	29	21.2	79.7%	26 (4.2%)	143 (23.2%)	396 (64.2%)	25 (4.1%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$12,296	$1,206	$1,382	$3,794	$8,464	$1,244	$9,708	15.4	21.7	968	195
040757000666	774	Yavapai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 N Miller Rd	Scottsdale	85257	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-3800	387	26	15.1	76.7%	65 (16.8%)	24 (6.2%)	253 (65.4%)	8 (2.1%)	20 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$12,407	$1,532	$245	$3,309	$8,852	$1,778	$10,630	15.4	30.1	827	53
040621000506	775	Pendergast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3802 N 91st Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2400	658	33	19.9	76.7%	33 (5.0%)	34 (5.2%)	567 (86.2%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$6,122	$587	$1,131	$2,304	$5,267		$4,405	15.3	20	1004	229
040880001112	776	Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6951 S Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4200	480	30	16.2	76.9%	20 (4.2%)	7 (1.5%)	390 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)		$00			$00			15.2	15.1	1108	332
040171001056	777	Cholla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1180 E Kortsen Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-4719	510	21	24.2	72.9%	92 (18.0%)	28 (5.5%)	333 (65.3%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.9%)	$7,359	$1,225	$186	$2,635	$5,257	$692	$5,949	15.1	17.1	1069	292
040342000266	778	Harold W Smith School	Public	K-8	6534 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4003	772	27	29.1	97.9%	35 (4.5%)	69 (8.9%)	622 (80.6%)	18 (2.3%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,442	$1,587	$521	$3,695	$5,714	$1,620	$7,334	14.9	12.7	1171	393
040168000095	779	Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3611 N 47th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4200	692	30	23	79.9%	13 (1.9%)	38 (5.5%)	632 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,990	$2,202	$478	$4,882	$8,735	$1,575	$10,310	14.9	18.4	1036	257
040396000316	780	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 N 41st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2600	384	25	15.3	80.7%	13 (3.4%)	12 (3.1%)	353 (91.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)		$00			$00			14.9	24.4	918	138

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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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